Karibib Football Club continued its supremacy in the inland football tournament by defeating Friends and Family FC in the final of the Top Score Mayoral Cup at the Usab football field this past weekend. The third edition of the tournament, which began in Swakopmund over three years ago, was praised as a success, with football...
Almost two months after winning an assortment of medals at this year’s Paralympic Games in Paris, Namibian athletes are still kicking their heels in frustration as they are yet to receive their performance bonuses from government. At the Paris Paralympics, sprint sensation Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda scooped the country’s only two medals. ...
Eveline de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – United Democratic Front (UDF) president Hendrik Gaobaeb emphasised his party’s vision for transforming Namibia through equitable land redistribution, job-creation and empowerment initiatives for the nation’s youth. In his address at the party’s Erongo regional star rally in Swakopmund on Saturday, he highlighted the importance of land reform, promising...
WALVIS BAY – The Anti-Corruption Commission wants the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology to consider pursuing the estate of its former executive, the late Eckhardt Mueller, to recover over N$1 million in funds belonging to the institution. Mueller, who led NIMT for 29 years, was tragically gunned down in 2019, just two months after...
MARIENTAL – A troubling epidemic of drug abuse is casting a shadow over the vibrant communities nestled in the southern region of Hardap. This abuse is wreaking havoc, transforming communities into battlegrounds of addiction and crime. While this area is renowned for its natural beauty and agricultural potential, it is increasingly grappling with the harsh...
OMUTHIYA – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) presidential candidate McHenry Venaani has promised residents of the Oshikoto region that he will install water pipes in every household if elected to power. Making the promise during a star rally in Omuthiya on Sunday, he said his government will prioritise water issues. He said his government will ensure...
Charles Ndeumane Since their repatriation to Namibia in 1974 and applying for the recognition of their traditional authority in 1998, the descendants of the Riemvasmaak who survived the genocide, are still struggling to get their community recognised. Riemvasmaak is a community of Namibians from different ethnicities who fled to South Africa during the genocide era,...
Loide Jason Mulisa Simiyasa Aletta Shikololo OTJIWARONGO – Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah remains optimistic that ongoing negotiations between Namibia and Germany on the genocide issue will be concluded to the satisfaction of the descendants of the victims. She addressed a fully-packed political rally for Swapo at the Mokati Sports Stadium in Otjiwarongo on Saturday...
YANGZHOU- The Khomas U/17 regional team finished second at the prestigious 2024 Yangzhou China Grand Canal Cities Men’s Elite Youth Football Tournament, which concluded yesterday in Yangzhou City. Khomas represented Namibia at the tournament. The young athletes faced a challenging final match against the Jiangsu Province team, ultimately falling short with a scoreline of 5-1. ...
Buoyed by Friday’s emphatic 7-0 win over Seychelles, Brave Gladiators’ gaffer Woody Jacobs has said they have no intentions of taking the foot off the pedal when they face Eswatini in today’s Cosafa Women’s Championship clash at the Madibaz stadium in Gqeberha, South Africa. He said his charges will go into today’s encounter oozing confidence...