The Real Madrid Foundation, a social responsibility arm of Spanish football giants Real Madrid, began training for young boys and girls at the Newman Katuta Stadium in Opuwo on Monday as part of its Educational Football Programme. The foundation, which strives to provide young children aged between five and 14 sporting education and values through...
Eveline de Klerk Maurice Kambukwe WALVIS BAY- The long-anticipated renovations of the Kuisebmond stadium have officially started. Last Thursday, the Municipality of Walvis Bay announced investing approximately N$3 million into the refurbishment of the stadium, which has remained unused for a long time. Anita Kaihiva, the municipality’s spokesperson, said the initiative will improve the structure...
LÜDERITZ –Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) at the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme Eline van der Linden said the initiative does not rely on government funds. “People have been asking ‘where are these people getting money’, or ‘are they taking all these risks in this new sector with government money?’ No, we are not...
Loide Jason Lahja Nashuuta As the national elections approach, the political atmosphere in Namibia is increasingly fraught with discord as political parties continue their protest against the electoral process in the weeks preceding the vote. This situation arises from serious accusations that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) granted the ballot printing contract to South...
Paulina Ndalikokule KAKURO – A rural boy in northern Namibia typically grows up looking after livestock and being empowered to farm, among other masculine domestic responsibilities. This was the childhood that 36-year-old Veikko Mandume from Kakuro village in Kavango West experienced. He recalls the fateful day, at the age of eight, when he lost sight in...
Lahja Nashuuta The South West Africa National Union (Swanu) secretary general Ngaijake Sam Tjikuzu has requested the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to reject a parliamentary list submitted by party member Issaskar Tjihoreko. The Swanu faction, under the leadership of Evilastus Kaaronda, submitted its final list to the electoral commission last week. This list prominently...
Hesron Kapanga The national team coaches for the upcoming TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers on Sunday announced a 36-man squad set to report for a training camp at the Namibia Football Association (NFA). The called-up players for the uniquely-reserved competition for players plying their trade in their local leagues started with training sessions at...
Brave Gladiators, head coach Woody Jacobs has declared his charges ready to face South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in their opening group fixture of the 2024 Cosafa Women’s Championship. The match starts at 17h00, and will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. Namibia and host nation South Africa are in Group A...
Lahja Nashuuta Windhoek Rural constituency councillor Piet Adams has given land reform minister Calle Schlettwein a week to provide land for resettled farmworkers and residents of farm Baumgartsbrunn near Windhoek. Responding to the ultimatum, Schlettwein said he is currently out of the country on official business [Cairo/Africa Water Week], and has not seen any official...
The Affirmative Repositioning political party launched its ambitious plan in Katima Mulilo over the weekend “to rescue Namibia from collapse”. Dubbed ‘AR Plan for Namibia’, the manifesto lays out their vision to liberate the country from the chains of hardship, should the electorate give them the mandate to govern on 27 November. “Namibia is a...