Thimbonde Stanley Kantana is a promising young winger, who is trying to leave his mark with Cuca Tops in the Namibian topflight. Born in Kayengona, his passion for football ignited while observing his mentor and top player Petrus Shitembi train. Despite facing challenges in developing his skills in Rundu, Kantana remained dedicated. With aspirations to...
Namibia’s men’s and women’s hockey teams delivered outstanding performances yesterday at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Poreč, Croatia, securing back-to-back victories against Trinidad & Tobago and New Zealand. The men’s team bounced back from an opening 7-4 defeat to Belgium with a solid 6-3 win over Trinidad & Tobago. Pieter Jacobs, John Paul...
Lahja Nashuuta National Assembly (NA) Speaker Peter Katjavivi is satisfied with the performance of parliamentarians in the execution of their legislative duties and responsibilities over the last five years. Katjavivi, who has been at the helm of the institution since 2015, hastened to say that despite the achievements, Parliament is not without challenges. While parliamentary...
In their unique ways, gigantic and minuscule, Namibians from all walks of life yesterday paused to reflect and pay tribute to late President Hage Geingob, exactly a year after his death. From social media posts to personal WhatsApp statuses and corporations taking out massive advertising space to documentaries which were aired the whole day, it...
RUNDU – The Rundu Town Council last week ordered the complete closure of two schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, due to poor sanitation. The schools share ablution facilities, which are in a non-functional state. “Council instructed a temporary closure of the two schools due to the severity...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa says the decision to suspend two Swapo leaders from the Kavango East region can only be implemented if a quorum is met by the Regional Executive Committee (REC).She made this statement in response to a letter addressed to her, dated 31 January 2025, by some members...
Telecommunication giants, MTC will host a new racing event, “The MTC Run Connect” early next month, with all proceeds from the event going toward a charitable cause. The announcement was made yesterday during the official launch at MTC headquarters in Olympia, Windhoek. The race, sanctioned by Athletics Namibia is set to take place in Windhoek...
The Namibian senior women’s national hockey team is set to face New Zealand today in their second match of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Indoor World Cup in Poreč, Croatia. The highly-anticipated clash will kick off at 13h10. Fresh off a thrilling 3-2 victory over Australia on Monday, the Namibian women are full of confidence....
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Namibia clearly defined the delegation of powers in an administrative set-up to the Bank of Namibia (BoN). The bank decided to appeal in the apex court after the High Court ruled that it was not entitled to delegate the powers delegated to it by Treasury to an...
It is exactly one year since the death of late president Hage Geingob, a man credited with contributing significantly to Namibia’s democratic architecture. His leadership style, marked by strategic vision and inclusivity, continues to be remembered by many who worked with him. The key figures who spoke to New Era yesterday paid tribute to his...