ONGWEDIVA- Traditional leaders in the northern regions say they support women who give their children their own surnames when the fathers abandon them. They believe this helps children obtain citizenship and access basic services. They added that it is not wrong for a mother to register her child under her surname, especially when the father...
Namibia’s cricket fraternity celebrated a historic milestone over the weekend with the official inauguration of the FNB Cricket Stadium. The state-of-the-art facility took nearly three years to complete. The opening ceremony was made even more memorable as the Eagles defeated South Africa’s Proteas in a thrilling T20 encounter. The new 7 500-seater stadium, which cost...
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has announced a preliminary squad as preparations intensify ahead of the Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament. It is scheduled to take place in Dubai from 8 to 18 November. Namibia will join Belgium, Samoa, Brazil and Paraguay in the battle for the final available spot at the 2027 Rugby...
WINDHOEK – Tributes are pouring in from across Namibia as Walvis Bay businessman and philanthropist, John Sava who died on Saturday is honoured. Savva arrived in Namibia 59 years ago from Cyprus as a young man with nothing but dreams to build a life for himself. Here, he worked hard and at times doubled as...
Botswana and Namibia have vowed to move beyond promises and focus on implementation, with both Presidents declaring that the success of their partnership will now be measured by results, rather than rhetoric. The two Heads of State, President Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana and Namibia’s Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, closed the Second Session of the Botswana–Namibia Bi-National...
Auleria Wakudumo The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has confirmed that only one elephant bull was responsible for the recent sightings reported across several northern villages before it was put down on 11 October 2025 near Onawa village in the Omusati region. According to the ministry’s spokesperson Ndeshipanda Hamunyela the same elephant was...
Rudolf Gaiseb The newly tabled Public Enterprise Governance Amendment Bill gives Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare the overarching administrative authority over all public enterprises. Ngurare told the parliament last week that these stewardship and performance oversights will be exercised in the “best interest of the state and of each enterprise.” This power transfer originates from the...
Iuze Mukube Testimonies in a case relating to the murder of Lydia Garises (27) in 2011 at Farm Stinkwater in Dordabis revealed that the alleged killer had confessed to close friends to killing her before his arrest. Geoffrey Jansen testified that his friend Herold Uirab (35) told him during the period of 11 and 12...
Matheus David The Ministry of Health and Social Services has renewed its commitment to protect the lives of women, children and adolescents. This, according to the ministry, will be done through the National Strategy for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (2021-2024), which was unveiled yesterday. The event also unveiled the Triennial Report on...
Botswana founding president Sir Seretse Khama’s legacy was engraved in the Namibian capital after a prominent street in the city was renamed after him. The move not only paid tribute to one of Africa’s foremost leader, but also symbolised the strong ties the two counties enjoy. The street, located in Windhoek’s Ausspannplatz area and streches...