Namibia’s knockout specialist Paulinus Ndjolonimus will step into the ring on 25 April for the biggest fight of his career when he takes on Denmark’s unbeaten champion Jacob Banks in a high-stakes showdown for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global Super Middleweight title and a World Boxing Council world title eliminator. The hard-hitting Namibian, popularly...
WALVIS BAY – A Namibian company, Ikhaya Somandla Family (ISF) Trading Enterprises, is facing a legal dispute over an alleged unpaid international consulting debt of N$2.6 million. ISF Trading is a player in Namibia’s energy sector and plans to build a 300 000-barrel-per-stream-day modular oil refinery at Walvis Bay. Portugal-based international consultant Ana Lúcia Rodrigues...
Disgruntled Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) employees have called on President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to urgently intervene in the institution’s recent reintegration process into the education ministry. Because of the re-integration some staff now face massive salary cuts up of to 100%. For instance, the new Fund director will earn close to N$800 000, a...
Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa yesterday condemned the US-backed Israeli military operation against Iran, which resulted in the killing of the latter’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Taking to her official social media platforms, Shaningwa confirmed meeting Mohammad Baqer Beigi, Iran’s ambassador to Namibia. “In the wake of Israel’s and the USA’s unjustified aggression and illegal...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has thrown its weight behind uranium exploration activities by Rosatom in Leonardville, saying the project could unlock billions of dollars for Namibia and create thousands of jobs. The committee recently held a consultative meeting with Rosatom and its Namibian subsidiary, Headspring Investments (Pty) Ltd, to assess the scale...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Residents of Rehoboth will continue to have access to water after the planned suspension of services by NamWater was temporarily frozen, the Rehoboth Town Council confirmed yesterday. The council said negotiations are underway with key stakeholders, including the Office of the Hardap Governor, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and...
Namibia’s fuel quality watchdogs are under renewed scrutiny. This is as concerns mount over illegal cross-border fuel, known locally as ‘Ngungula’, and the integrity of the country’s regulated supply chain. At the centre of the monitoring and regulatory system is the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), mandated to ensure every litre of petrol...
Evelin de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Namibia has 419 informal settlements accommodating more than 200 000 urban residents, according to findings presented at the launch of the Informal Settlements Baseline Report in Swakopmund recently. Delivering the statistical overview, Statistician General and CEO of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) Alex Shimuafeni said 563 settlements across...
In little over 100 days, the United States is set to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament for which Iran has already qualified. But escalating conflict in the Middle East is now threatening the nation’s involvement. On Saturday, the US launched attacks on Iran as part of a joint operation with Israel, prompting...
The Brave Gladiators’ win in the Cosafa Women’s Championship means they are eligible for a reward under the Namibia National Sport Reward Policy. Chief administrator of the Namibia Sport Commission, Freddy Mwiya, said they will be guided on this and that they will receive monetary rewards for their exploits. However, the reward policy guide does...