Paulina Moses In 2009, Hilma Jeremia gave birth to a baby girl named Josephina Johannes but she was left in disbelief because the baby had no limbs. “I gave birth to a child with no arms or legs. It is the worst kind of disability, it has no beginning or end,” said Jeremia. Jeremia further...
Shoki Kandjimi The chairperson of the National Council’s Standing Committee on Audit, Lebbius Tobias, has called on the immigration ministry to urgently erect a gate at the Mohembo border post in the Kavango East region. The councillor made this call recently during the standing committee’s visit to the Sarusungu and Mohembo border post. The committee’s...
A local club for para-athletes has been left without training ground after their venue was given up by the authorities to house the homeless as part of government efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The Namib Lions Adaptive Sport Academy (NLASA) is home to renowned para-athletes such as Ananias Shikongo, who won silver at the 2016...
Three of the most prominent marathon races: the Spar national 10km, Navachab half marathon and the Erongo Powersave Street Mile have all been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, regional sports officer Bertholdt Karumendu said the three marathons, which were planned for August, September and October, will only take place next...
Netball Namibia (NN) is hard at work as it plans on forming a first-of-its-kind Namibia Netball Premier League. The Netball Premier League will consist of 12 teams from the 14 regions of Namibia. In an interview with Nampa, NN vice president Rebecca Goagoses said they have not yet come up with a specific date for...
The newly-established Confederation of African Football (Caf) Women’s Champions League will help professionalise women football across the continent, Brave Gladiators great Julien Garises strongly believes. Caf recently announced the establishment of the Women’s Champions League, which will see clubs across the continent compete in the prestigious continental tournament, equivalent to that of the males. Speaking...
Farmers in the north have initiated a project that collects food from fellow farmers to feed communities in need in the Erongo region, which is currently the epicentre of Covid-19.
Namibia’s ultimate authority to enforce compliance with financial regulations has instructed all medical aids to immediately address and eliminate unfair practices that favour group members with discounts compared to higher charges for individual members.
GROOTFONTEIN – “We are living on the mercy of God,” these were the words repeatedly said by a group of destitute people, including San community members residing next to the historical single quarters in Grootfontein, where they have set up ramshackle shacks.
OTJIWARONGO – Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi is hopeful the capacity-building workshop on sexual reproductive health and rights for members of parliament, currently in Otjiwarongo, will culminate into good legislation to tackle the many challenges Namibia is grappling with.