ONGWEDIVA – Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) have returned to work after the company and Mineworkers Union of Namibia signed a three-year collective agreement. This officially ended the industrial action that disrupted the supply of electricity services in Northern Namibia. According to Nored spokesperson Simon Lukas, the agreement was signed on 2...
Hilma Nalupe Zebaldt Ngaruka African Stars Football Club continue to lead the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) standings after defeating Tigers FC in a fixture on Sunday at the Unam stadium. Accumulating 45 points in total at the end of round 22 of the NPFL fixtures. Stars’ Godwin Eiseb opened the scoring for his side...
Leading Namibian professional road cyclist and mountain biker, Alex Miller, has urged local race organisers to introduce more technically demanding courses at national championships to better prepare riders for international competitions. Miller, recently crowned champion of the 2026 Nedbank Cycle Challenge, said Namibian cyclists would benefit significantly from competing on more complex routes. “For riders...
Iuze Mukube Namibia yesterday marked a significant milestone for gender representation in the country’s Supreme Court, with Justice Esi Malaika Schimming-Chase becoming the first woman to be permanently appointed as a judge in the Apex Court. The taking of the oath ceremony took place at the Supreme Court and was administered by Chief Justice Peter...
WALVIS BAY – The business community, coastal residents and former learners of Kuisebmond Secondary School raised N$2.5 million at a gala dinner on Saturday night towards the completion of the school hall. The project has been in the pipeline since 2012 but was delayed by financial constraints. Speaking during the fundraiser, Prime Minister Elia Ngurare...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Panduleni Itula has found there is a N$9.3 billion wastage in the national budget. He said it is the total projected savings that IPC has identified as achievable within the 2026/2027 national budget alone. “This amount primarily relates to specific allocations within the budget that we...
The Okandjoze Chiefs’ Assembly on Genocide (OCAG) on Monday firmly rejected the Joint Declaration (JD) between Namibia and Germany. In no uncertain terms, they told President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah that the agreement is “beyond reform” and must be abandoned in favour of a new, inclusive process. The traditional leaders, led by Chief Rikurura Kukuri, delivered their...
Namibian marathon runner Lavinia Haitope produced an impressive performance to win gold in the elite women’s 21kilometre (km) race at the Kazungula Bridge Marathon in Botswana on Saturday. Haitope crossed the finish line in a time of 1:13:44, beating Botswana’s Mosadikwena Gotswakgosi, who finished second in 1:18:06, while Kenya’s Nancy Chepleting settled for third place...
The Namibian government has officially commenced the construction of 28 basic constituency sport infrastructure facilities across all 14 regions, marking a major step towards improving access to sporting facilities and promoting youth development nationwide. The announcement was made in a media statement issued by Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino...
Informal traders in Windhoek held crunch talks with City of Windhoek councillor Maitjituavi Kavetu on Friday, where they raised complaints about their working conditions and recent evictions. The three-hour meeting took place at the City’s head office. Vendors said their businesses have been brought to a standstill after they were forced to leave their trading...