Lahja Nashuuta Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani and his protégé former lawmaker Maximilliant Katjimuine are divided in their diagnosis of the root causes of the recent resignations within the party. Venaani believes that those quitting are doing so for selfish reasons as they no longer occupy prominent roles and benefit financially or otherwise. However,...
Namibia’s fast-rising boxer, Flame “Special One” Nangolo, successfully defended his WBO Africa junior lightweight title on Saturday night, beating Steven “Small” Bagwasi of Botswana by a unanimous decision. The much-anticipated fight was organised by AC Promotions boxing bonanza and held at the Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek. Slated for 10 rounds, the bout carried high...
Athletics Namibia (AN) publicity and media coordinator Edward Kapewasha says the country should take pride in Alina Armas’ performance at the World Athletics Championships in Japan, despite the veteran long-distance runner finishing 35th in the women’s marathon. Armas clocked a time of 2 hours, 36 minutes and 33 seconds in a field of 63 athletes....
Lahja Nashuuta President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to rally behind the Swapo party in the upcoming regional councils and local authorities elections, saying only their vote will allow the government to deliver uninterrupted services and meet national development goals. The Swapo Central Committee, the party’s highest decision-making body between congresses, convened in Windhoek on...
Taimi Haihambo EENGOLO – Haunted by what she describes unseen forces and weighed down by poverty, 22-year-old Natalia Titus from Eengolo village in the Outapi constituency of Omusati region carries the scars of both spiritual and physical hardship. Titus’s life has been marked by tragedy, struggle, and mysterious hauntings that she said continue to torment...
Namibia on Friday strongly demonstrated its unwavering commitment towards the self-determination and sovereignty of Palestinians, when it formed part of 142 countries that overwhelmingly voted in favour of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine decades-old brutal conflict. Friday’s vote endorsed a declaration outlining tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps towards a two-state solution between Israel and...
Lahja Nashuuta Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has called for urgent reforms in Namibia’s public service, warning that inefficiency, delays and bureaucratic bottlenecks will no longer be tolerated. Speaking at the launch of the Office of the Prime Minister’s (OPM) five-year strategic plan in Windhoek last week, Ngurare said too many government systems are plagued by...
The 2025 World Athletics championships officially begin in Tokyo tomorrow, launching nine days of intense competition across the full spectrum of track and field events. The championships will be from 13 to 21 September, and among the key events kicking off the action are the marathon, where Namibian athletes Alina Armas and Daniel Paulus will...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OKATUMBA GATE – Members of the ruling Swapo party in Tsumkwe district are at logger-heads following the postponement of the party’s district conference last weekend. The conference was set to elect the party’s candidate for Tsumkwe constituency to contest the upcoming regional council elections slated for 26 November 2025. Royal Kxao /Ui/o/oo, the...
Namibia has joined an intense new wave of global condemnation of Israel following Wednesday’s attack in the Qatari capital Doha, which targeted Hamas leaders who had gathered in the city to discuss an American-backed ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s brazen strike on Doha, the metropolis of the influential Gulf state that has played...