Zimbabwean Premier League side Simba Bhora FC has strengthened its squad ahead of the new season by signing three Namibian players: Leevi Alfeus, McCarthy Naweseb, and Kennedy Eib, on two-year contracts. The trio join the ambitious Zimbabwean outfit following impressive spells with their respective clubs in Namibia and abroad. Simba Bhora, who finished third in...
Netball Namibia (NN) has confirmed that the much-anticipated netball play-offs will take place sometime in February, although the exact dates are yet to be announced as the organisation finalises logistical arrangements, league coordinator Eliana Seibes revealed. “The playoffs will see 11 clubs from across the country compete for promotion. However, only four teams will earn...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development is holding consultative meetings in Rundu with the five most populous local authorities to assess land delivery and housing provision. The consultations are taking place from Monday to Friday and involve the Rundu Town Council, the City of Windhoek, Oshakati Town Council,...
WALVIS BAY – Job security in Namibia’s wetland small pelagic fishing sector remains uncertain as hundreds of workers face possible retrenchment, adding to mounting job losses recorded since December last year. In the latest layoffs, Gendev Fishing Group has notified the ministry of labour of a contemplated retrenchment of 489 employees on Friday. The latest...
Andreas Thomas EENHANA – As Namibia continues to reflect on the meaning of its independence more than three decades after political liberation, the death of Mathias Kanana Hishoono has cast a sharp light on a fading generation whose legitimacy was forged in sacrifice rather than symbolism. Hishoono, one of the last surviving pioneers present at...
Junior tennis player Joanivia Bezuidenhout is set to embark on a month-long tour to Mozambique, running from 26 January to 22 February 2026, as part of her preparations for the 2026 tennis season. During the tour, Bezuidenhout will train under Mozambican Davis Cup coach Bruno Figueiredo and will also compete in two International Tennis Federation...
Rising professional boxer Jonas Jonas is set to take a major step in his young career when he travels to Russia next weekend to face Russian fighter Evgeny Kool in a six-round international welterweight bout. The contest marks Jonas’ first professional fight outside Namibia and comes less than a year after he completed his Grade...
Lissony Njembo The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has launched a polio immunisation campaign as an emergency response following an outbreak of poliovirus type 2 in Rundu, Kavango East region, late last year. Laboratory investigations confirmed that the cases are genetically linked to infections reported in neighbouring Angola. In response, the ministry, with...
Rudolf Gaiseb Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus says efforts to enact the Cyber Crime and Data Protection Bills as matters of urgency are still underway. Speaking at the year-opening staff engagement yesterday, Theofelus noted that stakeholder consultations on the draft Cybercrime Bill will commence on 2 February 2026 and that the Bill will...
Funeral cover in Namibia sits at the intersection of compassion and commerce. It has long been regarded as a financial safety net that allows families to bury their loved ones with dignity, but it has recently come under intense national scrutiny following a series of disturbing revelations that expose how far some individuals are willing...