Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – Oshana farmers have seized the opportunity to sell their surplus mahangu grain to the Agricultural Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA). This follows a good harvest season, and AMTA’s continuous call for farmers to capitalise on the opportunity to market their grain and produce through the agency. Steven Iimbili, who oversees silo...
Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has confirmed that only two political parties will contest the upcoming by-election for the Outapi constituency, scheduled for 29 September 2025 — just a month before the national regional and local authority elections set for 26November 2025. Although Namibia currently has 25 registered political parties and 18...
Matheus David Edward Tenete Appearances can be deceiving. Seeing a man standing on the pulpit or a boy carrying a Bible from church often evokes a sense of admiration – respect that comes with dedication to the word of God and the power of the sermon. At least this is the image many see. Yet,...
Taimi Haihambo Before the sun rises over Windhoek’s dusty streets, a quiet figure moves – from a modest home in Okuryangava to a stall some kilometres away. Saveria Hifindwako, now 60, begins her day before most of the city has awaken. For 39 years, this has been her routine – getting up early to prepare...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has been hit by back-to-back resignations of two senior party members in less than a week. Former Member of Parliament Esmeralda !Aebes resigned from the party yesterday, citing deep-rooted factionalism, betrayal, and a lack of stability within the opposition movement. Her resignation came just a day after another...
Namibia is ready to work with the continent to ensure its natural resources are managed sustainably and regional value chains are strengthened. This was said by Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi during the Presidential Roundtable discussion on the margins of the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, Algeria, last week. According to Witbooi, the African Continental...
Hilma Nalupe FRANCISTOWN-The Brave Warriors kept their FIFA World Cup qualification dream alive with a convincing 3-0 victory over São Tomé and Prìncipe at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, on yesterday. Namibia came into the match determined to bounce back from recent setbacks and captain Peter Shalulile led by example with a...
Namibia’s veteran boxing promoter, Nestor Tobias, has turned his attention to this weekend’s global boxing spectacle between Terence Crawford and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, a bout he said the world will be watching closely, and one from which Namibia can draw both inspiration and important lessons. Set to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas,...
Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has given the New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) an unqualified audit opinion for the year ended 31 March 2024. For an audit opinion to be unqualified means it is a “clean opinion,” indicating the auditor-general found no significant issues with NEPC’s financial statements and believes they are presented fairly and accurately in...
Hilma Nalupe With the sting their defeat by Malawi still fresh, Namibia’s national football team, the Brave Warriors, are determined to bounce back stronger against São Tomé and Príncipe at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, at 15h00 today. Friday’s 2-1 loss to Malawi was a setback for Namibia’s Fifa World Cup qualifiers,...