Ondangwa will be the centre of attraction this weekend when the MTC Volleyball League stages its sixth round of fixtures at the Ondangwa Tennis Court on Saturday. Over six matches are lined up across both the men’s and women’s divisions, with top clubs from across the country vying for crucial league points. Namibia Volleyball Federation...
Hesron Kapanga Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin said Malawi, their opponents in the upcoming International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup qualifiers, is a good team and should not be underestimated. Namibia is scheduled to play Malawi and São Tomé and Príncipe at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, on 5...
State Advocate Basson Lilungwe yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Makapa Simasiku to find Denzil Xavier Dawids (25) guilty on all charges he faces. Dawids allegedly rammed his car into a stationery vehicle and killed a female passenger on 1 October 2023 in Gobabis. He denied all charges and said the incident was the...
Hilma Nalupe The fundraising match between African Stars and Eeshoke Chula Chula, which was scheduled for Sunday in Windhoek, has been cancelled. This was announced by the Brave Warriors World Cup campaign committee this week. The fixture was expected to be one of the campaign’s highlights, drawing supporters of both clubs for a good cause. ...
Swimming coach Diego Kahlari has been chosen to participate in this year’s American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) World Clinic next month in the USA. Hosted in Reno, Nevada, United States of America, from September 2 to 5, the event brings together top swimming coaches, including the legendary Bob Bowman. Kahlari, owner of the Infinity Aquatic...
Through concerted efforts in collaboration with the Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs), government will by 2030 connect over 200 000 houses to the electricity grid. That number is expected to grow to 400 000 households by 2040. This was revealed by mines and energy minister Natangwe Ithete. He recently shared government’s ambitious plans to connect thousands...
Lahja Nashuuta Residents of Omitara are calling for the reintroduction of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) to rescue their community from worsening poverty, unemployment and social decay. They argue that since the BIG pilot project ended more than a decade ago, life in the settlement has deteriorated, with young people increasingly turning to alcohol and...
Namibia is leading most African countries in the race to achieve the globally accepted and World Health Organisation (WHO) certified 95/95/95 HIV/Aids targets. The targets translate to 95/95/95 HIV testing, treatment and viral suppression targets aimed at closing gaps in HIV treatment coverage and outcomes in all sub-populations, age groups and geographic settings. The first...
OUTJO – On a hot afternoon in Seringkop in the Outjo constituency of the Kunene region, children gather under a half-finished school roof. The roof is a solemn promise to them of something their parents never had: a proper school. Their laughter echoes across the dusty yard, where bricks and timber lie waiting to complete...
After almost 25 years in the game, veteran pugilist and Namibia’s former World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa middleweight champion, Lukas ‘The Demolisher’ Ndafoluma, has finally hung up his gloves. He confirmed this news in an interview this week. “I have officially retired, although I haven’t put out a statement on that, but I am taking...