Grootfontein, one of the Otjozondjupa region’s most dense urban centres with a population of almost 30 000 inhabitants, is grappling with rising cases of cholera outbreak, with the latest figures showing a total of 22 confirmed cases. The region’s health director, Gerbhado Timotheus, confirmed that from the latest 83 samples tested, 22 returned positive and...
Kazara Ndovazu OROKAPARE – If a day is a very long time in politics, then five years is eternity. Between 2020 and 2025, the political career of former journalist and erstwhile Opuwo Urban constituency councillor Weich Mupya appeared all but over following his failure to retain the position. However, as is the case with all...
Auleria Wakudumo At least 22 illegal fences in the Okongo constituency of the Ohangwena region are set to be removed. It will cost around N$500 000 to remove the fences. This is after farmers failed to comply with lawful instructions issued by the Ohangwena Communal Land Board, while investigations into dozens of other fences across...
Rudolf Gaiseb The rise in singlehood has become a global phenomenon. Today, Namibia’s unmarried people are almost equivalent to the country’s entire population 14 years ago. In 2023, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) recorded that 69.7% of the population, 15 years and above, had never experienced marriage. Namibia’s total population has increased from 2 113...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The interim manager of the Ozombouvapa FC Kaizikiziua Bello Hoveka said his village team’s future looks bright following its return to the annual Epukiro Festive season tournament last December. Ozombouvapa FC is one of the Epukiro’s underdog teams and has been struggling to reach the second stage of the prestigious Omaheke competition for...
Hilma Nalupe The Eliminator Table Tennis Club aims to expand the sport across Namibia by launching sister clubs and encouraging new clubs to affiliate. To start off this initiative, the club will host a six-hour training session on 17 January 2026 in Windhoek. The training will focus on cementing the basics and understanding the finer...
Auleria Wakudumo After years of waiting and living without power, community members of Okaonde–Oshitha Shembungu village in the Onesi constituency of Omusati region are celebrating the arrival of electricity for the first time. It is a development they say has brought hope, dignity and new opportunities. Onesi constituency councillor Festus Petrus said the electrification of...
Agnes Sirudi Mutanuka, one of the few women operating heavy agricultural machinery at Uvhungu Vungu irrigation scheme in Kavango East, has an interesting story to tell – one of resilience and determination. Mutanuka’s journey into tractor driving spans nearly two decades. She joined the irrigation scheme about 20 years ago, starting out in a modest...
IITANANGA – The 15th annual Ondjola Tournament at Iitananga village in the Uukwaludhi Omusati Region saw MPSH emerge as champions of the five-day sporting extravaganza that attracted participants and spectators from across northern Namibia. MPSH claimed the top prize of N$30 000 plus gold medals, while Island Boys secured second place earning N$22 000 and...
Hilma Nalupe The annual Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Training and Coaching Clinic began on Tuesday and concludes today at the Independence Stadium in Windhoek. The clinic, open to athletes from the age of six, aims to sharpen participants’ skills through training in speed, endurance, agility and strength, under the guidance of top coaches from Namibia and...