Auleria Wakudumo EENHANA – The Ohangwena Women Football League is set to kick off its 2025/2026 season today at the Eenhana stadium, promising an exciting display of women’s football in the region. The chairperson of Ohangwena Women Football executive committee, Elia Vilho, said that the opening matches will start at 08h00, marking the official launch...
Hilma Nalupe AC Boxing Academy handed over boxing equipment to seven clubs yesterday as part of its Community Clean-Up initiative. An initiative that aims to empower local sports groups that promote discipline, youth development, and community cleanliness. AC Boxing Academy is moving to a new gym and, as such, has decided to share and hand...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have signed a new agreement worth N$48 million. It aims to help farming communities withstand the country’s harsh drought cycles, in another landmark step towards climate-resilient agricultural practices. With financial assistance from Japan’s Grant Assistance, which...
The Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) supports a proposal for the mandatory installation of dashboard cameras in private and public transport vehicles. The proposal, made on Wednesday by works and transport minister, Veikko Nekundi, comes as Namibia continues to battle a sharp rise in fatal road crashes. Nabta secretary general, Pendapala Nakathingo, yesterday said...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah instructed Cabinet members to deliver faster and more visibly on government promises. She made the remarks when she opened a two-day Cabinet retreat in Windhoek yesterday. She said the 8th Administration must move from planning to implementation because “good policies without action are just as good as nothing.” The retreat, attended by...
For generations, the flowing waters of the Kavango River fed families, watered crops, cleaned homes, and offered cool relief under the scorching northern sun. Simply put, it has sustained life and livelihoods. But now, an ugly phenomenon is rearing its head; death itself, which comes knocking almost every time someone uses the river. The cause...
A high-level delegation from ReconAfrica, Namcor and BW Energy yesterday announced a breakthrough on new drilling results from the Kavango region, where early hydrocarbon indicators have now been confirmed. Hydrocarbons are used primarily as fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel, and natural gas, but also serve as raw materials for manufacturing plastics, synthetic fibers, rubber, solvents and...
Namibia remains one of the world’s most attractive and top tourist destinations, with latest statistics showing that the country’s tourism sector has made remarkable recovery from post-Covid figures of about 461,027 in 2022 to over 1.2 million visitors between last year and now. The figures are contained in the latest Tourism Statistical Report, which was...
Namibia is represented by Victoria Katukula, the member country representative, and Charles Humavindu, the chief administration officer at the ongoing World Conference on Doping in Sport in Busan, Republic of Korea. The World Anti-Doping Agency officially welcomed participants to the sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport during the Opening Ceremony held at the BEXCO...
Acting secretary general of the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Cassius Moetie, says discussions held with the Brave Gladiators, the women’s national football side, regarding outstanding payments remain strictly internal, following growing frustration among national women footballers who threatened to stage a demonstration over unpaid allowances for their Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers. The...