Hilma Nalupe Limba Mupetami recently bagged the Sport Journalist of the Year (print media) award at the Namibia Annual Sport Awards (NASA) in Ongwediva, an accolade she has scooped numerous times. Her first nomination was in 2018, followed by another in 2019, when she won the Print category. Later, she was nominated for the Regional...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The popular horse racing competition, the MTC Summer Cup, is set for Saturday in Okahandja. Close to 100 racehorses have shown interest in the N$200 000 worth competition that will be staged at the Okahandja turf club in the Otjozondjupa region. The event is organised by the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA). Chantal...
Adolf Kaure The recent rainfall experienced in some parts of the country on elections day did not hamper the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) operations in a major way. This is according to the ECN chairperson, Elsie Nghikembua, who spoke during a recent media briefing in Windhoek. Namibia received rainfall in some parts of the...
RUNDU – The police in the Kavango East are investigating the cause of a fire that occured in the early hours of Thursday at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court records office. The fire damaged everything that was in the building. “An arson case will be opened, our forensic investigators have been notified and they are on...
Adolf Kaure The chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Elsie Nghikembua said that the Commission spent N$26 million on civic education during the 2025/2026 financial year. Over the years, the ECN has had collaborations with civic society organizations like the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), who have assisted the Commission over the years with civic...
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)’s regional elections candidate Uzeraije Kapika Tjazerua is well on course for a historic victory in the Okakarara constituency of the Otjozondjupa region. This is based on preliminary results shared yesterday from 51% of polling centres within the Okakarara constituency, which places Tjazerua firmly in a decisive lead. All projections from the...
Windhoek Golf Club was alive with competitive spirit and relief this past weekend as the prestigious Corner Butcher Gold Cup unfolded on 22 and 23 November 2025. The annual tournament, one of Namibia’s premier amateur golf events, nearly faced disruption until The Corner Butcher stepped in at the eleventh hour to rescue and elevate it...
As 2025 draws to a close, renowned boxing promoter Nestor Tobias of the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing Academy announced that the Dr Sam Shafishuna Nujoma Boxing Bonanza, a tribute to the late Founding Father, will now be hosted annually. The next edition is tentatively scheduled for May 2026, with the Windhoek Showgrounds and the Olufuko...
Adolf Kaure Loide Jason Victoria Immanuel President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the voting process as an illustration of Namibia’s democracy. She said this when she cast her vote for the 2025 Regional Council and Local Authorities elections yesterday morning at the Emma Hoogenoot Primary School polling station in Windhoek. She described the turnout at the...
MBEYO – The clinic at Erago village in the Ncamagoro constituency of Kavango West is set to finally get a gravel road that will link it to the Trans- Caprivi Highway. The clinic lies more than 20 km from the highway, making it difficult to reach for many. The road will be constructed from Mbeyo...