SWAKOPMUND – Namibia is exploring a more sustainable and value-added approach to its seal industry. The seal industry to date has struggled to transform its seal quota into a more revenue and job creation sector due to a lack of international markets and pressure by human rights groups. The Namibian seal harvest has been a...
Adolf Kaure The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao inaugurated the Farm 508 primary health care unit in the Samora Michel constituency on Wednesday. Farm 508 is on the outskirts of Windhoek and consists of mainly residents who were relocated there from Otjomuise’s 8ste Laan informal settlement earlier this year after the...
Namibia is positioning itself to make global policing history, as Namibian Police Major General Anna-Marie Nainda enters the race to become Interpol’s next president. A formal event was recently convened to rally support for Nainda – Africa’s sole female candidate in the race. The gathering formed part of Namibia’s formal diplomatic outreach ahead of the...
Iuze Mukube A father of a two-year-old boy, whose head was reportedly slammed twice against a concrete pole, along a railway line in Otavi in 2023, tendered a guilty plea for the murder of his son on Tuesday. Thomas Muronga (29) faced three charges, including murder, assault by threat and assault with intent to do...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia U/21 national women’s and men’s hockey teams are heading to the Junior Hockey World Cups with the goal of being in the top 15. Both teams depart on Sunday, with the men competing from 28 November to 10 December, and the women from 1 to 13 December in Chile. Their send-off...
The senior national netball team, the DebMarine Desert Jewels, have received a major financial boost ahead of their departure to Scotland for the prestigious Celtic Cup. The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) has extended N$100 000 in additional sponsorship, while NamPower has contributed a further N$50 000 to aid the team’s preparations. This support comes on...
Rudolf Gaiseb Communities living within and around communal conservancies are yet to fullydraw benefits from trophy hunting. In addition, trophy hunting, which is the single largest contributor of income for conservancies has failed to fully benefit them. This is mainly because of low expertise in concession management on the side of the conservancies and the...
Two Namibia Defence Force (NDF) members died on Monday night after a shooting incident in Windhoek West that also left another man injured. The shooting is believed to have been driven by a domestic dispute. In a brief police report, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi confirmed yesterday that Abner Shilemba (33), an NDF member stationed at...
Reactions have been mixed since the announcement that Cabinet approved the establishment and name of Namibia’s new national airline, Namibia Air, that is scheduled to become operational in the next financial year with government as the sole shareholder. A technical committee of local aviation experts has been established to guide the establishment and operations of...
Hilma Nalupe The Brave Warriors suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat when they took on Comoros in their second friendly match this Monday afternoon. The team, made up of locally based players and led by coach John Sikerete, played two international friendly matches on 14 and 17 November in Moroni, Comoros at the Malouzini Omnisports stadium....