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...
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...
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...
Auleria Wakudumo ONDANGWA – Medical doctor Fillemon Nakanduungile admitted being in contact with Abner Mateus, the alleged mastermind behind the attack on public prosecutor Justine Shiweda on 17 October 2025. He made the admission when he appeared in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court this week for his bail application. Nakanduungile has, however, denied involvement in the...
International Relations and Coorperation Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has reiterated that Namibia’s fight for restorative justice and just compensation from Germany for crimes committed during the 1904/08 Ovaherero and Nama genocide is far from over. Ashipala-Musavyi, in a wide-ranging interview with the Russian state-owned international news network, stated that bilateral talks between Namibia and Germany are...
Matheus David Up to 134 000 students stand to benefit from Namibia’s newly introduced subsidised tertiary education programme in 2026, education minister Sanet Steenkamp has said. She described the initiative as a carefully researched intervention aimed at widening access while safeguarding public resources. Speaking during an interview on Sunday, Steenkamp said the policy should not...