FC Ongos head coach Ronnie Kanalelo has hit the ground running as he prepares his side for this weekend’s Round 8 and 9 clashes in the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL). Kanalelo, who recently took charge of the club, faces a demanding schedule, with his team lining up against Rundu Chiefs tomorrow before taking on...
With the clock ticking down to tomorrow’s annual 2025 Namibia Sport Awards, which will be held in Ongwediva at the Ongwediva Trade Fair Centre, preparations have surged into their final and most crucial phase. According to Givean Samulandela, marketing head at the Namibia Sport Commission, the organising team is operating with precision as they put...
Türkiye has completed 118 development projects in Namibia over the past decade, covering education, agriculture, health and capacity building, the Turkish ambassador to Namibia, Feral Çekerek Oruçkaptan, told President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during a courtesy visit at State House yesterday. Ambassador Oruçkaptan said the projects were carried out through the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA),...
Uakutura Kambaekua This year’s elections have seen 18 political parties and associations vying for dominance at the City of Windhoek. This is a contrast to previous elections, which featured 13 political parties competing for leadership in the capital’s council chambers, The council, which holds the most seats (15) among the 59 local authorities, will have...
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...