Hundreds of Ovambanderu will descend on the garden town of Okahandja this weekend to commemorate the battle of Otjunda in which their chief, Kahimemua Nguvauva, was executed on 12 June 1896, as punishment for participating in an uprising against German colonialism in the Gobabis area.
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Winter bites San community
As winter sets in countrywide, hundreds of San people in Omundaungilo constituency of the Ohangwena region are tormented by cold weather causing many to fall ill.
NC in another crunch meeting with both leagues
The Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) will today continue with its roundtable mediation efforts when a second consultative meeting with members of both the Namibia Premier League (NPL) and the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) takes place at the NFA Football House in Katutura.
Kenya Airways goes green on Sustainable Flight Challenge
Kenya’s National carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), demonstrated the future of sustainable aviation by flying an environmentally sustainable B787-800 Dreamliner flight from Nairobi to Amsterdam.
Youth urged to excel amidst adversity
The founder of an annual business summit, Martin Nankela, has encouraged the youth to get busy and not complain that government is not creating enough jobs for them. Nankela, a director of Cross Branding Investments, was speaking this weekend during the second annual business summit in Windhoek.
RCC salary deductions ‘kangaroo justice’
The Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has jumped into the fray with the Roads Contractor Company regarding what they call illegal deductions from employees.
Opinion – Why African cities defy existing models for determining urban population
I was born in the then-rural village of Uturu in Nigeria. For fear of becoming the proverbial village boy, wandering through the evil forest at the expense of schooling, my family exposed me to city life early.
Opinion – Tribute to the late Matti Mwandingi
I was shocked when I learned that Matti Mwandingi is no more. It sounded surreal.
Zambezi inaugurates two ECD centres
The Ministry of Gender, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, with assistance from the European Union, inaugurated two early childhood development centres in the Zambezi region last week.
MTC builds classrooms at Onaushe
The Mobile Telecommunications Company last week donated four classrooms and a storeroom to Onaushe Combined school in Uuvudhiya constituency, Oshana region, under its Rural Schools Project.








