Many ask what the perfect ingredients are for heroism. Well, heroism is in the eye of the beholder and there is no specific recipe for it. However, sport has over the years taught us that heroes come in all shapes, sizes and can be found everywhere and anywhere.
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Celebrating our heroes – Dr Thomas Ihuhua, first local black medical doctor and freedom fighter of note
Born 75 years ago in Fransfontein by Toini Ihuhua and Christian Bamm, the young Thomas moved to Windhoek when his mother got married to Christian Iyambo, and enrolled at the Rhenish Herero Primary School.
Hostel caretaker’s sodomy trial postponed
The Windhoek High Court has postponed the trial of a 50-year-old man accused of sexually violating 10 underage boys over a period of three years at a school in the Otjiwarongo district.
PDM elects maiden //Kharas youth leadership
Supporters of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) in the //Kharas region elected their first-ever regional youth leadership in Keetmanshoop last weekend.
Inferior infrastructure threatens to derail TransNamib
More than 50% of the railway lines that state-owned railway company TransNamib currently operate on do not meet the minimum Southern African Development Community (SADC) stipulated standard of 18.5 tonnes/axle load.
//Kharas CRO yet to be charged
Suspended //Kharas chief regional officer Beatus Kasete said although he was informed that he’ll be charged within 30 days after being suspended on 25 June 2021, he is still awaiting the charges.
Empty-headed noisemakers fail local councils – Noa
Local authorities are failing Namibians by not enforcing administrative laws and regulations, and allowing officials to get away with gross negligence.
High production costs sink small-scale farmer
A small-scale horticulture producer from the Oshikuku constituency says it is becoming extremely difficult to manage a crop field while keeping up with competitive pricing.
Movie rape scene leads to father’s arrest
A movie scene about sexual abuse resulted in a Swakopmund father being arrested for allegedly raping his biological daughter for years.
ALAN’s 50% pay hike proposal rejected
A proposal that would have seen elected local authority councillors pocket significant increases in allowances, has been given short shrift by government.
