National

The Epukiro All Stars football team was crowned winners of the late rural football manager Molala Murirua Cup competition.  The final was played at Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek on Sunday.

In the coastal town of Swakopmund, a team of determined individuals is gearing up for a challenge that stretches well beyond the typical test of endurance-the annual Nedbank Desert Dash.

After experiencing some ups and downs, Kaizen Football Academy managed to clinch the U/12 MTC HopSol Youth League title, and they are also favourites to win the U/19 Cup.

Namibia inched closer to qualifying for the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier 2023, following a six-wicket victory over Kenya yesterday at United Cricket Grounds.

On 4 September 2023, the Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) received a notification on the proposed transaction concerning a management buy-out, whereby Emeraldsand Properties Proprietary Limited will acquire control of Namibia Media Holdings Proprietary Limited (NMH) and Newsprint Namibia Proprietary Limited (Newsprint), respectively. 

Lawmaker Maximalliant Katjimune of the Popular Democratic Movement stated that due to missing records and other issues, the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will never have a sustainable payback model. 

The Omaheke region is the only region that has achieved 100% for implementing the Health Promoting Schools Initiative (HPSI) after covering all 47 schools in the region.

The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has so far constructed 144 houses to the value of N$59.5 million in the Oshana, Oshikoto and Omusati regions.

Member of Parliament Paul Isaak has moved that local authorities devise mechanisms to give the urban poor and landless free land for housing, and perhaps only charge for land servicing.

Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni said he was disturbed by disputes within some of the traditional communities that have “really” reached an alarming rate.