Thirty tour guides from the Kunene and Erongo regions on Friday received certificates after completing on-the-job training at a lodge outside Kamanjab in the Sesfontein constituency.
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Classy display at Football Night tourney
Ten football teams who participated in the JKP Cash Loan’s Football Night competition at Khomasdal stadium in the capital on Friday, produced some entertaining football matches.
Nakathila suffers defeat
Namibia’s former world title challenger, Jeremia Nakathila, suffered a second-round TKO defeat to undefeated Ernesto ‘Tito’ Mercado on Saturday night at the LumColor Phoenix Centre in Ontario, California.
Real Madrid coaching clinic lauded
The Real Madrid Foundation coaching clinics, which began in June this year in Windhoek and Walvis Bay, recently moved to Otjiwarongo and Rundu respectively.
Namibia win Sulzatan Nazrin Shah Cup
Namibia’s Indoor hockey men’s team were crowned champions of the 2023 Sulzatan Nazrin Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia, following a 3-2 shootout victory over South Africa in the final on Saturday.
Strong passenger trend continues in September
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the strong post-pandemic passenger traffic trend continued in September. African airlines posted a 28.1% traffic increase in September 2023 versus a year ago.
Fuel price drop expected to rein in inflation
Domestic inflation is expected to moderate in the short to medium-term, mainly due to an expected decrease in fuel prices. Due to this factor, local stock brokerage Simonis Storm (SS) maintains its view of inflation to average at 5.9% in 2023.
A single mother’s plight
An unemployed 29-year-old single mother and her 11-month-old daughter are between a rock and a hard place, with barely anything to eat. This is the reality confronting Ndamononghenda Mika, who is raising her baby alone in Eenhana.
Ehafo school appoints Shilunga as school patron
The Ehafo Combined School in the Ohangwena region has appointed deputy minister of mines and energy Kornelia Shilunga as their new school patron.
MEFT cautions against rhino import trend
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has cautioned Namibian Registered Game Dealers to guard against importing live white rhinoceros from South Africa (SA) to re-export to countries outside their natural distribution ranges









