2022-09-23Otniel Hembapu The Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) yesterday uplifted and set aside the expulsion of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) executive committee members, saying the decision by the NFA to banish the members was illegal as it had no legal grounds. View more
2022-09-23Carlos Kambaekwa For many, he is the well-spoken and energetic Kaisames radio station sports anchor but in real life, Ricardo Garoeb, famously known as ‘Uncle Happiness’, used to be a magical baller of note. New Era Sport caught up with the likeable popular socialite as he goes full throttle reliving his untold football journey, and how being harshly elbowed out of his job almost drove him to suicide. View more
2022-09-23Otniel Hembapu Yesterday, the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) announced that it had overturned the expulsion of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) executive committee members, who were indefinitely exiled from all football activities by the association in 2020. View more
2022-09-23Festus Hamalwa Ovalumenhu vane ova kwatwa po eshi vati va kengelela okulanda omalodu neembapila doipupulu tadi ulike kutya oshimaliwa osha futwa komavalulilo ombaanga yofitola omo va landa omalodu. View more
2022-09-23Festus Hamalwa Omupopiliko wouministeli wounamapya, etululo lomadu nomeva Jona Musheko okwa ti fiyo opapa onooli aishe kumwe oi na omikunda di li 281 dihe na omeva mayela. View more
2022-09-23Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Hapo ekuruhungi indi nai hapo rina pu rari nandarire kutja omo urizemburuka uriri wa kangamwa kutja o mo Namibia poo omouye auhe? View more
2022-09-23Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Okuza ku ndinondi ohahende yo horomende yasewa no ma yuva yetano uriri oku ziririra ko rutuu zo zo hahende ndu za tjangere ohunga nOruyano Rwapamwe. View more
2022-09-23Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Tjakangwa nu katjino' muøuke nu muhuka ondiriro ko vanyande vo tjimbere tjo ko zo mbaze omitanda va Namibia mo tjihuro ohogrora tja Angola, o Luanda. View more
2022-09-23Ramouna Shipunda Local businesswoman Twapewa Kadhikwa continues to inspire and empower Namibians and SMEs in Africa to manage themselves and their businesses successfully. View more
2022-09-23Maria Haipinge Inspired by his grandfather playing the xylophone at home at night, Simeon Ashilungu Golden Kambonde started entertaining his fellow learners during school shows in 2011 by dancing and singing to other artists’ songs. View more
2022-09-23Paheja Siririka The term edutainment has come a long way in the entertainment space as a tactic to educates or informs while also providing some amusement at the same time. View more
2022-09-23Terence Mukasa Having only been in the music industry for nine months, Sonia Shaalukeni, otherwise known as DJ Yessonia, has landed a gig on a music cruise, popular with South African music lovers. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter When Mildred Williams was taught about the Waterboers in her grade 5 history lesson, she did not know it was her family she was learning about. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter The recent focus on empowering informal and microenterprises is a necessary affirmation for further development of Namibia’s economy. Development of new market spaces, as well as ongoing management of and upgrades to SME parks as good omens for the future. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter Women entrepreneurs recently took their business skills to the next level through an online and face-to-face training programme provided by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Namibia. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter Technology and innovation developments continue unabated, and it makes my heart sing. I love anything to do with Tech, and what we are seeing right now will be a game-changer across the world as well as in Namibia. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter NamPost has confirmed the appointment of Willem Mouton in the position of Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 September 2022. Mouton brings with him a wealth of experience, having served in similar roles as Chief Executive Officer of the United Africa Group for the past eight years, and Head of Business Development at Nampro Fund. View more
2022-09-23Maihapa Ndjavera Supporting a motion in the National Assembly this week, Popular Democratic Mo v e m e n t ( P DM ) parliamentarian Elma Dienda called on government to ensure every Namibian is guaranteed access to water while allowing residents to start afresh with current and new water payments. View more
2022-09-23Edgar Brandt As local small and medium enterprises continue to face a unique set of challenges, exasperated by rising government debt and the weakening Namibia Dol lar, a Windhoek-based businesswoman has identified an opportunity to assist small business owners to market their products. View more
2022-09-23Prof Makala Lilemba It is usually said that ‘what goes around comes around’, but perhaps in the current Namibian situation should be the other way round – that ‘what comes around goes around’. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter The right to administrative justice is guaranteed in the Namibian Constitution under Article 18, which requires administrative bodies and administrative officials to act fairly and reasonably – and it should comply with requirements of relevant legislation and common law. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter Namibia’s current divorce law is an outdated system, inherited from the colonial government at independence, based on the fault system of divorce. View more
2022-09-23Job Amupanda How does Jamaica, a small island 70 times smaller than Namibia and without major minerals, manage to get things right? View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter To lead any organisation requires a multitude of skills, insights and abilities. The complexities of running a country, however, require even more high-level skills, insights and character. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter With the internal party process to elect candidates for the 2024 national elections in full swing, political parties need to do some real and serious soul-searching and have honest conversations. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter Namibia as a developing country has more that needs to be worked on and enhanced for the dream of industrialisation, and moving towards the coherent development of our country. View more
2022-09-23Staff Reporter As the busy silly season continues to unfold, the attention of many Namibians is on the looming intra-party contestation of the ruling party, Swapo. View more
2022-09-23Aletta Shikololo The San people have borne the brunt of Namibia’s increasing poverty and other challenges faced by the country, such as a lack of housing, unemployment and lack of access to basic needs, amongst many other issues. View more
2022-09-23Loide Jason The National Archives of Namibia is encouraging Namibians to continue protecting natural and cultural resources as if they are unique and placing the accountability of preservation on the current generation. View more
2022-09-23Edward Mumbuu Auditor general Junias Kandjeke is fed-up with the general lack of accountability in the public sector, saying it is perplexing how those caught pants down go scot-free while laws are in place to reprimand them. View more
2022-09-23Albertina Nakale Despite not having scored President Hage Geingob’s sought-after endorsement, Swapo vice presidential hopeful Pohamba Shifeta this week heaped praise on the head of state, but insists he is his own man. View more
2022-09-23Roland Routh A former police officer who studied information technology made a first appearance at the Windhoek High Court yesterday on charges of fraud, alternatively theft, money laundering, forgery and uttering. View more
2022-09-23Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Kalahari constituency councillor Ignatius Kariseb is in hot water after he allegedly refused to pay for campaign materials worth N$7 000. View more
2022-09-23John Muyamba The Kavango East police in Mukwe are struggling to gather evidence to make an arrest after a mentally challenged woman was raped allegedly on 5 September 2022 at an unknown time at Biro village. View more
2022-09-23Paheja Siririka Education ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp says with the capacity development of the teachers, they train and roll out programmes to provide awareness and action-based approaches so learners can go to school and learn in a neutral safe space. View more
2022-09-23Maria Sheya The High Court is faced with the challenge of deciding whether or not to grant a double murder convict’s request to re-open his case for fingerprint analysis. View more
2022-09-23Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Disability affairs deputy minister, Alexia Manombe-Ncube, has appealed to parliament to have sign language, used by 27 000 people, be officially recognised as one of the languages used in the country. View more
2022-09-23Maria Sheya The High Court yesterday granted the request of Johann Maree, a former police reservist, accused of sexually abusing underage boys, filming, and selling pornographic materials of them on the dark web, to undergo psychiatric evaluation. View more
2022-09-23Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia is battling with high public debt, and it remains imperative for the country to invest in productive sectors that will help repay these debts. View more
2022-09-22Otniel Hembapu Namibia’s Tokyo Olympics medalist and 200m multiple record holder Christine Mboma has roped in the services of top lawyers to help her break away from a contract she currently has with South African-based Newton Sports Agency, New Era Sport has learnt. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter The Namibia Football Association (NFA) and local airline FlyNamibia have signed an agreement that will now see the airline becoming the NFA’s official partner whenever national teams are travelling for international duties. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter I would say my most memorable race was at last year’s U/20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, where we scooped a silver medal in the 4x100m. View more
2022-09-22Maurice Kambukwe Four Namibian golfers are preparing to compete in the upcoming All-Africa golf championship to be held in Cairo, Egypt, from 26 to 30 October. View more
2022-09-22Festus Hamalwa Omukulunhuwiliki woshipupudilo shaUnam koRundu Dr Helena Miranda okwa ti neudo ovanafikola ve dulife 41 ova efa ofikola shaashi vati tava dengwa kondjala, oluhepo noshoyo omhumbwe yoshimaliwa shokufuta ofikola. View more
2022-09-22Festus Hamalwa Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto otai indile moshiwana kwaau e na ouyelele kombinga yomufekelwa vati a twa nombele omukainhu nokaana kaye keedula mbali momutwe. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter Despite a great number of education and scholar patrol campaigns, the City Police Department continues to record avoidable learner and vehicle accidents. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter The Renewable Energy Industry Association of Namibian (REIAoN) has launched the Renewable Energy Rural Awareness campaign, financed by the GIZ Green People’s Energy project. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, through the Directorate of Commerce, is conducting nationwide engagements with key stakeholders. View more
2022-09-22Maihapa Ndjavera Two key ministries, that of mines and energy as well as agriculture, water and land reform, have pronounced themselves on uranium exploration in the Omaheke region, stating they are committed to monitoring and being decisive to ensure uranium exploration in the region is safe. View more
2022-09-22Paheja Siririka The Katutura hospital’s maternity ward is getting a makeover through various interventions like the installation of storerooms for equipment and medications. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter Our collective experiences during the height of the pandemic have left lasting mental scars that won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, many of the initiatives to move back to “normalcy” have yielded the unintended consequence of reopening those wounds. So if you find yourself worried or anxious about post-pandemic, your feelings are not invalid and you are not alone. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter There have been pictures, some changed into memes, circulating on social media platforms, portraying how African presidents were being treated as second-class citizens in Windsor, England at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral proceedings. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter The Mankumpi constituency councillor and chairperson of the National Council, Lukas Muha, applauded Telecom Namibia and Camsop Investment for their efforts to join hands with the Namibia Shack Dwellers Federation to help construct low cost houses at Katjinakatji and Mururani villages in the Mankumpi constituency. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi on Tuesday met his German counterpart, president of the Bundestag of Germany, Bärbel Bas, in Berlin, discussing a wide range of issues, including bilateral relations. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter Before we try to understand whether there is a case for retirement funds, we must first understand why this question has become more prominent over recent years. View more
2022-09-22Edward Mumbuu President Hage Geingob usurped the constitutional mandate of the National Assembly when he appointed a special envoy to lead discussions on genocide between Namibia and Germany. View more
2022-09-22Maria Sheya President Hage Geingob has once again called for a reform of the United Nations Security Council, saying it should include African countries. View more
2022-09-22Festus Hamalwa Angolan fuel smugglers at Oshikango are hell-bent on continuing with their illegal operations, maintaining that illegal trade sustains their families’ livelihood and it has taken many of them off the streets. View more
2022-09-22Eveline de Klerk The Walvis Bay municipal council plans to complete the first phase of Farm 37, which will see at least 677 erven ready for residents within the next six months. The plots will cost approximately N$60 000. View more
2022-09-22Maria Sheya The legal tussle between prominent medical doctor Tshali Ithete and his former employer, the Ongwediva Medipark, is seemingly far from over. View more
2022-09-22Roland Routh Prominent defence lawyer Trevor Brockerhoff yesterday questioned why David Imbili, whom he described as the “only negotiator” with the Road Contractors Company (RCC) over the acquisition of Erf 10485 along Independence Avenue was absent from the trial. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter President Hage Geingob reiterated Tuesday that he has not endorsed anyone as his preferred vice presidential candidate for the upcoming Swapo congress, rejecting claims by the local media. View more
2022-09-22Eveline de Klerk Erongo governor Neville Andre has urged the Namibian business community to familiarise themselves with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement to fully benefit from View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter The Zambezi for Women’s Rights Programme (ZWR) under the Zambezi Women’s Leadership Centre gathered at the Chenais’ African restaurant in Katima Mulilo to discuss how community leaders and stakeholders can engage and form a joint action plan on how they can work together to protect the rights, health and well-being of girls and women in the Zambezi region. View more
2022-09-22Staff Reporter The majority of the inhabitants in remote areas of Kavango West region continue to live in abject poverty, despite efforts by government to improve the living standards of many households around the country. View more
2022-09-22Aletta Shikololo Despite numerous attempts by the ruling party to conceal its visibly widening cracks, several former leaders have admitted that the governing party is facing an existential threat and urged top leadership to acknowledge the mistakes to revive and restore hope in the party. View more
2022-09-21Maurice Kambukwe The introduction of the MTC Namibia Netball Premier League (NNPL) last year was not only a monumental turning point in the overall transformation of local netball but has uplifted livelihoods. View more
2022-09-21Festus Hamalwa Ovakwashiwana vaAngola tava landifa omahooli kOshikango paumbudi, tava ti eengeshefa davo ode va e tela omauwa mahapu no kave na efiku va efe po ongeshefa yoku ngungula. View more
2022-09-21Victoria Immanuel Omuhandjo gwosikola Oshamkweni Combined School ndyoka ya kala ya taalela onkalo ya nyayika, yina aalongwa taya lala momalukalwa inaaga longekidhwa, go kaage na uundjolowele osho gwa pu okutungwa. View more
2022-09-21Festus Hamalwa Okakadona keedula 19 oka kwatwa po eshi vati ka monena okaana mokandjuwo ndele ta ke ka tula monailona, ndele te ka fiye konima yomuvelo mokandjuwo, oko keke li tuwa ka xulifa. View more
2022-09-21Olavi Popyeinawa I wouldn’t blame you if you lost your faith in humanity. After all, there have been and are still plenty of people who simply can’t do right. Some of the things that people do are just hard to understand and at times comprehend. It doesn’t matter their gender, age, creed, or even position, people simply fail to do what is right. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter There is a common perception that describes networking as a form of leveraging personal relationships to secure resources and influence that someone does not deserve on merit. View more
2022-09-21Steven Klukowski Most solutions found for problems encountered in today’s world are provided by the engineering fraternity, says Ernestine Endjala, a metallurgic engineer for Namdeb. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter Nestlé recently launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a new digital platform for young innovators and entrepreneurs who want to learn new knowledge and skills, test an idea or grow their businesses in areas ranging from food science and technology to the development of products and services – including regenerative agriculture and sustainable packaging. View more
2022-09-21Paheja Siririka Namibian creative and entrepreneur Pinehas Shikulo, known as Zuluboy, says young business owners and prospective ones must be well prepared for the world of business, as things are not as rosy as they seem. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter As gender-based violence, which is already at an alarming rate, continues to increase every minute of every hour in Namibia, we need to see how we can reduce the bullying of the girl child and keep her safe in school. View more
2022-09-21Maria Haipinge Under its second mandate of youth leadership training and development, Random Acts of Kindness last month upskilled its members through a two-day leadership and personal development bootcamp. View more
2022-09-21Maria Haipinge The new junior mayor of Windhoek Moses Filipus hopes to see a future of questioners and critical and out-of-the-box thinkers. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter A light-coloured hair teen strolls his maternal grandma into the greenery villa. The boy carries canisters of puke-like buttery milk that nana brought along. View more
2022-09-21Festus Hamalwa Using YouTube tutorials, friends Inoccent Heita and Onesmus Sheyanale run a successful business fixing shoes at the Ongwediva open market. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter The Young Leaders Mentorship Programme (YLMP) was started with the aim of providing young individuals with guidance by professionals in their various respective fields, in order to assist them in making sound and structural career decisions. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter The CommunicationsRegulatory Authority of Namibia is in the process of executing a national awareness campaign about the mandatory SIM registration conditions to be implemented as from 1 January 2023. View more
2022-09-21Maihapa Ndjavera According to the report released yesterday by the Institute for Public Policy Research, Namibian public entities fall for fake awards where they pay huge participation fees. View more
2022-09-21Maihapa Ndjavera Mines minister Tom Alweendo has said the two companies that made noteworthy oil discoveries off Namibia’s coast, Shell and TotalEnergies, are in a rush to reach production stage. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter Employee voice, also known as voice, is the method by which employees can express issues and grievances, interests and opinions, as well as ideas to contribute to organisational decision-making with management. View more
2022-09-21Albertina Nakale Swapo backbencher Modestus Amutse has said being a government student funding recipient does not automatically mean receiving the actual funds needed, as the release of funds is dependent upon the approval of the national budget. View more
2022-09-21Staff Reporter The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Omaheke, through its Social Welfare Department, hosted the Suicide Prevention and Treatment Day in Gobabis on 16 September 2022. View more
2022-09-21Paheja Siririka Based on the 2021/2022 cancer screenings by the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), through the National Cancer Outreach Programme, it is evident from the results that cancer is increasing and there is a tremendous need for education and screening in the country. View more
2022-09-21Paheja Siririka OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation says it aims to make sustainable eyecare vital and ensure the elimination of uncorrected poor vision in a generation through an innovative approach to impact philanthropy, sustainable access creation, partnerships and raising awareness. View more
2022-09-21Edward Mumbuu It will all be a numbers game when a little under 800 delegates convene in Windhoek to elect a new Swapo leadership towards the end of November this year. View more
2022-09-21Victoria Kaapanda The living conditions of learners at Oshamukweni Combined School in the Ohangwena region shocked many when pictures of students living and cooking in deplorable conditions circulated on social media last year. View more
2022-09-21Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Disgruntled Swapo vice-presidential-hopeful Jerry Ekandjo yesterday agreed his matter of exclusion from challenging for the party’s vice presidency at the upcoming elective congress to be handled by the party’s central committee. View more
2022-09-21Festus Hamalwa A 35-year-old man said he assisted his wife to deliver their baby at home, minutes after the nurses at the Omuthiya district hospital sent his heavily pregnant wife back home. View more
2022-09-21Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Swapo vice president incumbent Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the ruling party is at a crossroads and needs to return to its core ideologies while continuing to embrace transformation and change. View more
2022-09-21Aletta Shikololo Students enrolled at the Community Skills Development Foundation (COSDEF) in Tsumeb have given the institution an ultimatum to refund them for 2021 and 2022 academic years within three days. View more
2022-09-21Eveline de Klerk Crack cocaine, currently circulating in Swakopmund, is causing havoc among drug users, as a fourth person died after smoking it in the last three weeks. View more
2022-09-21Roland Routh Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has responded to articles published in the New Era and The Namibian about the trial of a Chinese businessman, Hou Xue Cheng, and his Namibian co-accused Hamutenja Hamutenya, whose cases were struck from the court roll recently. View more
2022-09-21Edward Mumbuu Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani says Katutura Central constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo is not the only councillor that resides outside his constituency. View more
2022-09-21Albertina Nakale Namibia has stated its position to ensure negotiators at the COP27 and particularly the developed countries fulfil the promise that a minimum of US$100 billion (approximately N$1.7 trillion) in climate finance be achieved by 2024. View more
2022-09-20Maurice Kambukwe Downgraded and dilapidated, the once-renowned Windhoek Independence Stadium is now on the verge of becoming a white elephant after the City of Windhoek recently disconnected electricity at the 25 000-seater national sport facility. View more
2022-09-20Maurice Kambukwe Veteran football administrator and Fifa technical expert John Kaputa has lauded the determination and eagerness of Namibian coaches that graduated from the Namibia Football Association (NFA)/Fifa Youth Coaching Course last week. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter It started when I failed to wake up on time on 10 October 2021 to run 55km in memory of my aunt on her first birthday in heaven, whom we lost on 20 March 2021. The urge intensified when my grandmother died on 17 January this year at 101 years. View more
2022-09-20Simon Kamati It is cynicism on the part of Josep Borrell after his African trip to accuse Russia of imperialism anywhere - country that has never allowed itself to have colonies, including African countries. View more
2022-09-20Victoria Immanuel Aaniilonga yehangano lyokutunga tali ithanwa J&M mOndangwa otaya nyenyeta haya futwa oshimaliwa shi thike ashike N$600 komwedhi, nolundji oomwedhi mbali ohadhi vulu okupita po inaaya mona nando oyo othilinga. View more
2022-09-20Festus Hamalwa Omukainhu weedula 32 ota hokolola ta ti okwa pewa onhele opo paife a tunge eumbo laye konima eshi kwa li ye pamwe nounona vaye va tewatewa meumbo kumumwainamati momwedi Apiilili neudo komukunda Onaame moshitukulwa shaHangwena. View more
2022-09-20Victoria Kaapanda Omukulupe gwomimvo 65 ngoka ta sile oshimpwiyu omutekulu gwe gwomimvo hamano, e na uulema, ihaa penduka, ye ishewe iha popi, ota indile oshigwana shi mu yambidhidhe oshoka anuwa okwa nyengwa. View more
2022-09-20Victoria Kaapanda Mayola gondoolopa yaShakati Leonard Hango okwa ti elelo londoolopa yawo itali ka tula manga miilonga oshinima shokuteta ko omeya gaakalimo ngaashi sha pitithwa oshiwike sha zi ko. View more
2022-09-20Festus Hamalwa Omulumenhu weedula 28 okwa kwatwa po eshi vati a longela omukainhu waye oushada komesho ovanhu eshi e mu dula oikutu yaye ndele te i xwike po. View more
2022-09-20Albertina Nakale ǂNamipeb tsî !narisarimas ministeris ge ge !khō!gâ, hoa ǂhâbasa ǀaweǁguigu dītoahe hâsa, ǁkhaisa !aruna Indiab ǁga sîǂuis !aroma. Nē !arun ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Fraitaxs, 16 Taraǁkhumuǁkhâb dis ai Indiab ǁga ge ǁkhana-ūhe. Indiab hîa Asiab di !âb ge ǁkhawa !aruna ǁnā !hūb !nâ mâi-ai!âs di projeksa ra mûǂui, ǁnā !hūb !nân ge nē ǀō-aisa !aubǀguruna 1950 kurib !nâ a ǁōǂoas khao!gâ. View more
2022-09-20Roland Routh ǀKharisi ǁNâu!gâ!khaib di ǀGora!gâ-aob, Leopoldt Hangalob ge ǂoa ge wekheb Donertaxs ai ǁnā ǁhōba ǁnau!gâhe nî ǁhōn di xoakhâiba xu ge ǀari. Nē ǁhōb ge a Chinese ǂharugu-aob, Hou Xue Chengi tsî ǁîb ǀkha ǀguipa ra ǂâisāhe, Namibiaǁîb Hamutenya Hamutenya hâkha di hîa !kharaga!nâgu ǀhôakao ǂharugudi, ǁkhaubasa !aubǀgurun xūna !khōǂgā hâ. !Aromas View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter Women agripreneurs are expected to converge in Windhoek for a half-day event, aimed at promoting a discussion between decision-makers and the business community on topics relating to agriculture and others. View more
2022-09-20Charles Tjatindi Small-scale crop producers are some of the most hard-working agripreneurs, toiling and cultivating their lands on a daily basis, often against the harsh elements of nature. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter Building a sustainable and reputable farming business is a journey that requires commitment, dedication and hard work from a farmer and all teams on the farm. On average, it takes about 10 to 20 years for one to build a highly profitable farming enterprise. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter The international project, PanAfGeo2, is targeted at the practical improvement and capacity building for the staff of geological surveys of African states. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter Namibia and Botswana continue to enjoy good trade relations under the configuration framework of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), being the oldest functional customs union in the world, having been established in 1910. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter The Elisenheim Property Development Company (EPDC) yesterday confirmed it has contracted with local fuel retailer Petrosol to develop a fully-fledged service station on the Elisenheim Lifestyle Estate (Elisenheim). View more
2022-09-20Maihapa Ndjavera Taxi owners were identified as primary consumers of smuggled fuel, thereby resulting in serious economic and security implications for the country. These sentiments were shared last week by Carlo McLeod, deputy director of regulation, compliance and economics in the energy ministry. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter Community empowerment in its totality has immense and great prospects to facilitate real-time, sustainable impactful development for many in communities, especially for women-owned micro-enterprises. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter Namibia has stepped into an unprecedented scale of corruption. On a weekly basis, we see disturbing headlines – from theft, murder, suicide, lawsuits and entitlement. View more
2022-09-20Roland Routh State Advocate Timo Itula on Friday conceded that the State did not prove the two men on trial for the murder and robbery of an elderly Swakopmund couple killed Siegfried. View more
2022-09-20Eveline de Klerk A rare Namibian diamond will soon be showcased around the world to bring further prominence to the country’s diamonds. View more
2022-09-20Aron Mushaukwa There appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel for communal farmers in the Zambezi region, as they continue to lose their livestock at the hands of progressively ferocious cattle rustlers, mainly from Zambia, who continue to cross borders illegally to steal cattle in Namibia. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter Various Ovaherero and Ovambanderu chiefs vowed on Friday to step up their fight against Germany by appealing for assistance from African nations as well as well-meaning progressive international solidarity groups. View more
2022-09-20Edward Mumbuu The multi-million-dollar state-of-the-art Namibia Financial Assistance Fund headquarters in Eros, an affluent Windhoek suburb, has no owner. View more
2022-09-20Kuzeeko Tjitemisa *Nandi-Ndaitwah says she still has the capacity to lead*labels corruption as treason*respects Geingob’s decision to not endorse her View more
2022-09-20John Muyamba Former Nkurenkuru constituency councillor Damian Nakambare, who was last week denied bail by the prosecution on grounds that he has demonstrated a propensity to commit similar crimes, was yesterday granted bail of N$5 000 during a formal bail application in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court. View more
2022-09-20Roland Routh The Supreme Court has set the date for Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa’s appeal against the release of Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo on bail. View more
2022-09-20Albertina Nakale The Katima Mulilo Town Council is adamant the demolishing of houses two weeks ago was necessitated by the continuous refusal of illegal land occupiers to be relocated to a demarcated site. View more
2022-09-20Albertina Nakale The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has authorised an amount of N$55.4 million for the Omaheke Regional Council’s operational expenditure for the 2022/23 financial year. View more
2022-09-20Staff Reporter President Hage Geingob left Namibia last week on a multi-nation tour that started in Angola and will end in the USA on 27 September. View more
2022-09-19Otniel Hembapu Already struggling to remain financially afloat, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) last week suffered a massive blow at the office of the labour commissioner after arbitrator Liwela Sasele ordered the NFA to reinstate and pay hefty damages to former employee Werner ‘Kapepe’ Shikwambi, who was unfairly dismissed in 2020. View more
2022-09-19Paheja Siririka Namibia’s senior cricket side, The Eagles, are all set, ready and in high spirits ahead of this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup slated for Australia from 16 October to 13 November. View more
2022-09-19Festus Hamalwa “Onghendabala oi dule okumwena. Otwa dopa ondodo onhi-12 ashike kape na ou te tu futile ofikola opo tuye tu ka xwepopaleke oilongwa yetu. Onghee paife otwa ninga onghendala opo tu kale h tu hondjo eenghaku opo tu dule okumona oyuuyemo.” View more
2022-09-19Festus Hamalwa Omulumenhu ehe shivike okwa fya eshi a yashwa nondjebo pefimbo kwa li a ponokela eumbo lovanhu nelalakano lokunyeka omaliko avo. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter Vedanta Limited, the largest Indian investor in South Africa’s mining industry, recently signed two agreements with the state of Gujarat of India to set up a semiconductor fabrication plant, commonly referred to as a fab unit, a display fab unit, and a semiconductor assembling and testing unit in Ahmedabad in western India. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter The world of work continues to change at an unprecedented pace. People now have more choices and are no longer confined to one job for life or constrained by geographical locations. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter FirstRand Namibia this week announced its results for the year ended 30 June 2022. The group delivered normalised earnings of N$1.86 billion exceeding peak 2016 earnings by 6.7%. View more
2022-09-19Albertina Nakale Among the many exhibitors who flocked to the Okakarara trade fair was a Tanzanian young businesswoman who has taken the fashion space by storm through her unique designs of African clothes and fabrics. View more
2022-09-19Paheja Siririka The biggest award that creatives can get is the ability to create art as a passion to make a difference with their work, said DJ Shoza, real name Sam Shiimi, after he won the Best DJ of the Year award. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter It is important that we sharpen our focus on being more than skilled individuals but humane professionals who have what it takes to enjoy and endure within organisations and social settings. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter It has been a challenge to study in the Usakos Secondary School hostel because there were not enough chairs to accommodate all the boarding learners. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India on Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted big cats that hasdivided experts on its prospects. View more
2022-09-19Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Economic analysts have dismissed the proposal by Landless People’s Movement parliamentarian Henny Seibeb to permanently write off the water and electricity debts of local authorities as unsustainable and unrealistic for both utility companies and local authorities. View more
2022-09-19Maihapa Ndjavera An environmental and safety engineer at a uranium mine in Kazakhstan last week explained there are certain measures the Russian company exploring for the rare mineral in the Omaheke region should undertake to ensure it does not contaminate a valuable water aquifer in the area. View more
2022-09-19Festus Hamalwa A 32-year-old man who is expected to appear in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court today has expressed regret in attacking police officers. The suspect was discharged from Oshakati hospital on Saturday. View more
2022-09-19Victoria Kaapanda Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said there are only eight years to achieve Vision 2030 and if Namibians do not pull up their socks and work hard, history will not forget them. View more
2022-09-19Aletta Shikololo A 26-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly stabbing retired police chief inspector Peter Nepunda with a spear at his farming plot in Omatako, in the Tsumkwe area. View more
2022-09-19Staff Reporter Accountability in public resources management is a cross-cutting issue which transcends the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP), and which calls for the coordinated work of all non-state actors. View more
2022-09-19John Muyamba The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform recently procured drilling rigs in an effort to expedite water provision to rural communities. The ministry said it pays a lot of money through tenders to contractors to drill boreholes in different rural communities, especially those prone to crocodile attacks. View more
2022-09-19Roland Routh State advocate Timo Itula on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Orben Sibeya to sentence drug dealers Grant Noble and Dinath Azhar to the maximum allowed under the Drugs Act, namely 15 years direct imprisonment. View more
2022-09-16Maurice Kambukwe Blue Waters Netball Club head coach Juanita Witbeen has said this weekend will mark a vital turning point in their 2022 league campaign, as they will be required to put their best foot forward to beat Tigers and Afrocat Lions. View more
2022-09-16Carlos Kambaekwa A dark cloud has befallen the close-knit community of Etoshapoort following the shocking departure of former Golden Bees Football Club serial net-buster Lesley Arnold Haraeb, famously known as ‘Tico-Tico’ or better still ‘Shower-Shower’ in football and social circles. View more
2022-09-16Otniel Hembapu Renowned American author and minister of the Oak Hills Church, Max Lucado teaches us that: “A man who wants to flawlessly lead the orchestra must be prepared to turn his back on the crowd”. View more
2022-09-16Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro O Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) ma itja Orata yOkarukondua Komatoororero ka Katutura Mondivitivi, Rodman Katjaimo, nga ngunda ama kapuratenena otjipose tje ponganda. View more
2022-09-16Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Ondjira komurungu oku hupika otjirwa mo mwano kangamwa uahe mburipo mu muna oku kwa ko ma rumbi vo vatena kwao me koverwa ra Africa nganduu mo magi wo zo nganda. View more
2022-09-16Paheja Siririka The Simply You Magazine Lifestyle and Fashion Awards promise glitz and glamour never witnessed before on a Namibian red carpet under the theme of ‘Avant-Garde’. View more
2022-09-16NSK The Simply You Magazine, Lifestyle and Fashion Awards will take place tomorrow and as per custom, yours truly will predict who will win in each category. View more
2022-09-16Strauss Lunyangwe Coastal girl Monica Pineas, also known as Top Cheri, jetted off this week to meet up with EES who now lives in Cologne, Germany to do two shows and some promotional work for their new collaborative effort. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter The first-ever Music and Art Festival is set to take place at the Sam Nujoma Stadium from 28 September till 2 October 2022. View more
2022-09-16Aletta Shikololo Legendary Namibian influencer Robyn Nakaambo has scored yet another brand to promote through her expert social media marketing skills and product knowledge aided by her unique good looks, eloquence and charm. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter Driving the innovation space in ensuring peace of mind and convenience to its customers, MTC yesterday unveiled MTC Credit Life, which is a new insurance product to provide credit life cover to MTC post-paid customers. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter The last financial year was one of recovery from the Capricorn Group as it emerged from the shadows of Covid-19. In its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2022, the group delivered strong results through the solid performances of all its subsidiaries, with profit after tax increasing by 16.6% to N$1.15 billion. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter Land Management is a science. It is a practice. It is an art. Like many academic or everyday terminologies, it can mean different things to different people. People from specialised academic disciplines or areas of human endeavours may view its meaning purely from how it relates to their work. View more
2022-09-16Reverend Jan Scholtz On September 1985, the Institute for Contextual Theology (ICT) in Johannesburg produced the Kairos Document to give a theological response to the moral and spiritual crisis caused by the brutal repression, which characterised the Apartheid state of South Africa. View more
2022-09-16Gerson Uaripi Tjihenuna Reverend Jan Scholtz published a “mouth-watering” and highly-reflective musing in the 2 September 2022 edition of the New Era newspaper under the above heading. His piece reminds me of our youth activism in the seventies and eighties when we used to call imperialism by name. View more
2022-09-16Prof Makala Lilemba This article responds to the rebuttal of Mr David Mabuta Kapule on my discourse ‘The Quest for a Paramount Chief in the Zambezi’, in the New Era of 2 September 2022. The half-Namibia-Botswana citizen, currently studying in the United States of America, tries to silence my academic freedom. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter What has been going on in Katima Mulilo for some years now is uncalled for and very unfortunate, and if we are not careful, the repercussions and long-term aftermath will be fatal and regrettable, starting from street vendors’ evictions, and now to the demolitions of houses. View more
2022-09-16Josef Kefas Sheehama In these tough economic times, it is important for small business owners to reassess what they are doing to protect their businesses from burglary, robbery, shoplifting and fraud. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter Every year, thousands of young Namibians obtain their qualifications in various fields of study, not only from the three giant Namibian universities, but also from other local colleges and international universities. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter One of the preconditions for the successful delivery of the basic education curriculum indicates that “all schools should be an ICT Level 2 school, according to the ICT Policy for Education 2005”. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter It is hard to make peace with the loss of a loved one by suicide. Many people often feel angry or blame themselves for the suicide, thinking that because they are close, they should’ve seen the signs. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed employment situations for workers everywhere. For public servants such as Manfred Katjirijova, the government has not only safeguarded their safety, but also economic security during the crisis. View more
2022-09-16Kuzeeko Tjitemisa National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi has expressed his family’s gratitude for the support and prayers that Namibians and the international community have shown, following the passing of his “dear wife” Jane Katjavivi. View more
2022-09-16Aletta Shikololo The dust refuses to settle over the interpretation of the Swapo rules that hogged the headlines in the run up to the nominations for the party’s top positions. View more
2022-09-16Roland Routh Regional Court Magistrate Leopoldt Hangalo yesterday struck the case of a Chinese businessman, Hou Xue Cheng and his Namibian co-accused Hamutenja Hamutenya on a count of dealing in controlled wildlife products, from the court roll. View more
2022-09-16Staff Reporter Rehoboth mayor Enrico Junius was airlifted for urgent medical attention to South Africa yesterday morning after he sustained serious injuries in a veld fire. View more
2022-09-16Eveline de Klerk Landless residents of Walvis Bay hoping to secure a piece of land at Farm 37 were disappointed this week by the Walvis Bay municipal council’s announcement that applications are premature. View more
2022-09-16Paheja Siririka Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has proposed an increment of fines and penalties relating to improper conduct by property valuers, and for the council to set and enforce the rules and standards of the profession in the National Assembly this week. View more
2022-09-16Albertina Nakale The environment and tourism ministry has confirmed that all logistical arrangements are in place to hand over eight cheetahs destined to leave for India. View more
2022-09-15Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s WBO Africa super bantamweight champion Mateus Heita yesterday sounded the war drums when he sternly warned his Zimbabwean opponent Hassan Milanzi to come well-prepared for next month’s ‘Together As One Part 8’ boxing bonanza set for Windhoek’s Ramatex Hall on 29 October. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter Trustco Group Holdings, together with the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA), will this weekend host their annual NTA Junior Tennis Tournament for 2022. View more
2022-09-15Festus Hamalwa Elelo lopamufyuululwakalo lOukwanyama ola pula epangelo opo li kaleke po eameno loushitwe womiti hadi dulu okukufwa oihemba yokupanga omikifi da yooloka. View more
2022-09-15John Muyamba kansela gwanare gwaNkurenkuru Damian Nakambare kavamusilikire kulifutiramo komupanguli morwa nositambo asi age nare gakara hena noumbondo wangoso, omu ana kara asi age ngesi ponze morwa kwalifutira mon are, morwa umbondo ou karugene unene ntani kuna kara matjiliso kovantu, makona kono ntani tupu gana kutameka. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter In a country whose roads have been ranked the best in Africa by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for five consecutive years, it is generally accepted that 85-90% of road crashes are attributed to driver error. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter Adding to its growing range of new-generation SUVs, Haval South Africa has introduced the highly anticipated Haval H6 GT - creating street envy on Namibian roads. The All-New H6 GT is a blend of coupé-inspired design merged with the practical accolades of a modern SUV. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter Through the management of the Tunga Real Estate Fund, Old Mutual Investment Group Namibia (Pty) Ltd continues to spearhead economic empowerment and investment in Namibia. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter Wernhil Shopping Centre, a property of Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group subsidiary, Broll Namibia, officially put their newly installed carport solar photovoltaic (PV) system to use on 5 September 2022. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter An unexpected setback, mainly driven by price contraction of 7.7% year-on-year (y/y) within the two-bedroom rental segment, has pushed down the 12-month average rent level to N$6 102. This is the lowest level seen in six years. View more
2022-09-15Paheja Siririka A study conducted by the health ministry shows that suicide in Namibia is mostly caused by depression, followed by rejection, hopelessness, family problems, poor self-worth and wanting others to know the pain they are in. View more
2022-09-15Festus Hamalwa The Oukwanyama Traditional Authority has called on the government to support its idea for a legal framework to protect indigenous plants and herbs. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter As awareness about mental illness grows, many workplaces have been making efforts to normalise talking about mental health. But other workplaces have stayed silent on this topic, so employees are left to figure out their options on their own to some extent, while others have resorted to resigning. View more
2022-09-15Staff Reporter Indonesia has played a constructive role in international fora and multilateralism to support international development cooperation. The commitment for international cooperation has inspired Indonesia to build strong engagements with other countries. View more
2022-09-15Roland Routh State advocate Ethel Ndlovu has asked Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo to remove a man he convicted for murder, kidnapping and several rapes from society for a very long time. View more
2022-09-15Roland Routh The investigating officer in the rape and serious assault matter of an eight-year-old child on Tuesday told Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku that the child told her: “Aunty, aunty, that man hurt me, he cut me between my legs.” View more
2022-09-15Edward Mumbuu Ten government institutions returned N$400 million to the State purse between 2019 and 2021, money that could have been used to address serious national challenges such as housing, employment creation or even intensifying the anti-graft fight. View more
2022-09-15Paheja Siririka The health ministry has said over 11 700 children live with HIV in Namibia, a disease that they have mostly contracted during breastfeeding or later on in life through other mechanisms. View more
2022-09-15Edward Mumbuu The Popular Democratic Movement has wielded the axe to suspend its Katutura Central constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo over a failed European trip that put the party at sixes and sevens. View more
2022-09-15Victoria Kaapanda The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has approved the N$69.7 million budget for the Oshana Regional Council for the 2022/2023 financial year. View more
2022-09-15Eveline de Klerk Walvis Bay councillor Ryan Gordon is advocating for plots to be made available for low-income-earners as they are not catered for by mainstream financial institutions. View more
2022-09-15Albertina Nakale Namibia continues to face a number of pressing environmental challenges, which include bush encroachment, biodiversity loss, and climate change. View more
2022-09-15Paheja Siririka Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi said the inauguration of the University of Namibia’s Small Animal Academic Hospital emphasises the need to have professionally trained veterinary officials as they safeguard the beef and tourism industry and animal welfare among others. View more
2022-09-15Kuzeeko Tjitemisa The Japan International Cooperation Agency Namibia’s resident representative Takehiro Susaki has expressed worry that the country is not fully utilising JICA, calling on Namibians who find themselves in need of development aid to approach his office. View more
2022-09-15Maria Sheya The justice ministry is thinking of making pro bono work compulsory for lawyers so that members of the public who cannot afford legal representation but are in dire need may be represented. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter The much-anticipated Navachab Half Marathon, which is slated for this weekend in the town of Karibib, will see the various top winners walking away with improved prizes. View more
2022-09-14Otniel Hembapu Cricket Namibia (CN) yesterday announced a 16-member squad that will represent the country at this year’s T20 ICC Men’s World Cup in Australia from 16 October to 13 November. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter FNB Namibia has launched a massive switch, swipe and win campaign that will see three lucky winners and their partners winning an offer to go watch live games at this year’s Fifa World Cup in Qatar. View more
2022-09-14Victoria Kaapanda Omunambelewapitithi melelo lyondoolopa yaShakati Katarina Kamari okwa kumagidha aakalimo mondoolopaopo ya longele kumwe, yo ya taambe ko aanambelewa taya ka pombela omagumbo gawo. View more
2022-09-14Victoria Kaapanda Osikola yoshiputudhilo shopombanda International University of management (IUM) mOngwediva otayi dhimbulukwa nokutyapula oshiwike shomuthigululwakalo momikalo dha yooloka, ngaashi okuulika iikulya, iidhano oshowo omizalo dhomihoko dha yolooka. View more
2022-09-14Festus Hamalwa Omulumenhu weedula 36 okwa kwatwa po eshi vati a kala ta longifa oumbudi ta li oikulya noshoyo okunwa omalodu meengeshefa dovanhu ashike iha futu. View more
2022-09-14Eveline de Klerk Kansela Festus Simon Petrus okwa hokolola ota ti ovakalimo vomoshikandjohoololo shaye ova lulilwa keendjaba da lopotwa de liteyela momikunda domOnesi. View more
2022-09-14Victoria Kaapanda South Africa okwa patulula ishewe omangeshefelo giimuna niikwanyama okuza moNamibia sha landula sho omangeshefelo ngoka ga li ga ningi ethimbo ga patwa omolwomukithi gwekondo nelaka ngoka gwa li moNamibia. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter Have you noticed how everyone nowadays goes all out to create their own personal identities to gain relevance in the industry, with what they can offer? View more
2022-09-14Paheja Siririka A national youth climate action network was recently launched to promote radical youth-led climate actions across the country, addressing issues of climate change and water, agriculture, health, biodiversity, ecosystems, conservation and environmental management. View more
2022-09-14Paheja Siririka Looking at statistics, most gender-based violence committed happens in intimate relationships and society has accepted violence between partners. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter The Unam Cultural Festival, which took place last week after a two-year absence due to Covid-19 regulations, was hailed a huge success. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter With the high youth unemployment rate in Namibia, discussions are now slowly shifting towards the importance of creating decent jobs. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter The 17-year-old Innocentia Mukubi is model who will be representing Namibia in the Miss Teen Eco-Tourism World beauty pageant in Durban, South Africa from 10-17 October. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter The impact of climate change has become a business and household reality – and the world, as we know it, has changed dramatically. View more
2022-09-14Edgar Brandt Although Namibian vehicle sales rebounded significantly by over 55% during August 2022, a local economist has cautioned this figure could be artificially inflated by rental companies who have been replenishing their fleets. View more
2022-09-14Staff Reporter The Independent Patriots for Change strongly condemned last week’s bulldozing of houses by Katima Mulilo Town Council, which obtained a court order for the removal of illegal occupants at Lwanyanda informal settlement. View more
2022-09-14Eveline de Klerk Plans are underway to refurbish the TransNamib fuel railway link at Walvis Bay as portions of the link that transports fuel via tankers from Namport to various depots at Walvis Bay have reached the end of their lifespan and have been deemed unsafe. View more
2022-09-14Victoria Immanuel The Ongwediva campus for the International University of Management launched its third annual cultural festival this week. View more
2022-09-14Edward Mumbuu Selfish Namibians are abusing the non-visa entry requirement to seek asylum in the United Kingdom to the detriment of legitimate asylum-seekers from war-torn nations or those fleeing distress. View more
2022-09-14Kuzeeko Tjitemisa The 10 Swapo candidates aspiring to become the party’s next leaders will now have to square off in leadership debates in front of party delegates, the first of its kind, party president Hage Geingob revealed yesterday. View more
2022-09-14Edward Mumbuu Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Katutura Constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo does not stay in the constituency he leads, a direct contravention of the Regional Councils Act. View more
2022-09-14John Muyamba Former Nkurenkuru constituency councillor Damian Nakambare was denied bail by the prosecution on grounds that he has demonstrated a propensity to commit similar crimes or cases while on bail, due to the seriousness of the case against him and that the investigations are at an initial stage. View more
2022-09-14Kuzeeko Tjitemisa President Hage Geingob will today set sail on a nine-day working visit to three nations: Angola, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. View more
2022-09-14Roland Routh State advocate Ethel Ndlovu has asked Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo to remove a man he convicted for murder, kidnapping and several rapes from society for a very long time. View more
2022-09-14Maria Sheya Intern doctor, Denis Noa will only take the stand in 2023 to give clarity on what transpired at his workplace where a male patient was allegedly sexually violated by him. View more
2022-09-14Steven Klukowski Stakeholders should not just inform citizens about public services available, they are mandated to ensure these residents are indeed receiving such services. View more
2022-09-14Maria Sheya Legal battles at the City of Windhoek are never-ending, as four Independent Patriots for Change councillors head to the High Court for a review of the council’s decision to hold a meeting where a motion of no confidence in the management committee was discussed and passed. View more
2022-09-14Albertina Nakale Endowed with abundant natural free-flowing water springs, the town of Otavi continues to agitate for the ability to supply its own water and dump NamWater as its bulk supplier. View more
2022-09-13Festus Hamalwa Omulumenhu weedula 41, ha longo mofaalama okwa kwatwa po eshi vati a vaka eedi omuwoyi ndele te di landifa po, ta pingakanifa, a pewa epangwe kookaume kaye. View more
2022-09-13Victoria Immanuel Ohauto yepangelo ndjoka anuwa ya yakwa po Osoondaha, opolisi otayi ti otayi dhumwa ya pitithwa oongamba yu ukithwa moAngola. View more
2022-09-13Festus Hamalwa Omunashipundi mupe womalelo opamufyuululwakalo moNamibia okwa ti otaka lalakanena okukandula po eenhamanana odo di li pokati komalelo opamufyuululwakalo. View more
2022-09-13Victoria Immanuel Omulumentu gwomimvo 34 ngoka anuwa e na uunkundi womadhiladhilo okwa mangwa po kopolisi, sho anuwa a dhenge yinakulu noshiti sigo omeso mehuliloshiwike. View more
2022-09-13Aletta Shikololo Nausan ǂhanub, omkhâisens !nâ ra hui !âǀhuru-aon, kerkhegu tsî ǀhûhâsiga ra khâiba khoena ra dītsâ surigu ai !gao!gaosa ǂkhawadība ǁkhaesa, xaweb ge nē ǁkhoaxa tama mâsiba ra ai!gû. View more
2022-09-13John Muyamba Rundus ǂHanusi ǀAeǁgâub ge ǂoa ge wekheb Mantaxs ai 40 ǁkhāǁkhāǂuisentoa go ǀaedī-aon, ǂguro !nās ase ǁîn di ǀaeǁgâub !aroma !nae!khais ase īse go !khō!oa. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter Over the past weeks, we have covered several aspects of farm financial management and emphasised the importance of bookkeeping. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter At least 22 967 cattle were marketed in July 2022, which translates into an 8% decrease from 25 090 marketed in the prior year. View more
2022-09-13Charles Tjatindi If you are a novice farmer who seems overwhelmed by the various decisions on farming you are called to make on the go, do not fret – there are hundreds of others in the same boat. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter High rent fees, stock theft, water scarcity, crowded communal areas and expensive land are among the factors holding back female farmers from prospering in their farming. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter Nedbank Namibia held an award ceremony on Thursday, 08 September for estate agents and agencies who performed well during 2021. View more
2022-09-13Edgar Brandt The acquisition of Namibia Breweries Limited Investment Holdings and Distell Group Holdings by a massive Dutch brewer, Heineken International BV, has been approved with certain conditions by the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC). View more
2022-09-13Albertina Nakale Various stakeholders met yesterday with the aim of finding the best options for Namibia to provide free Wi-Fi at public facilities as per the motion, which was moved in the National Assembly earlier this year. View more
2022-09-13Maria Sheya A man, who is serving 20 years imprisonment for gang-raping a woman near Otavi in 2010, wants the High Court to reconsider his sentence. View more
2022-09-13Maria Sheya Swakopmund-based pastor and founder of Tongues of Fire Ministry who is accused of kidnapping and raping members of his congregation is fighting tooth and nail to be released on bail. View more
2022-09-13Paheja Siririka Although Namibia continues to be one of the biggest contributors to the high burden of tuberculosis on the continent, which causes concern, the Global Fund says 50 million lives were saved over the past 20 years around the world. View more
2022-09-13Edward Mumbuu When Uahekua Herunga failed to make it to the National Assembly in 2015, many in Swapo and his close associates wrote him off. View more
2022-09-13Albertina Nakale Farmers in the Zambezi region continue to lose their livestock at the hands of increasingly violent cattle rustlers, who the police confirmed are mainly Zambian nationals. View more
2022-09-13John Muyamba The Kavango West police are investigating a case involving a former Swapo constituency councillor who allegedly shot and wounded his 42-year-old relative after an intense argument. View more
2022-09-13Albertina Nakale Many street vendors around Otavi continue to vent their frustration, as they have no open market to sell their goods. View more
2022-09-13Aletta Shikololo The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has raised concern over illegal fencing of communal land, especially in the northern regions. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter On Monday, a handful of community members together with sponsors and sympathisers gathered at the Epako Cemetery to lay to rest 10 baby bodies which have been abandoned in the state hospital. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter Seven-seater long distance taxis that operate between Walvis Bay and Windhoek continue to operate without permits due to delays in issuing permits by the Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS). View more
2022-09-13Roland Routh The widow of an Otjimbingwe farmer, who was hacked to death by a worker he hired just three weeks prior to his murder, said she would entrust his sentencing to the court and would not make a pronouncement of what would constitute a fair punishment. View more
2022-09-13Roland Routh State advocate Taedago Gaweseb implored Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to convict a Rehoboth resident, accused of killing his 18-year-old pregnant girlfriend on a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act. View more
2022-09-13Staff Reporter The information ministry has appointed Shoki Kandjimi as spokesperson to manage the ministry’s internal and external communication and directly be responsible for attending to media queries effective 1 September 2022. View more
2022-09-12Maurice Kambukwe Log leaders of the MTC NNPL Mighty Gunners extended their good run in the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League (NNPL) with two victories over the weekend. View more
2022-09-12Maurice Kambukwe In spite of his chargers failing to win the third position, Brave Gladiators head coach Paulus Shipanga said they did well at the just-ended Women’s Cosafa Championship staged in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. View more
2022-09-12Maurice Kambukwe The 7th African Genesis Archery Namibia national tournament attracted over 100 archers from across the country at the Windhoek High School (WHS) sports stadium on Saturday. View more
2022-09-12Maurice Kambukwe The MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club is set to host its second professional boxing bonanza of the year in October at the Independence stadium in Oshakati. View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter Cricket Namibia (CN) and AB InBev on Friday reaffirmed their partnership towards the development of cricket in the country. View more
2022-09-12Festus Hamalwa Omukulupe weedula 68 ota ti okwa kengelelwa kumumwainamati oo a ndifa po eenhele daye dili mbali mOngwediva ina shi dja kepitikilo laye. View more
2022-09-12Festus Hamalwa Omukainhu weedula 56 ota pula ekwafo moshiwana opo shi mu yambidide eshi a pilwa onduda oyo ya hangika mu na omaliko aye ayeshe meumbo. View more
2022-09-12John Muyamba Muyahi wasikiliti sa Zambezi naipihile kwamapokola, kasamulaho akukulubelwa kuli nabulaile mufumahali wahae kakusebelisa tipa ya Okapi, kwamunzi waShungu mwasilalanda sa Kongola View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter I travelled to Africa last week, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections between people, shaping the collective security of the continent and investing in Africa’s greatest resource: its youth. View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter In a recent independent study of over 1600 banked Namibians, FNB Namibia posted top ratings across categories of top-of-mind awareness and consideration when making financial service decisions. View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has confirmed the reduction of termination rates for Namibia, effective 01 October 2022. View more
2022-09-12Maihapa Ndjavera Red flags continue being raised by various communities regarding continued uranium exploration activities being conducted in the Omaheke region. View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter Working together with the then apartheid government under the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) Esau Kooitjie manipulated the customary process and handed his son the reins. View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter Have you ever asked yourself if you are living or existing before? There is a huge difference between these two. Oscar Wilde gives the difference, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.” It is these two concepts I want to talk about in this article. View more
2022-09-12Staff Reporter After just a few months of installing close circuit television network (CCTV) cameras all over town, Mariental has received some positive results in crime fighting. View more
2022-09-12Roland Routh Windhoek High Court acting Judge Alfred Siboleka on Friday dismissed an application by two men on trial for the murder of renowned stock theft investigator Wilfred ‘Major’ Kazeurua in Gobabis during 2012, which sought them to appeal his refusal to step down from their case in the Supreme Court. View more
2022-09-12Aletta Shikololo The Namibian College of Opening Learning (Namcol) continues to grow in leaps and bounds, and will from next year onwards offer honours and master’s programmes. View more
2022-09-12Paheja Siririka Forced by the many public health emergencies facing the world, the health ministry and its development partners continue to train frontline workers to equip them with the knowledge to respond to epidemics promptly. View more
2022-09-12Edward Mumbuu The stage has been set for intense intra-party campaigning for the coveted Swapo vice presidency following an eventful weekend, which saw four Cabinet members passing the litmus test. View more
2022-09-12John Muyamba The Namibian Police in the Otjozondjupa region are investigating a case of concealment of birth after an unknown suspect on Friday dumped a foetus in the bushes near the west entrance of the town close to the ‘Welcome to Grootfontein’ board. View more
2022-09-12Festus Hamalwa A 68-year-old woman is in anguish, claiming that her brother allegedly deceived her to sell two separate stretches of land in Ongwediva without her authorisation and without her having received any compensation. View more
2022-09-12Edgar Brandt Yesterday, mourners lined the streets in areas of the United Kingdom to catch a final glimpse of the longest-serving monarch that country has ever seen. View more
2022-09-12Kuzeeko Tjitemisa President Hage Geingob has expressed the need to enhance and consolidate the implementation of existing agreements between Namibia and Botswana. View more
2022-09-12Festus Hamalwa The newly-elected chairperson of the Council of Traditional Authorities, chief Immanuel Nu-axa /Gaseb, said he will prioritise his time to resolve disputes involving traditional leaders. View more
2022-09-12Roland Routh Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku on Friday dismissed an application for discharge by murder accused Abraham Maasdorp for an alleged lack of evidence against him. View more
2022-09-12John Muyamba Member of parliament Tjekero Tweya is dismayed at the deplorable state of green scheme projects in the Zambezi, Kavango East and West regions, saying the line ministry does not take these projects seriously. View more
2022-09-12Maria Sheya Self-proclaimed prophet and founder of the House of Joy Ministries Jackson Babi was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Friday for rhino poaching. View more
2022-09-12Maria Sheya Four years after having been awarded a tender to demolish a government house in Okahandja, businessman John Sylvanus John, known as ‘John John’, is still fighting to be paid N$2.4 million for the work. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter Every year, many countries around the world put up mega street carnivals, where thousands of people flood the streets in colourful costumes plastered with sequence, feathers and beads. View more
2022-09-09Maria Haipinge A one-of-a-kind techno, psychedelic, trance event with live painting, ultraviolet painting and a laser show is on the cards tonight at Windhoek’s HTS Bau. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter Ndapunikwa Films continues to celebrate the numerous accolades for Namibia’s Best Narrative Film awardee ‘Hairareb’, which has been nominated for Best Feature Film at the 9th Sotambe International Film Festival in Zambia. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter Self-confidence should come from the inside, but the reality is that it does not work that way for everyone, and that’s where make-up comes in, says make-up expert Brenda Thambe. View more
2022-09-09Strauss Lunyangwe Eager to present his new body of work to his large crowd of fans, Cassidy Karon will be spitting lyrics at the Windhoek Spring Fiesta All White Finale at X-Lounge tomorrow. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter The second edition of the Fatima Artistic Hair Exhibition will take place at the Katutura Community Arts Centre Boiler Room on Saturday. View more
2022-09-09Maurice Kambukwe Former Brave Gladiators head coach Mamie Kasaona has expressed great confidence that the country’s senior women’s team has what it takes to put South Africa’s Banyana Banyana to the sword when they lock horns in today’s Cosafa Cup semi-final clash. View more
2022-09-09Carlos Kambaekwa A product of the now-defunct popular biannual Inter-Mines’ Multi-Sport Games, retired long-distance athlete Vilho Kudumo Namufinda took a liking to long-distance running after being inspired by the late Abed Jacobs, Joshua ‘Bravo’ Kahitu, veterans Lukas Halweendo, Bob Tangeni, Edward Gariseb, Aaron Shipanga, Gabriel Awaseb, Hendrick Maasdorp and Simeon Martin, as well as the Kayele siblings Frank View more
2022-09-09Otniel Hembapu Over the years, I have been a keen follower of all debates and discussions around the role and functions of local sports development officers employed by the sports ministry. The role and functions of sports development officers largely remain undefined, and continue to call for renewed introspection. View more
2022-09-09Festus Hamalwa Omupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaKhomas Warrant Shipandeni okwa ti mexuliloshivike omwa lopotwa oibofa itatu yovakainhu va kwatwa onghonga eshi kwa li tava nu omalodu nookaume kavo moWindhoek. View more
2022-09-09Victoria Immanuel Elelo lyOndoolopa Oniipa melongelokumwe naanangeshefa mondoolopa ndjika otaya ka longekidha omauliko gotango gopaipindi okuthika pehulilo lyomwedhi Sepetemba. Omauliko giipindi ngoka taga ka kala ge na sha nomithigululwakalo otaga ka tameka momasiku 28 gaSepetemba sigo 02 Kotomba nuumvo. View more
2022-09-09Victoria Immanuel Omulumentu gwomimvo 49 okwa hulitha Etiyali lyoshiwike shika sho anuwa a gwile mefuta, pethimbo a li miilonga mosikepa moka ha longele. View more
2022-09-09Festus Hamalwa Omukainhu womido 56 okwa hokolola ta ti ota hepekwa kovamwaina vahetatu eshi ve mu tataa meumbo nokukala tave mu denge. View more
2022-09-09Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Okapapu ko Nÿuvasaneno Yapamwe pokati ko horomende ya Namibia no yEhi rOvandotji ohunga no TjiÞiro Otjindjandja ke yenda yenda mo hamunika. View more
2022-09-09Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Oku yauza no kupwisa omuhunga wo horomende mbutja omanyomoneno yasere okuutira mo nganda ohepero kutja avehe mehi veute okutara ko ma unguriro warwe omape ngu ma ye tandere ko u rizemburuka oupe na wina ovingurisiwa ovipe. View more
2022-09-09Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Hapo ovitjitwa vyo ku sa o uranium mo Maheke viauta poo mbena otjiungura ihi ngunda veri morukosi uriri ro ku hoza kutja omona maa maa ikasesurwa mo? View more
2022-09-09Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Ehi mayuva wo ma suviro inga , nu tjinene nene ounepo wo Swapo ya Namibia, omeho wa siririke mo mbongarero yo Komiti yOmondivitivi yo tjira. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter African airlines saw an 84.8% rise in July’s total traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) versus a year ago. Also, July 2022 capacity on the continent was up 46.7%, and the load factor climbed 15.5 percentage points to 75%, still the lowest among global regions. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter A Special Task Team from NamPower, consisting of 30 technical experts in various fields will depart for Calueque in Angola to work on the refurbishment and upgrade of the Calueque substation at the Calueque Dam. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) on Wednesday unveiled the inaugural Know2Grow (K2G) NextGen Entrepreneurs, which is an annual market access and capacity building platform designed to drive the development and acceleration of innovative businesses by young entrepreneurs. View more
2022-09-09Maihapa Ndjavera The Okakarara community aims to revive its business opportunities post Covid-19 through the 14th Okakarara Trade Fair themed “Unlocking business growth opportunities for Okakarara”. The trade fair started on Monday, and is expected to conclude on 10 September after two years of suspension due to Covid-19 regulations. View more
2022-09-09Maihapa Ndjavera The Agricultural Bank of Namibia has encouraged farmers to prepare for a better rainfall season, and at the same time urged them to continue building adaptive capacity to climate change through various strategies such as optimal rangeland management, optimal restocking and farm diversification. View more
2022-09-09Reverend Jan Scholtz We are at a time when many people in the Third World and outside are raising fundamental questions about the pattern of development, which has taken place in the last three decades. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter A complete stop to violence against women, sexism, discrimination, men privileged to hold the power, and women becoming second-class, that is rightfully and relevantly the talk of a feminist who wants her voice to be heard. View more
2022-09-09Prof Makala Lilemba The tendency to blame other people for our mistakes comes a long way. One may even affirm that this tendency is old as the creation itself. Biblical scholars and Christians alike derive this tendency from the moment when Adam shifted the blame for eating the forbidden fruit on the Creator and his wife, Eve. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter Although Namibia as a country had made strides in changing the face of the country since the dawn of independence, notable shortfalls such as poverty, skyrocketing inflation, unemployment, bureaucratic procedures, unsustainable fuel and food costs, corruption, and poor service delivery continue to cause distress among citizens but no one is valorous to admit that along the way administrative blund View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter I wish to respond to an opinion piece by Professor Makala Lilemba on the above subject. First, the title of his article is misleading as it does not specify which communities in the Zambezi region seek to select a paramount chief. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter The education curriculum of today continues to teach learners about drawing locusts, and not teaching them how to mine and run business. Have anyone asked these questions; Why does unemployment continue to escalate? Why have most universities become qualification’s factories? This article seeks to answer the question on “What is on the ground?” View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter It is wrong for Namibian banks to draw the levels of profit they do from a poverty-stricken, largely unemployed population having just emerged from a pandemic that decimated sections of an already depressed economy. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter President of the Republic of Namibia v Namibia Employers Federation (SA 53-2020) [2022] NASC (2 September 2022) – suspension of labour laws due to state of emergency View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter “When I retire, I want to look back and be proud of myself and what I have accomplished. I want to have a lot of stories to share, I want to leave a customer service legacy.” View more
2022-09-09Festus Hamalwa A taxi driver is accused of a reign of terror in Windhoek’s Okahandja Park location after it emerged he preys on young girls and threatens to kill them if they tell anyone that he violated them. View more
2022-09-09Aron Mushaukwa A single mother of four was yesterday left to pick up the pieces of her life and her demolished shack after the Katima Mulilo town council razed the Lwanyanda informal settlement, which she called home. View more
2022-09-09Edward Mumbuu Tomorrow, over 90 members of the Swapo central committee – the highest decision-making body between congresses – will converge in Windhoek to nominate and eliminate aspirants for the top four positions up for grabs at what appears to be another jaw-dropping elective congress. View more
2022-09-09Maria Sheya Four catering companies, who were selected by the education ministry to deliver food to 63 000 learners housed in government hostels countrywide, will continue with their duties after the High Court granted a temporary urgent interdict against the cancellation and re-advertising of the tender. View more
2022-09-09Edward Mumbuu The sprawling saga involving a possible N$12 million illegal immigration scheme concocted by a Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) councillor is shaking the core of Namibia’s official opposition. View more
2022-09-09Roland Routh Accused Ponzi scheme operators Michael Amushelelo and Gregory Cloete insist they need senior counsel (advocate) to represent them in their upcoming fraud trial in the Windhoek High Court, paid for by the Department of Legal Aid in the Ministry of Justice. View more
2022-09-09Roland Routh A Congolese national convicted of smuggling three refugees into Namibia for a fee was sentenced to an effective six years in prison yesterday by Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku. View more
2022-09-09Edward Mumbuu Defence minister and Swapo vice presidential hopeful Frans Kapofi says the issue of genocide remains a thorn in Namibia’s flesh and must be addressed in earnest, expeditiously. View more
2022-09-09Staff Reporter President Hage Geingob last night expressed “deep sadness” over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The British queen died at her Scottish Highland retreat on Thursday at the age of 96. View more
2022-09-08Victoria Kaapanda Opolisi moshitopolwa shaShana oya indile oshigwana opo shi gandje oondjembo ndhoka inaashi hala we nenge kaadhi na oombapila kopolisi, no itapu ka kala nando omapulapulo gasha. View more
2022-09-08Festus Hamalwa Op ol i fi mo s h i tu ku lwa shaKhomas otai konaakona o s h i n i n g w a n i m w a shikumwifa, omo omulumenhu vati a kwata onghonga ounona vavali vomido 12 vopoushiinda, nainagona yakamwe komounona. View more
2022-09-08Maurice Kambukwe Following the disappointing 2020 MTC National Youth Games which were embarrassingly characterised by substandard transport, food and accommodation for the participating athletes and officials, the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) has promised to do better this time around. View more
2022-09-08Maurice Kambukwe The 2022 Express Credit Futsal Namibia Summer League is set to commence this weekend, with various matches lined up for Friday to Sunday at the Windhoek Showgrounds. View more
2022-09-08Staff Reporter With the third generation of the Audi RS 3 Sportback and the second generation of the RS 3 Sedan, Audi is relaunching the sporty top-of-the-line pair in the compact high-performance segment. The award-winning five-cylinder engine now has more torque, making it even more powerful. View more
2022-09-08Maihapa Ndjavera Government Institutions Pension Fund CEO David Nuyoma said there is a special need to be on guard to thwart any attempts by those who are tempted to satisfy their greed by dipping their hands in the cookie jar. View more
2022-09-08Staff Reporter Namibia will soon boast a new gold mine near the towns of Usakos, Karibib and Omaruru that is to be developed by Canadian company, Osino Resources. The development of the mine was confirmed this week following the results of the prefeasibility study for the Twin Hills gold project. View more
2022-09-08Edgar Brandt The Bank of Namibia has confirmed there is no shortage of coins in the country, and that the local market has been adequately supplied with all necessary denominations. The clarification comes after a local retailer recently requested customers to exchange or purchase goods with coins, specifically 5 cents and 10 cents coins. View more
2022-09-08Maihapa Ndjavera For the month of July 2022, Namibia recorded a trade deficit to the tune of N$4.3 billion, reflecting a worsened trade deficit when compared to N$2.5 billion recorded in June 2022, and N$3.6 billion recorded in July 2021. View more
2022-09-08Paheja Siririka Namibia achieved a national vaccine uptake of only 30.9%, compared to the global and national target of 70% herd immunity while the national target is 1 779 271 with the current population inoculated standing at 550 317. View more
2022-09-08Staff Reporter Every person has a mental illness or problem but it can only manifest once triggered. This encompasses emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. It influences the individual’s cognition and how he or she can handle stress of perception. View more
2022-09-08Staff Reporter On Friday, 19 August 2022, The Namibian newspaper published a report by Shinovene Immanuel and Tileni Mongudhi titled ‘Cracks in Geingob, Shaningwa political marriage’. View more
2022-09-08Roland Routh The trial of a man from Ariamsvlei in the Karasburg district, who is accused of pouring petrol over his girlfriend and setting her on fire in 2020, was postponed yesterday until February 2023. View more
2022-09-08Maria Sheya Negotiations in the defamation matter between expelled Independent Patriots for Change member Ciske Smith-Howard and party member Sifried Junios //Garoëb have reached a deadlock. View more
2022-09-08Edward Mumbuu The long-drawn-out confusion over the infamous ‘Helmut amendments’, which appeared to have limited prospective candidates’ chances of contesting for the top four positions in Swapo, has seemingly been put to rest. View more
2022-09-08Aletta Shikololo Former Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila has challenged a call by the deputy minister for marginalised communities Royal /Ui/o/oo to establish a ministry of indigenous affairs, saying there is no need for such a ministry. View more
2022-09-08Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Political analysts have urged the country’s political parties to follow Independent Patriots for Change’s model in how they handle party officials accused of engaging in questionable business or committing crimes. View more
2022-09-08Eveline de Klerk A 22-member vessel crew battled rough sea in their desperate attempt to rescue a fisherman who had gone overboard on Tuesday morning. View more
2022-09-08Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarian Henny Seibeb on Tuesday moved two separate motions that seek to address strategies to permanently write off water and electricity debts of local authorities. View more
2022-09-08John Muyamba A resident of the Zambezi region handed himself over to the police after he had allegedly killed his wife with an Okapi knife at Shungu village in the Kongola area. View more
2022-09-08Paheja Siririka Deputy youth minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas says Africa’s foremost resource is its youth, and Namibia is particularly not lacking in that regard as the majority of the population consists of young people. View more
2022-09-08Paheja Siririka Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi wondered whether Namibia has the right technological solutions for the developmental challenges on the ground - spanning from green energy, healthcare, food shortages, climate change and youth unemployment - to digital exclusion. View more
2022-09-08Maria Sheya A northern-based nurse, who is being sued for defamation by businessman Shapwa Kanyama and his wife will be opposing the suit. View more
2022-09-08Aletta Shikololo Despite efforts from government, development partners, churches and civil society to curb gender-based violence, the scourge continues unabated. View more
2022-09-07Festus Hamalwa Okaaana keedula 12 vati oka ninga oufimba eshi ka kala nokukwata onghonga lwoikando ya yooloka okudja omudo wa dja ko fiyo oneudo omwedi wa dja ko komushiinda shavo. View more
2022-09-07Victoria Immanuel Aantu ye vule po500 Olyomakaya ga z iko oya konakonwa omikithi dha yooloka noya mono omauyelele kombinga yuundjolowele wawo, sha ningwa mOkahao. View more
2022-09-07Festus Hamalwa Omukainhu weedula 38 a dile kOpuwo moshitukulwa shaKunene okwe uya modoolopa yaEenhana opo a landife omaludi oihemba noshoyo okukala a xwaxwameka oshiwana shi kale shi na ohokwe yokulongifa omiti doihemba. View more
2022-09-07Victoria Kaapanda Omimvo hetatu okuza sho a li a lundililwa okugandja uuzigo mboka anuwa wa dhipaga aalumentu aamwayinathana yaali, Martha Uutoni ota tsu omazima mokuyalula ayihe mbyoka a kanitha. View more
2022-09-07Otniel Hembapu Namibia’s Brave Gladiators yesterday cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win over Lesotho during their final Group B match of the ongoing Cosafa Cup, but that result was however not enough as they had to rely on a 1-all draw between South Africa and Mozambique to have their place in the semi-finals officially confirmed. View more
2022-09-07Maria Haipinge Many people attend cultural events to enjoy alcohol, among other activities, and not because they want to embrace the inherited old practices of culture. View more
2022-09-07Staff Reporter Teaching is the only profession that spent a lot of time with learners. The teacher and learner intimate relationship is teacher misconduct, according to the education policy. I am not against that but the problem with that policy is that it only applies to the teaching profession, not other professions, which is not fair as the effect of having a relationship with a female learner is the same. View more
2022-09-07Olavi Popyeinawa Everyone wants to be a leader or be the person in charge. A nice important title can be a major motivator for people to take up leadership positions and all the recognition and perks that come with it. View more
2022-09-07Staff Reporter The youth and Grootfontein community at large had the time of their lives as they celebrated the second volume of the Otjiwanda Youth Expo, which took place from 31 August to 3 September at the Grootfontein Omulunga Stadium. View more
2022-09-07Staff Reporter Author Immanuel Nghifikwa wants to save as many lives as possible through his new book ‘Top Brilliant Secrets: 100 tested and proven key principles to become the most developed version of yourself’. View more
2022-09-07Staff Reporter The well-known Okapuka Game Ranch, situated just outside Windhoek on the road to Okahandja, recently entered into a joint venture with Gondwana Collection Namibia. View more
2022-09-07Staff Reporter An annuity is simply defined as a sum of money paid regularly by a financial institution at a certain time in the future to a person. View more
2022-09-07Maihapa Ndjavera Standard Bank Namibia has shaken off the adverse impact of Covid-19 in its half-year results after the bank recorded an increase in profit after tax of 24.1% for period on period to N$235.3 million. This is according to the bank’s interim results announcement for the first six months ended 30 June 2022, released this week. View more
2022-09-07Edgar Brandt Regional oil refineries are being investigated to make Africa more independent in terms of oil supply. This was confirmed on Monday by mines and energy minister, Tom Alweendo, who recently returned from West Africa’s leading energy forum in Dakar, Senegal, that took place from 1 to 2 September with the aim to determine the future for the continent’s energy. View more
2022-09-07Staff Reporter Namibia is among the countries with a high unemployment rate, particularly among youth graduates roaming the streets with their degrees. View more
2022-09-07Roland Routh A man who was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment in 2019 for stabbing his girlfriend and mother of his now 11-year-old daughter to death was provided with a lawyer by Legal Aid to appeal his sentence. View more
2022-09-07Roland Routh Bereavement has delayed the continuation of the trial of lay litigant August Maletzky and his former assistant Simon Afrikaner in the Windhoek High Court yesterday before Judge Herman January. View more
2022-09-07Maria Sheya The High Court has scheduled to hear the side of Namibia Wildlife Resorts in a N$7.5 million defamation suit against it, filed by its former managing director Zelna Hengari next year. View more
2022-09-07Maria Sheya The Canadian oil company, ReconAfrica, has petitioned the Supreme Court in a suit in which it is accused of illegally drilling on a family’s crop field in Kavango East without their consent. View more
2022-09-07Kuzeeko Tjitemisa With a combined experience of close to 60 years in the top echelons of national politics, four long-serving politicians Albert Kawana, Doreen Sioka, Calle Schlettwein and National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi will be stepping down from active politics in two years’ time. View more
2022-09-07John Muyamba The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) Kavango East branch is committed and ready to work with the Rundu Town Council to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurship. View more
2022-09-07Eveline de Klerk Residents of Okombahe want the issuance of exploration rights in their area to be put on hold as their chief Immanuel /Gaseb has been approving requests without consulting the community. View more
2022-09-06Victoria Immanuel Etango kalya li lya pitila aafuthi ye li yahamano mboka kwa li ya ponokele Aachina moshitopolya shaHangwena noku ya yuga iimaliwa mehuliloshiwike. View more
2022-09-06Victoria Immanuel Aantu ye vulithe puyahetatu oya si, ye li 117 oya mono iiponga momakandomo goohauto geli 67, mbyoka ya ningwa muule womasiku gayeheyali. View more
2022-09-06Simon Kamati US energy expert Anas Al-Hajj has already warned of the dire consequences of capping Russian oil prices. According to him, the price of fuel will increase many times due to the imbalance of supply and demand, as well as the rise in the cost of energy delivery. The same decision on gas earlier caused an acute energy crisis in the EU. View more
2022-09-06Maurice Kambukwe Brave Gladiators assistant coach Thuba Sibanda has said a win will be the only acceptable result when they square off against Lesotho in today’s final group match, which will determine the second team to progress from Group B. View more
2022-09-06Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s women’s field hockey team won silver at the recently-ended Central-South Africa Qualifiers to book their place at next year’s 13th edition of the All-Africa Games in Ghana. View more
2022-09-06Staff Reporter The lack of action taken to have agricultural import bans imposed by Botswana – and more recently Namibia – lifted is creating a feeling among South African fresh produce farmers that the government has failed them. View more
2022-09-06Staff Reporter As previously stated, getting personal transactions entangled with that of the business transaction is something most farmers and agripreneurs do – and it may come easy; however, this poses risk to the business, leading to lost opportunities for business growth. View more
2022-09-06Charles Tjatindi The recent livestock movement restrictions and subsequent ban on exports of cattle to South Africa should serve as a wake-up call to farmers. The situation has surely amplified the need for a more diversified approach to farming, as opposed to sorely focusing on one product. View more
2022-09-06Staff Reporter A significant number of livestock mortalities in many farming areas can be attributed to plant poisoning, as many farmers report symptoms that relate to poisoning. View more
2022-09-06Staff Reporter FNB was awarded Best Digital Banking App in Africa, announced at the 2022 World’s Best Consumer Digital Bank Awards in Africa, hosted by Global Finance magazine. View more
2022-09-06Edgar Brandt Mines and energy minister, Tom Alweendo, yesterday confirmed that one of the world’s biggest publicly owned oil and gas companies, Chevron, is interested in acquiring a majority stake in a deep-water exploration block offshore Namibia. View more
2022-09-06Edgar Brandt For the next three years, the strategy for Oryx Properties Limited aims to grow the company’s total asset base inorganically to N$4.5 billion. View more
2022-09-06Staff Reporter Nearly all educated grown-ups and professionals know something about being an expert or generalist in a given academic field or work of life. View more
2022-09-06Josef Kefas Sheehama The new normal will continue and accelerate the move towards digital spaces, which, without in-person interaction, are abstract and hard for many to grasp. View more
2022-09-06Staff Reporter Overcrowded dormitories, mal- and non-functioning ablution facilities and water scarcity are some major issues affecting operations at community hostels in the Omaheke region. View more
2022-09-06John Muyamba Swapo Party Youth League secretary and member of parliament Ephraim Nekongo is disappointed at the state of affairs at the dilapidated Mashare Agricultural Development Institute in the Kavango East region, where the infrastructure is slowly diminishing due to a lack of maintenance. View more
2022-09-06Roland Routh Three judges of the Namibia Supreme Court on Friday declared the controversial Regulation 19 instituted by President Hage Geingob during the national lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic as unconstitutional. View more
2022-09-06Edward Mumbuu Incumbent Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will have to defend her position against Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, who will be contesting for power in the ruling party for the first time. View more
2022-09-06Festus Hamalwa Traditional authorities and leaders have a duty to stop the corrupt practice of illegal fencing off of communal land and allocation of communal lands for self-gratification. View more
2022-09-06Edward Mumbuu Evidence is beginning to surface that the scheme orchestrated by the Katutura Central constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo to ship Namibians to Europe was never intended for the Commonwealth Games but instead to seek asylum. View more
2022-09-06Victoria Kaapanda Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa has paid glowing tribute to businessman and prominent farmer Ismael Shailemo, who passed on yesterday, aged 76. View more
2022-09-06Eveline de Klerk Fishing industry players and stakeholders have condemned the alleged human trafficking of the 60 fishers that were rescued last week Monday. View more
2022-09-06Victoria Kaapanda Ten people have been killed in road-related accidents, while a substantial 117 have been injured between 28 August and 4 September, official figures released this week haveshown. View more
2022-09-06Edgar Brandt Falling international oil prices coupled with the strengthening of the Namibia dollar against the United States dollar are two of the main factors that enabled the energy ministry to reduce local fuel prices for September. View more
2022-09-06Roland Routh A man from Ariamsvlei in the Karasburg district, who allegedly poured petrol on his girlfriend and mother of his 13-month-old baby girl, pleaded not guilty. View more
2022-09-06Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Namibia and Botswana are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for a one-stop border post at the Trans-Kalahari–Mamuno entry point, a move aimed at facilitating the free movement of people and goods between the two nations. View more
2022-09-05Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s Brave Gladiators, who lost their 2022 Cosafa Cup opening match 2-0 against the Copper Queens of Zambia last week Thursday, yesterday displayed absolute panache to brush aside a hapless Eswatini side by an emphatic 5-1 win at the Madibaz Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. View more
2022-09-05Maurice Kambukwe Newly crowned Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) Premier League champions Wanderers head coach Rohan Kitshoff has attributed their league success to hard work and sheer determination, saying it took team effort to win the league title. View more
2022-09-05Festus Hamalwa Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto otai indile moshiwana kwau e na ouyelele kombinga yomushingi wotuwa ou vati a lyata nokudipaa omunhu ndele ta faduka po. View more
2022-09-05Eveline de Klerk Lubasi kuzwelela naha Germany ni mufufisi kuzwelela naha South Africa, neba zibahalizwe kimapokola kuba bane batimezi mwakuwa kwafulai mwasioli sa Impalila musihali waLabubeli. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter Nyakalalo nebonahalile mwamakululu aKatima Mulilo ni sikiliti kaufela sa Zambezi Lamubulo, kasamulaho akukuta kwasikwata sa mbola ya mautu sene situzi mwakomoki ya mutende waNamibian ya 2022. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter The Speak Out Seek Help (SOSH) concert was launched Friday, aimed at breaking the stigma around mental illness in the entertainment and performing arts industry. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter Founder of Poiyah Media Ilke Platt has been short-listed and selected as an Honouree for the 12th Edition of the African Achievers Awards (AAA) under the “Emerging Public Relations Practitioner” Award Category. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter A new venture by design agency Turipamwe seeks to map the state of design thinking in Namibia to understand how Namibian companies and other organisations foster creativity, develop new services, products or processes, and to what extent Lean methods like Design Thinking are used or known. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter I learned to get to know retired Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga in 2008 when I invited him to Coblenz, upon the request of the traditional leaders who wanted to discuss the issue of crime in the area of Otjituuo and the absence of a police station at Coblenz. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter Education is the central foundation of the nation and in Namibia, the education ministry gets the most significant share of the budget. View more
2022-09-05Edward Mumbuu In the face of mounting pressure and speculation to endorse current Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as his preferred candidate, party leader President Hage Geingob has refused to budge. View more
2022-09-05Eveline de Klerk Erongo chief regional officer Habate Doeses has resigned and requested for early retirement, citing an unbearable environment at the council. View more
2022-09-05Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Former Ovaherero Genocide Foundation president Utjiua Muinjangue has labelled the German government 'a joke' after the European nation reportedly rejected to renegotiate the N$18 billion offer it has promised to aid projects in Namibia over 30 years to atone for its role in genocide and property seizures during 1904-1908. View more
2022-09-05Eveline de Klerk The police are in the process of formulating charges and possibly charge directors of a Namibian-registered fishing company after two of its vessels were impounded and a 60-member crew rescued last Monday. View more
2022-09-05Edward Mumbuu For Swapo to survive and win back the popular vote, service delivery should be the foundation of all its strategies going forward, re-elected Swapo Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo has said. View more
2022-09-05Eveline de Klerk The !Oë ≠Gân traditional community does not want its chief Immanuel /Gaseb to be supported or elected as chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders. View more
2022-09-05Staff Reporter President Hage Geingob will this week undertake a working visit to Gaborone to attend the inaugural session of the Namibia-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC). View more
2022-09-05Roland Routh American murder accused Marcus Thomas is suing prison authorities, a former safety and security minister and five correctional officers for damages in relation to an alleged assault perpetrated on him. View more
2022-09-05Edgar Brandt The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration visited the stalling N$190 million Peugeot assembly plant in Walvis Bay on Friday. View more
2022-09-05Maria Sheya TransNamib and the bargaining union, the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau), on Friday reached a salary increment agreement in favour of the workers, thus ending a three-week strike. View more
2022-09-05Victoria Kaapanda The Oshakati town council has implored cattle and other livestock owners to refrain from letting their animals graze in town. According to the local authority, stray animals in town lead to unnecessary traffic jams and accidents. View more
2022-09-05Maria Sheya Suspended Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund CEO Hilya Nghiwete is in for another two weeks wait to hear if the High Court will rule in favour of her reinstatement. View more
2022-09-02Maurice Kambukwe The stage has been set and the curtain will be coming down on the 2022 season as defending champions Unam take on Wanderers in tomorrow’s Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) Premier League final at the Hage Geingob stadium. View more
2022-09-02Carlos Kambaekwa Love him or loathe him, former amateur boxer Bernhard Mbamunomuvatere Kamatoto in this edition speaks about his long and winding career. He pulls no punches as he lays bare the good and bad tales of his abbreviated boxing journey and life in general, as well as how a chronic disease hamstrung his childhood dream of joining the paid ranks. View more
2022-09-02Otniel Hembapu This week, I reported on the meeting between the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) and clubs from both the Namibia Premier League (NPL) and the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) which took place on Monday, but it seems like I have struck some nerves. View more
2022-09-02Festus Hamalwa Ovalumenhu vavali ova kwatwa po, omanga omufekelwa umwe okwa faduka po, eshi va hangika nomapangwe e li pongushu yeemilliona N$1.2. View more
2022-09-02Festus Hamalwa Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShana otai indile moshiwana kwaau e na ouyelele kombinga yomukainhu ou a kupulashi okaana kaye oko ke lituwa ka fya monailona yoimbodi. View more
2022-09-02Victoria Kaapanda Opolisi yaShana oya futitha aahingi yaali sho ya li ya monika taya hingi oohauto mbali, ye na omuntu a kuutumba pokati koohauto dhawo. View more
2022-09-02Victoria Kaapanda Uuministeli wOmindhingoloko nUutalelipo owa ti otawu ya po nomilandu dha kwata miiti, okunkondopaleka egameno lyiiyamakuti moshilongo. View more
2022-09-02Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Omandaha kombunda yo ma yuva wo masuviro omare wo ma zemburukiro wEyuva rOzombangane, Keetute otji ya tjirirwe amaihanduza ovapuratene vayo. View more
2022-09-02Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Ovihuro via Kahandja na Tjoruuma ivivari mo Namibia omayuva wo ma suviro ngazuko mbia sekirisire ovimbumba peke peke mo ma zemburukiro wo wEyuva rOzombangane. View more
2022-09-02Maria Haipinge The first-ever Windhoek Spring Market will be held today and tomorrow at the city’s business district, transforming Zoo Park, Post Street Mall and sections of Independence Avenue into a temporary street-front retail and festive space. View more
2022-09-02Maurice Kambukwe Johan Muller, whose term as Cricket Namibia (CN) chief executive officer ends on 28 October this year, has expressed profound excitement with the tremendous growth the organisation has achieved both on and off the field in a short space, and says he is thrilled to reapply for the job again. View more
2022-09-02Maria Haipinge The second volume of the Heal Our Land gospel concert will take place tomorrow at the Zoo Park Amphitheatre in Windhoek. View more
2022-09-02NSK It warms my heart to see sons and daughters of the land of the brave dominating the nomination lists for both the Africa Choice Awards and the Zikomo Africa Awards. View more
2022-09-02Ndapanda Haininga The beauty of travel is that no one’s experience is exactly the same as the other. I have been to the desert more times than I can remember. Sometimes I slum it and go for a camping experience. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter The Katutura Fashion Week Awards 2022 recently honoured several personalities and companies for their contributions to the Namibian and international fashion industry for the year View more
2022-09-02Terence Mukasa Namibian-brewed hit banger Alander Siyaya, otherwise known as DJ Siya will be sharing the stage with legendary Congolese artist Koffi Olomidé at a concert in Botswana next month. View more
2022-09-02Karlos Naimwhaka As simple as it may sound, it is truer than ever that life is a scam. Not that it is so by design but because, in its simplicity, deceitfulness found its place; an opportunity and vulnerability for control and exploitation. View more
2022-09-02Strauss Lunyangwe After walking in her first fashion show in Windhoek in 2016, top Namibian model Johanna Swartbooi is heading to Europe and the USA to strut her stuff on the catwalks of the fashion capitals of the world View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter The Capricorn Foundation yesterday confirmed the appointment of Veripura Muukua as the coordinator of the Capricorn Foundation with effect from 1 September 2022. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter The NSA released the annual national accounts recently. The national accounts are a compilation of sectors of the economy and provide an analysis and overview of how the economy performed. View more
2022-09-02Maihapa Ndjavera The continued growth of informal settlements remains one of Namibia’s biggest developmental challenges. In this vein, FirstRand Namibia yesterday presented an investment of N$5 million for the country’s land and housing programme, through the Development Workshop of Namibia. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter Cleanergy Solutions Namibia, a joint venture between the Ohlthaver and List (O&L) Group and its international Belgium-based partner CMB.TECH, has been awarded a JCOI/PTX grant, which supports the company to set up a Hydrogen pilot plant and refuelling station along the Namibian coast. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter The Acting Minister of Public Enterprises Ipumbu Shiimi this week confirmed the appointment of the TransNamib Board of Directors. The appointments at the State-owned rail and freight operator were undertaken in accordance with the Public Enterprises Governance Act. View more
2022-09-02Edgar Brandt Namibia hopes to gain valuable experience and skills for its burgeoning oil industry by tapping into the knowledge of Equatorial Guinea, where Mobil Oil (now ExxonMobil) discovered the elusive black gold more than 25 years ago. View more
2022-09-02Reverend Jan Scholtz The economic and other relations between developed and developing countries established and maintained over centuries can be fully comprehended within the metropole – satellite pattern. The developed countries are the metropole, while the developing countries are satellites orbiting around the metropole. View more
2022-09-02Prof Makala Lilemba It seems the quest for a paramount chief in the Zambezi region is still on the cards, and it is only that this time around it is being aired on social media through video clips by a secret cult organisation whose members are operating from Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. The members of this secret cult happen to belong to the Masubiya ethnic group. View more
2022-09-02Prof Jairos Kangira Well-coached and grounded postgraduate students are aware that good academic writing style is achieved also by basing their arguments on credible sources or researches of scholars in their areas of specialisations. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter Land management is a broad measure for strengthening the quality of life of people (and their environment) through improvements in the state of land. View more
2022-09-02Job Amupanda In 2006, I enrolled for my first degree at the University of Namibia. The Dean of Students was current higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi. Because of my high school student leadership background, I took keen interest in student politics. In that year, there was a thorny issue of compulsory breakfast, where the university charged students even when they did not eat breakfast. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter The Republic of Namibia gained its political independence on 21 March 1990 with its Constitution being adopted on the 9th of February 1989. In terms of legislation, Namibia is a democratic State in which democratic elections are held every after five years whereby political parties and leaders are to be elected to political power at all three levels of government namely, local, regional, and natio View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter It was on Monday, 22 August 2022 that I read an interesting article in The Namibian newspaper titled “Colonialism messed up.” The article had mixed emotions from the ruling and opposition party. I found a statement by President Hage Geingob worth exploring. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter A clearer picture will emerge in the coming days insofar as the much-anticipated Swapo elective congress and the leadership battle is concerned. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter A career in public service is for anyone who wants to make a difference even if it means putting public interests ahead of personal interests. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter Water minister Calle Schlettwein has urged participants at the Stockholm World Water Week, which came to an end yesterday, to fast-track the development of the water and sanitation agenda as any delay will hinder socio-economic development. View more
2022-09-02Edward Mumbuu For the ruling party to reclaim its glory days, its next secretary general must be energetic, upright, intimately understand Swapo and be able to transcend beyond petty party politics in the interest of the country. View more
2022-09-02Eveline de Klerk Police in the Erongo region have started an investigation after three people from a Swakopmund neighbourhood died within hours of each other. View more
2022-09-02Edward Mumbuu The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has broken its silence on the saga involving its councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo, distancing party leader McHenry Venaani from the failed European trip. View more
2022-09-02Roland Routh Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen yesterday sentenced a 30-year-old woman convicted for murdering her baby to an effective jail term of 28 years. View more
2022-09-02Eveline de Klerk Residents in the Erongo region will have to dig deeper into their pockets for electricity as electricity distributor Erongo Red yesterday announced tariff increases for the 2022/2023 financial year. View more
2022-09-02Roland Routh The State will call its witness on new facts when the bail application hearing of Fishrot accused Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi resumes next month. View more
2022-09-02Maria Sheya An amended section of the Communications Act, 2009 which gave the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) powers to impose any percentage they see fit for regulatory levies on providers of communication services in Namibia, has been declared unconstitutional by the High Court. View more
2022-09-02Staff Reporter The Presidency has questioned the veracity of newsrooms, claiming that certain reporters and editors have reneged on the fundamental principles of journalism as a discipline of verification and are not being truthful. View more
2022-09-01Maurice Kambukwe Although they will be facing stiff competition from this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-finalist Zambia in today’s Cosafa Cup opening match, Namibia’s Brave Gladiators gaffer Paulus Shipanga has maintained they are well prepared and will execute their game plan to the letter. View more
2022-09-01Festus Hamalwa Omupopiliko welelo lodoolopa yaNgwediva Jackson Muma okwa ti omafiku omaulikilo oipindi yokomudo ita a dulu oku wedelwa. View more
2022-09-01Aletta Shikololo Omunafaalama gwiikwamboga oshowo iiyimati okwa ti, oshikunino shoka kwa li a toto po omanga e li mondondo 8, ote shi enditha nawa notashi mu yambidhidha nawa. View more
2022-09-01Eveline de Klerk Walvis Bay-varugani ava vakara asi yiwo venya Swagga.com, sitora esi sakara asi yiso asi randesa mudwaro gokukurupa nononkaku, moWalvis Bay ngesi kuna kara asi kuna kusikona kona momunene. View more
2022-09-01Loide Jason Tsumkwe –Hompa Tsamkxao ++Oma Bobo gova Ju’/hoansi gerero olyo, katente asi age ana kara noudigu omu yihorokwa yokumanga darate pwahana asi paveta unene komavango vana kutumbura asi nofarama vatura mevango lyokuwekera yikasama simpe kapi vana ugusapo ntani simpe vantu kuna kumanga. View more
2022-09-01Aron Mushaukwa Katima Mulilo-Varandesi mononzira modoropa zaKatima Mulilo kapi vana yihafere eyi ndango zodoropa zina kuvasilika kurandesa mononzira domodoropa zina omu vana vasilike wondango zegendeso doropa ozo, eyi awo kuna kuyimona asi kapi yina wapa kuna kuvatekura momudona. View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter The Windhoek City Police has noted with great concern that many road users have forgotten or simply ignore the basic rules of the road. View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter With the reveal of the All-New Jeep Grand Cherokee L in southern Africa, the Jeep brand marks 81 years of 4x4 leadership with the rebirth of an American SUV icon –blending off-road capability with a premium on-road driving experience, which, for the first time in the vehicle’s history, includes a third row of seating. View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter Old Mutual yesterday confirmed the appointment of Mignon du Preez as their Marketing, Public Affairs and Sustainability Executive as of 1 September 2022. In her new role, Du Preez will lead and manage all marketing activities, public relations, and sustainability initiatives as a member of the Old Mutual Namibia executive team. View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter CEOs are entrusted to drive strategy, grow the business, constantly scan the environment, restructure whenever necessary and position the business for success, among others. View more
2022-09-01Maihapa Ndjavera Despite the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mining operations, Swakop Uranium managed to record its highest production ever. As a result of increased production, the company contributed N$3.2 billion to Namibia’s economy in 2021. View more
2022-09-01Maihapa Ndjavera The ninth edition of the Namibian Mining Expo and Conference concludes today. The two-day conference started yesterday under the theme ‘Breaking New Frontiers in a Post-Pandemic Era’. This was the first mining expo and conference in two years, after the Chamber of Mines cancelled it consecutively due to the Covid-19 pandemic. View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter Old Mutual Short-Term Insurance Company (Namibia) Ltd (OMSIC) has agreed to pay a total sum of N$6 million as part of two settlement agreements, after the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) found the insurer had contravened Section 23 of the Competition Act No.2 of 2003 in two separate investigations. View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter A recent study in the USA found that adults with disabilities reported experiencing more mental distress than those without disabilities. If Namibia had the resources to do the research, the results would sadly not be any different. View more
2022-09-01Josef Kefas Sheehama Have you ever seen a phenomenon in your life where someone faces a horrible setback in their life such as failing in business or a brutal heartbreak? View more
2022-09-01Staff Reporter For the past years, there has been an overwhelming focus on urban development in Namibia, mainly by the main development stakeholders who hold interest in and have activities related to rural development such as the government, local and international development practitioners. View more
2022-09-01Edward Mumbuu The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) cannot claim moral high ground when the ruling Swapo is embroiled in scandals and turn a blind eye when it or its members are caught pants down, its parliamentarian Vipuakuje Muharukua has said. View more
2022-09-01Loide Jason The University of Namibia has significantly grown from a staff complement of 147 at its inception in 1992 and now boasts more than 2 500 employees, including 83 academic professors. View more
2022-09-01Edward Mumbuu Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa is “allergic” to journalists and will not discuss any party-related matters with the media, as she does not report to them. View more
2022-09-01Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Retiring police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga says his 17-year and four-month journey as the country’s top cop has not been easy but added he executed the task with honour, dignity and dedication. View more
2022-09-01Maria Sheya Lawyers representing prosecutor general Martha Imalwa say the law does not permit her to take the witness stand in civil proceedings. View more
2022-09-01Eveline de Klerk A German family and a South African pilot have been identified by police as victims of the Impalila Island plane crash on Monday afternoon. View more
2022-09-01Roland Routh Oshakati High Court acting Judge Danie Small last week convicted a resident of northern Namibia on a charge of arson and murder. View more
2022-09-01Maihapa Ndjavera In an emotional and tense meeting on Tuesday, words such as “leave our resources alone and go explore in your own countries” came out loudly from disturbed community members who are concerned with uranium exploration activities in Omaheke region. View more
2022-08-31Edgar Brandt The Skorpion Zinc mine and refinery in southern Namibia is currently under care and maintenance, which is a mining terms used to describe processes and conditions when a mine is closed, but where there is potential to recommence operations at a later date. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Nabirm is an oil and gas explorer focused on projects in politically stable and technically de-risked countries. The company’s main focus in the immediate term is on exploration of the conjugate margin of the offshore Namibian continental shelf and onshore basins. View more
2022-08-31Maihapa Ndjavera A Russian company, Uranium One, exploring for uranium in the Omaheke region, continues to ruffle the feathers of local farmers. The company is expected to use the in-situ leaching (ISL) method to extract uranium. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank (ADB) brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries to store energy and electrify the transport fleet. View more
2022-08-31Edgar Brandt Trevali Mining Corporation recently confirmed credit approval from Standard Bank of Namibia and Standard Bank of South Africa for a Senior Secured Financing Facility of US$110 million to fund the expansion of the company’s Rosh Pinah mine in southern Namibia. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Standard Bank Namibia’s Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division recently confirmed a five-year agreement with AfriTin Mining. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter While historically natural gas discoveries have vastly outnumbered liquids volumes, a reversal is expected in these results this year mainly due to two significant oil offshore discoveries in Namibia. View more
2022-08-31Edgar Brandt The debut of Debmarine Namibia’s N$7 billion state-of-the-art vessel, Benguela Gem, has already increased diamond recovery volumes by 67.2% when compared to production figures from the previous year. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Hyphen Hydrogen Energy is making positive progress on its discussions with the Namibian government as it moves towards signature of the Implementation Agreement before the end of the year for its planned US$10 billion Namibian green hydrogen project. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Globally, Namibia improved on the overall Policy Perception Index (PPI) ranking as an African mining destination, gaining 18 places from 47th position in 2020 to 29th position in 2021. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Oil and gas exploration company Eco Atlantic confirmed the ‘Island Innovator’ rig, owned by Island Drilling Company, had been released and mobilised. View more
2022-08-31Maihapa Ndjavera The Langer Heinrich Uranium mine, which is still under care and maintenance and belongs to Paladin Energy Ltd in the Erongo region, is expected to resume production by March 2024. View more
2022-08-31Edgar Brandt In a post Covid-19 era, the mining sector is faced with difficult economic head wings, which have brought about supply side driven inflation of most commodities, not to mention the sky-rocketing fuel price. View more
2022-08-31Maria Haipinge The diamond industry is one that can indisputably offer a range of career options with rewarding incomes and opportunities that provide excellent job security. To assist individuals in studying in the diamond industry, various entities furnish courses and bursary schemes in relevant fields and initiatives. View more
2022-08-31Maihapa Ndjavera Water remains an important input for the mining industry hence government’s commitment through NamWater to ensure sufficient and timely delivery of water for this important sectoral contributor to Namibia’s gross domestic product. View more
2022-08-31Otniel Hembapu Chief Administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Freddy Mwiya yesterday scored victory over sports minister Agnes Tjongarero after the High Court ordered that Mwiya’s employment contract be extended for another five years. View more
2022-08-31Otniel Hembapu Monday’s meeting between the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) and all 16 local football clubs resulted in contrasting outcomes, with one faction agreeing to the immediate start of activities while the other resorted to picketing. View more
2022-08-31Maurice Kambukwe The much-anticipated Zone Six Darts Championship is set to get underway this afternoon at the southern town of Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region, which will see the local side challenging for silverware. View more
2022-08-31Victoria Kaapanda Omukiintu gomimvo 29 goka e li omukwashigwana gwaTanzania okwa li a mangwa niingangamithi, yi li molupe luusila, ano ococaine. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Historically, children with disabilities have been excluded from the general education system and placed in ‘special schools’. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter The University of Namibia (Unam) Hage Geingob Campus Student Representative Council and the TEDxUnam organising committee hosted auditions for this year’s edition of the esteemed TEDxUnam event under the theme ‘Ideas that matter’. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Johnny splashed murky water on a maize-sac doormat. Soon, Nana fixed her eyes at the water seeping from the teen’s black shoes. Then, the straw-like boy flapped a cardboard. View more
2022-08-31Maria Haipinge Hundreds of girls and young women last week took part in a week-long coding camp, which sought to empower them and close the gender digital divide on the African continent. View more
2022-08-31Victoria Immanuel Thousands of people are braving the blistering heat of the north and continue to flock to the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF), which has been on hold for the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter MTC is steadfast and ready to help drive a smart economy and usher the country into digitalisation parallel to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. View more
2022-08-31Albertina Nakale The Okalongo constituency councillor, Laurentius Iipinge, has welcomed the Cabinet decision to upgrade Okalongo settlement to a village council. View more
2022-08-31Maria Sheya The long-awaited hearing on the constitutional challenge of the Squatter Proclamation AG, 21 of 1985 is scheduled for December. View more
2022-08-31Maria Sheya Two men who were convicted of killing a truck driver after he gave them a lift and robbing him of more than 2 000 crates of beer are heading to the Supreme Court to appeal their conviction. View more
2022-08-31Edgar Brandt Namibia’s 10% participating interest in recent oil discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell, which is held through the National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor), is a carried interest. View more
2022-08-31Festus Hamalwa The police in Omusati have asked for medical examination to be carried out on a 25-year-old man who allegedly exhumed his father’s remains and burned his skull to ashes, a stone’s throw from the cemetery. View more
2022-08-31Kuzeeko Tjitemisa President Hage Geingob has extended warm felicitation to President João Lourenço on his re-election as the president of Angola. View more
2022-08-31Eveline de Klerk Experts and investigators will arrive at Impalila island in the Zambezi region today to investigate and gather information to determine the exact cause of the deadly aircraft accident on the island. View more
2022-08-31John Muyamba University of Namibia vice chancellor Kenneth Matengu says the institution will not be relegated to a factory of qualifications but rather aims to produce graduates who would do something meaningful and impact change in the life of Namibians. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter In its strive to establish facilities that create safe living environments which is critical to the wellbeing of its citizens, the//Kharas Regional Council played a pivotal role during the inauguration of a police station at Noordoewer last week. View more
2022-08-31Staff Reporter Northern regions led by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development recently concluded a consultative workshop to review the national compensation policy of 2009 in Oshana. View more
2022-08-31Kuzeeko Tjitemisa The race has begun to succeed the late Omukwaniilwa Immanuel Kauluma Elifas as the chairperson of the Council of Traditional Authorities in Namibia. View more
2022-08-31Roland Routh The only role Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi, one of the key figures in the Fishrot scandal, played in the Samherji negotiations was that of the son-in-law of the then minister of fisheries, Bernhard Esau. View more
2022-08-31Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Water minister Calle Schlettwein has said the quest to mainstream the discussion around the importance of water is hamstrung by the fragmented way in which nations deal with the sector. View more
2022-08-30Otniel Hembapu After she abruptly announced her withdrawal from Namibia’s Cosafa Cup squad and accused the Namibia Football Association (NFA) of ill-treatment, Brave Gladiators star player Zenatha Coleman has had a change of heart and mind, and will now be joining the women’s national side in South Africa. View more
2022-08-30Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s WBO Africa welterweight champion Charles Shinima has said just as it is expected from any true champion, he is always ready to fight whoever, anywhere and at any time. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Overflowing excitement filled the streets of Katima Mulilo and the entire Zambezi region yesterday as the winning members of the 2022 Namibian Newspaper Cup football title were welcomed back to their hometown by a jovial crowd. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Where crop production is practised and/or grown, there is a likelihood of disease outbreaks that can cause serious damage to all crops resulting in severe financial losses. View more
2022-08-30Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Nausab ǂhanuga ge mâmâisa ge dī, nēti ī ǂkhari-omn di sîsenūsab Namibiab !aroma 2017ǁî kurib ǀams ai ga ǀamǀamhâ ti, xawe di ge omaridi hîa Kuneneb, Hardap tsî ǁkharas ǀkharigu dina koro kuriga nēti ī mîmâis khao!gâ !kharu tsî noxopa nē ǁhōxuhe ra ǂkhari-om!nôana ra sîsenū. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Following on from last week’s column, allow me to further deliberate on why it is crucial to separate the personal account from the business account. View more
2022-08-30Charles Tjatindi While many of our livestock farmers produce good quality genetics that could easily stand shoulder-to-shoulder with well-established farming brands out there, such farmers do not do much to expose such products to the world or at least the rest of Namibia. View more
2022-08-30Edgar Brandt Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo is leading a Namibian delegation to West Africa’s leading energy forum in Dakar, Senegal, from 1 to 2 September. View more
2022-08-30Maihapa Ndjavera Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani recently asserted that national oil agreements must be renegotiated in good faith and from a point of departure that respects the principle of oil reserves and proceeds benefitting Namibia’s current and future generations. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Informal settlements include any form of housing or settlement that is illegal and falls outside of government control or regulation. View more
2022-08-30Josef Kefas Sheehama By understanding how they have functioned throughout, the City of Windhoek, we can see that parties are much less effectively organized. The paradoxes of parties in Namibian politics are everywhere, but perhaps the greatest paradox is that of progressives. The marriage of the coalition has turned City of Windhoek into the laughing stock of the world! View more
2022-08-30Albertina Nakale The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) described the pre-election and voting phases in Angola held on the 24 August 2022 general elections as peaceful, calm and well organised, which enabled voters to express their democratic will. View more
2022-08-30Maria Sheya Two of three men on trial for the murder of renowned stock theft investigator Wilfred ‘Major’ Kazeurua in Gobabis in 2012 are fighting to have the presiding judge step down from their case. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Government has said the vast country inhabited by a small population is the reason why only half of Namibian households have electricity but it is committed to tackle the challenge by 2040. View more
2022-08-30Aletta Shikololo With fuel becoming increasingly unaffordable, smuggling of the commodity across the border from Angola has not just caused skirmishes between locals, the police and smugglers, retailers in northern Namibia are closing their businesses while others are left teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. View more
2022-08-30Edward Mumbuu Several government offices, ministries and agencies owe the works and transport ministry – government’s asset custodian - over N$1.5 billion in unpaid fees for leasing vehicles from the ministry over the past five years. View more
2022-08-30Eveline de Klerk A well-known Walvis Bay community activist has been arrested following allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl. View more
2022-08-30Roland Routh Tamson “Fitty” Hatuikulipi, one of the key figures in the Fishrot scandal, yesterday and Thursday last week refused to answer questions on emails that mentioned him in the conspiracy to rob Namibia of millions of dollars in the Fishrot scandal. View more
2022-08-30Steven Klukowski Hardap governor Salomon April and regional council chairperson Gershon Dausab, both men of the cloth, traded verbal jabs on Friday as the region’s capital, Mariental, held this year’s Heroes’ Day commemorations. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Despite the brutal attacks by the apartheid regime, former President José Eduardo dos Santos stood firm and never wavered in his support for the people of Namibia and the region when he took over as leader of neighbouring Angola. View more
2022-08-30Staff Reporter Today, I am a very proud Namibian. Over the past long weekend, I saw a nation of optimistic and brave people. Namibians from all walks of life were able to hold hands and demonstrated their ingenuity through acts of patriotism by successfully holding the Heroes’ Day commemoration and the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. View more
2022-08-30Albertina Nakale Like many other nations globally, Namibia has been steadily opening up over the past few months, dropping the Covid-19 restrictions gazetted under the Environmental Health Act, 2015. View more
2022-08-30Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Chief of the Maharero Royal House, Tjinaani Maharero, has raised concern over the lack of genocide history in schools’ curricula, claiming that this leads to academic genocide and intellectual deprivation. View more
2022-08-29Otniel Hembapu Brave Gladiators poster-girl Zenatha Coleman on Saturday took to social media to blast the Namibia Football Association (NFA) for its poor treatment of national team players and the shoddy manner in which the association went about making her travelling arrangements from Turkey to Cape Town, South Africa. View more
2022-08-29Staff Reporter The Nedbank for Autism Series kicked off with the first of its back-to-back events at the Rossmund Golf Course on Saturday, with the next two events slated for Henties Bay and Walvis Bay in the coming weeks. View more
2022-08-29Victoria Kaapanda Elelo lyUukwambi olya hala okupatulula omina yokwetitha po iilongithomwa yiitungithi, omiti niikulya yiimuna, ndyoka ya li ya monika miitopolwa yi li kohi yelelo lyUukwambi. View more
2022-08-29Maria Haipinge Namibian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Blanche Goreses is one of 56 Namibian creatives and personalities nominated for the 2022 Zikomo Africa Awards. View more
2022-08-29Maria Haipinge A compilation of amazing singers, poets and spoken word artists will be gracing the stage at the Namibian Arts Association on Wednesday. View more
2022-08-29Staff Reporter While the exact amount is unknown, there is no doubt that millennials around the world will benefit by inheriting from their parents. The same can be said about Namibia. View more
2022-08-29Staff Reporter Banks (or banking institutions as often referred to) are companies specifically authorised by the Bank of Namibia (“BON”) to conduct banking business. View more
2022-08-29Staff Reporter The Hartlief Group and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) recently signed a one year substantive agreement, effective on 1 July 2022. View more
2022-08-29Maihapa Ndjavera The mines and energy ministry has stated it is quite concerned about the local fuel wholesale and retail markets, which it noted to be highly saturated with licences. This state of affairs, a ministry spokesman said, has created problems that ultimately contribute to high fuel prices in the country. View more
2022-08-29Staff Reporter Evidence from research that was carried out early this year on the implementation of inclusive education practices in grades 8 and 9 classes in the Kalahari circuit of the //Kharas region indicated that inclusive education in Namibia is still far from achieving its goal of providing all children with quality education, regardless of their diverse needs. View more
2022-08-29Maria Haipinge A programme offering quality early childcare learning content to parents and caregivers through a variety of digital and non-digital channels, in local languages, was launched with much fanfare last week. View more
2022-08-29Steven Klukowski Nobody chooses the destiny of war, but when faced with no choice but to fight for freedom, a true soldier never flees from conflict. View more
2022-08-29Edward Mumbuu Swapo’s Windhoek municipal councillors who ignored party directives not to participate in a vote of no confidence in the management committee (MC) or partake in any form of coalition, are off the hook. View more
2022-08-29Maria Sheya TransNamib has called the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) back to the negotiation table, hoping to bring an end to the strike that threatens to bring the embattled railway carrier to its knees. View more
2022-08-29Aletta Shikololo The government should consider repossessing farms from unproductive land reform beneficiaries and redistribute them to land-starved agriculture graduates to boost food security and bolster the economy. View more
2022-08-29Victoria Immanuel Opening the 20th Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair on Sunday, Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, on behalf of President Hage Geingob, urged the organisers of the trade fair to work closely with government ministries and all relevant stakeholders to promote the OATF and attract more international exhibitors, especially those from whom valuable knowledge is gained on enhancing economic performance. View more
2022-08-29John Muyamba The Nkurenkuru Primary Health Care clinic was last Wednesday officially inaugurated after opening its doors to the public in June as the community waited for nine years for it to open. View more
2022-08-29John Muyamba Three Namibian male suspects aged 26, 30 and 33 are due in court after they were arrested on Saturday night in Kavango West for illegal possession of a live pangolin and two elephant tusks. View more
2022-08-29Albertina Nakale Environment and tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda says illegal sand mining, which leads to land degradation that poses threat to humans and animals, remains a challenge in northern Namibia. View more
2022-08-29Kuzeeko Tjitemisa The Landless People’s Movement leader, Bernadus Swartbooi, has said his party will do whatever it takes to block the planned uranium mine in the Aminuis constituency in the Omaheke region. View more
2022-08-25Strauss Lunyangwe After releasing ‘Jigalezza’ last year July, Kimon Omzimande Solomon, also known as Kimzala, has finally received his TikTok fame. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter The 10 finalists in the Nedbank Namibia Kapana Cook-Off will this year showcase their cooking skills before a large audience at the Ongwediva Trade Fair tomorrow. View more
2022-08-25NSK The Collective Singers have been chosen by international choral powers, the International Federation for Choral Music, to represent not only Namibia but the whole of Africa at the World Choral Expo in Lisbon, Portugal. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter Most of what makes our lives today was once just someone’s wish or vision. It, even so, happens that some of those who held such visions were labelled crazy or delusional. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter I read an article in one of our local newspapers that advocated for men in all career paths to be named and shamed for impregnating school girls. This was said to have been mentioned by the executive director of education, Sanet Steenkamp. View more
2022-08-25Maria Haipinge You may look yet not see, or you may not see because you didn’t look. Jean-Claude Tjitamunisa, however, sees because he makes it a point to look, making people wonder what goes through his mind when they see him pointing his camera up to what looks like nothing. View more
2022-08-25Carlos Kambaekwa The garden town of Okahandja has in the past produced a significant number of highly-gifted personalities, ranging from politicians, astute academics, community activists and athletes, in that sequence. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in collaboration with the Namibian government and under the leadership of the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, is scheduled to host the UNESCO-Southern Africa sub-regional forum on artificial intelligence. View more
2022-08-25Maihapa Ndjavera In efforts to promote information-sharing between all key players in the housing industry, a construction and property exhibition has been organised to take place in Windhoek from 27 to 29 October 2022. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has finalised the deployment of five Investment and Export Promotion attachés (IEPA) to strategically-selected markets. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter Jane Katjavivi (1952 – 2022) was an English born, naturalized Namibian by marriage to Speaker of Parliament Professor Peter Katjavivi. She was laid to rest last Saturday, 20th August 2022, in Windhoek, the capital of her beloved Namibia. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter This article is part of my overall mission to persuade especially our judiciary and our legal fraternity about the fact that everyone in Namibia has the inherent and automatic legal standing to promote respect, protection and realisation of the basic human rights and freedoms enshrined in NC. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter In commemoration of the upcoming Heroes’ Day on 26 August 2022, please allow me to share a word or two in your newspaper on this vital piece of history that I personally feel is often underrated and most of our children, or even some of those of my age, don’t know, but it’s nostalgic to many of the older generation. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter This call goes out to all stakeholders in particular the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, regional councils and local authorities as well as traditional authorities. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter The article you are about to read can be very intimidating, but very useful at the same time. The reason being that it will touch on the most sensitive thing we value- money. They say the truth shall set you free. I believe it will in the words that follow. View more
2022-08-25Victoria Kaapanda A woman who lost her baby girl soon after delivering her at Onesi Health Centre in the Omusati region, claims that the nurses’ negligence cost the life of her newborn baby. View more
2022-08-25Maria Sheya A man serving 14 years imprisonment for sexually violating a six-year-old minor girl is fighting to remain accommodated in a single cell while serving his sentence as he fears for his life. View more
2022-08-25John Muyamba A 33-year-old man lost his life after he fatally fell from a donkey he was riding on Tuesday at 11h00 in Sikarosompo village in the Kavango West. View more
2022-08-25Maihapa Ndjavera The Kunene region is still caught in the grips of a terrible drought, with five out of seven constituencies experiencing a severe dry period that has lasted for at least seven years with no apparent end in sight. View more
2022-08-25Albertina Nakale Newly-elected Swapo coordinator for Otjozondjupa Imms Namaseb has vowed all local and regional councillors and party office-bearers will soon be held accountable to a set of standards as they are expected to sign performance agreements during his five-year reign. View more
2022-08-25Roland Routh The trial of siblings Azaan Madisia and Junior Mulundu, who are accused of murdering the young Shannon Wasserfall, is set to start in February next year. View more
2022-08-25Steven Klukowski As Namibians prepare to join fellow compatriots in Mariental, Hardap region to commemorate Heroes’ Day, New Era engaged some of the region’s inhabitants who shared the day’s importance in Namibia’s struggle for freedom. View more
2022-08-25Staff Reporter Heroes’ Day commemoration is a significant event where Namibians from all walks of life convene to commemorate their heroes and heroines. View more
2022-08-25Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Despite government promising to end the use of bucket toilets in Namibia by the end of 2017, households in the Kunene, Hardap and //Kharas regions still use the bucket toilet system – five years past the initial deadline. View more
2022-08-25Loide Jason An elderly couple in Otjiwarongo started feeding vulnerable children after a child was run over by a municipal truck at the dumpsite five years ago. View more
2022-08-25Aletta Shikololo The family of Efraim Weyulu Ndeshaanya, who died yesterday after a fitness test for cadet soldiers, is struggling to come to terms with the demise of their son. View more
2022-08-25Edward Mumbuu Former works and transport deputy minister James Sankwasa has put the blame for chaos at the Windhoek municipal council squarely on residents. He said the mess in which the municipality finds itself would have been avoided had voters given one party an outright majority or eight seats in the 15-member council. View more
2022-08-25Maurice Kambukwe The Otjihavera Experience Mountain Biking competition, which is organised annually by the Rock and Rut Mountain Biking Club, has and continues to play a vital role in the overall growth of the sport and provides much-needed exposure to local and international riders. View more
2022-08-25Otniel Hembapu Just like a bucket of spilt milk, a football career is short-lived and once it is over, it can never be reversed and therefore, smart financial planning is the gateway to a prosperous life after a footballer’s playing days are over. View more
2022-08-24Maurice Kambukwe Local football coaches are pleased with the opportunity the Newspaper Cup presents in developing talent and scouting players for national teams. View more
2022-08-24Steven Klukowski In efforts to assist learners to make sound decisions in terms of careers, the //Kharas regional executive committee of the Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso) recently hosted a first-of-its-kind career fair in the town. View more
2022-08-24Ramouna Shipunda The youth of Ongwediva can hardly sit still as they await the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair, set to kick off on Friday. View more
2022-08-24Maria Haipinge When it comes to food, Jovanko Greyton knows how to bring the heat and have you come back to savour his different flavours. View more
2022-08-24Staff Reporter After a two-year hiatus, the GIPF has confirmed it will be back at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair from 26 August to 1 September 2022. View more
2022-08-24Edgar Brandt Canadian oil and gas explorer ReconAfrica has received a three-year extension on its Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from Namibia’s environmental commissioner in the environment ministry. The extended ECC is valid from 26 August 2022, until 26 August 2025, with the extension having been approved on 11 August 2022. View more
2022-08-24Valerie Tjirimuje Does emotional intelligence matter to you as much as it matters to your employer? The term emotional intelligence has been enjoying popular demand since the late 90s to an extent that some employers believe it is more needed than traditional intelligence (Intelligence Quotient- IQ) as we all know it. View more
2022-08-24Josef Kefas Sheehama Windhoek recorded nearly 360 cases of robberies in 49 days between 27 June 2022 and 14 August 2022, according to the City of Windhoek. View more
2022-08-24Eveline de Klerk Farmers in the Karibib and Otjimbingwe areas are losing millions of dollars through stock theft and poaching by repeat offenders. View more
2022-08-24John Muyamba After 26 years in the police force, new Kavango West commander Commissioner Julia Iuze Sakuwa-Neo is determined to make a difference and change the narrative that the police are lazy, useless and corrupt. View more
2022-08-24Edward Mumbuu The appointment of deputy inspector general Joseph Shikongo as the country’s new police chief has been largely lauded. View more
2022-08-24John Muyamba Learners from the San community at government’s Bravo resettlement project in the Kavango West region are in need of a hostel. View more
2022-08-24Albertina Nakale Namibia will ask CITES to allow the sustainable hunting and trade of white rhino, saying the revenue derived from it would go directly back into conservation and anti-poaching programmes as well as equipment, law enforcement, education, community initiatives, infrastructure and habitat management. View more
2022-08-24Maria Sheya A northern police officer, who was dismissed from his job for an interview with a local media house, is unsure of his career with the Namibian police force. View more
2022-08-24Edward Mumbuu The ruling Swapo party is the last political formation to lecture others about running local authorities as it failed at an industrial scale, for the better part of 32 years, Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has said. View more
2022-08-24Maihapa Ndjavera President Hage Geingob yesterday instructed Cabinet to scrutinise and start much-needed discussions on the recently submitted Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) report. View more
2022-08-24Roland Routh State prosecutor Ezekiel Iipinge yesterday told Tamson ‘Fitty’ Hatuikulipi, one of the key figures in the Fishrot scandal, that his closest proximity to the fishing industry before he married Ndapandula Esau was eating fish. View more
2022-08-24Edward Mumbuu The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) has successfully toppled the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC)-dominated management committee through a motion of no confidence. View more
2022-08-24Albertina Nakale The Angolan embassy in Namibia has registered more than 2 000 citizens who are eligible to vote for that country’s general elections today. View more
2022-08-24Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Government yesterday insisted Heroes’ Day commemoration, billed for Mariental in the Hardap region this weekend, has nothing to do with politicking. View more
2022-08-24Maurice Kambukwe The Namibia Beach Volleyball national men’s team recently put up a great performance in Siavonga, Zambia, where they won a silver medal in the Zone VI Beach Volleyball Tours 4th leg. View more
2022-08-24Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s Desert Jewels will be hoping to redeem themselves in the 2023 Netball World Cup qualifiers when they face Botswana in today’s encounter. View more
2022-08-23Maurice Kambukwe Over 300 goals were scored across all divisions of the Khomas Netball League when activities returned this past weekend. View more
2022-08-23Maurice Kambukwe Excited to plough back her wealth of knowledge gained over several years running for Namibia in international arenas, Helalia Johannes launched her sports foundation in Ongwediva on Saturday. View more
2022-08-23Maurice Kambukwe Construction of the first sports facility in the DRC informal settlement stadium of Swakopmund is almost complete and will be ready for use by the beginning of next month, the Swakopmund municipality chief executive officer said. View more
2022-08-23Maurice Kambukwe Playoff matches in the Khomas Basketball Association kicked off over the weekend at the Unam gymnasium and kept spectators entertained and anxious to see their teams advance further in the competition. View more
2022-08-23Victoria Kaapanda Uunona wuukadhona uyali owa si omeya sho kamwe ka li taka kambadhala okuhupitha okamwayina hoka ka yi momeya tango. View more
2022-08-23Festus Hamalwa Omuhongifikola ha longo pofikola Okathitu Combined School omulumenhu weedula 26 okwe limangelekela monduda yaye yokunangala, omanga omulukulupe weedula 62 naye okwa fya eshi e limangelekela momuti u li mepya laye. View more
2022-08-23Loide Jason Namibiab Marisâuǂgaes ge ǁawosasib Åkha ra mî, Åguis khami ī ǂhanu-i tsîn Namibiab !nâ a Åkhai !khaisa, ǂgui !gôab di marisa ǁgâus tawa tamas ka i o ǂharugu!khaib tawa ūÅgarasa ra !khâikhom-e. View more
2022-08-23Kuzeeko Tjitemisa !Hao!nāsi ǂgaeǂgui-aon hîa Zambezib, Otjozondjupab tsî Kavangob Aiǂoas Åkharib hân din ge a ǂkhîo!nâ ǁkhâkoroben ǂhanuba xu ra !khō!oa maridi Åkha. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter For you to manage your farming business effectively, you should do thorough, timely record keeping and analysis of the financial reports monthly. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter Tomatoes, scientifically known as Lycopersicon esculentum, are grown during spring and summer (September to the end of April) for their fleshy fruits that are rich in taste and Vitamin C. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter As a strategic player in the agriculture sector, Agribank continuously supports the agricultural sector in the country as part of its mandate to promote growth and development of the sector. View more
2022-08-23Charles Tjatindi Although the methods of hydroponic fodder production date back to the 1930s, there is renewed interest in hydroponic fodder as a feedstuff for sheep, goats, and other livestock. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter Namibia has suspended the export of live cattle to South Africa, following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in that country and the subsequent measures equally imposed by South Africa to prevent the spread of the disease. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter The rule of 72 is a simple formula that estimates how quick your money will double at a given rate of return. It works by dividing 72 by your annual compound interest rate and seeing how many years it will take for your investment to double. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter NamPower yesterday reported that construction of the 287km long 400kV Auas-Gerus transmission line is progressing well and is on course for completion in mid-2023. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter Bank Windhoek’s contribution to the aviation industry has been an endeavour that embodies its core objective of being a connector of positive change. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter According to national treasury (2012), the role of internal audit in relation to controls is to assist the organisation to maintain and continuously improve controls. View more
2022-08-23Albertina Nakale Although Hardap has its challenges, such as a shortage of qualified pre-primary teachers, the region managed to achieve the universal primary access goal, with a 97% access rate in 2021. View more
2022-08-23Edward Mumbuu Twenty-four years ago, then an officer in the Namibia Defence Force, Joseph Shikongo rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel on 1 September 1998. View more
2022-08-23Edward Mumbuu After years in her cocoon, veteran Swapo politician Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana is ready for deployment anywhere by the ruling party for as long as the process is above board and bona fide. View more
2022-08-23Maihapa Ndjavera Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has dismissed assertions government is doing nothing to fight the housing backlog in Namibia. View more
2022-08-23Maria Sheya Activists Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and Michael Amushelelo were released on bail yesterday after the High Court concluded that there was no evidence indicating they will commit further offences. View more
2022-08-23Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) task force has said the enormous benefits of the 4IR will only be realised with significant national policy changes. View more
2022-08-23Albertina Nakale Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi last week directed the newly appointed board members of the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology to finalise the appointment of a substantive CEO without delay. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter Disputed Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) paramount chief and academic Mutjinde Katjiua has unveiled the five strategic development pillars that seek to economically liberate the Ovaherero community around the world. View more
2022-08-23Staff Reporter The Aminuis Diaspora Community (ADC) has rejected the planned uranium mine in the constituency, saying the planned exploration will contaminate the already scared constituency’s agricultural land. View more
2022-08-23Roland Routh Defence lawyer Jorge Neves has informed Windhoek High Court acting judge Petrus Unengu that he wishes to withdraw from the case of the remaining seven treason accused persons, in the longest running trial in the history of Namibia. View more
2022-08-23Roland Routh Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute was assigned to the trial of murder accused siblings, Azaan Madisia and Junior Mulundu. View more
2022-08-22Maurice Kambukwe Namibia’s Desert Jewels began their quest to qualify for the 2023 Netball World Cup on a high note when they defeated Tanzania 54-40 in the opening match of their qualifiers played in Pretoria, South Africa yesterday. View more
2022-08-22Victoria Kaapanda Osikola yopaumwene Northcote ndyoka yi li mOshitopolwa shaShikoto, anuwa oya hala okutidha aalongi posikila mpoka sho anuwa ya li ya shaina okuninga iilyo ye hangano lyilile po aalongi “Teachers Union of Namibia’’ (TUN). View more
2022-08-22Festus Hamalwa Omulumemhu weedula 43 okwa fya omanga kaume kaye okwa lemana eshi vati va ponokelwa koolyamupombo pefimbo kwa li veli mondingosho tava nu molukanda Tutaleni Etitatu. View more
2022-08-22Festus Hamalwa Omupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaShana Inspector Thomas Aiyambo okwa kunghilila eengeleka opo di kale da xulifa po okuninga omalongelokalunga konima 22h00. View more
2022-08-22Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Baeteleli basizo mwa likiliti za Zambezi, Otjozondjupa ni Kavanga ya Upa babilaezwa kilitifo zebafumana kwamubuso. Kanako yacwale base bakupa muuso kutalima taba yakuekeza litifo zebafiwa. View more
2022-08-22Staff Reporter The final award ceremony and Pitch Night for the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative in Oshakati created some memorable moments as this concluded the OM SEED initiative for 2022. View more
2022-08-22Staff Reporter As a connector of positive change, Bank Windhoek continues to play a critical role in the private sector and remains committed to support the government, financial industry and its customers to grow the economy. View more
2022-08-22Staff Reporter Indebted Namibian households and corporates can continue to expect a tight financial environment for the foreseeable future as interest rate hikes are expected to rise further towards the end of this year and during the first half of 2023. View more
2022-08-22Maihapa Ndjavera The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) says it is determined to champion the narrative, lead the charge toward the transformation of the Namibian aviation industry and position it as a driver for a thriving domestic economy. View more
2022-08-22Festus Hamalwa The minister of Urban and Rural Development has authorised the N$93 million budget of the Oshikoto Regional Council for the 2022/2023 financial year. View more
2022-08-22Loide Jason The harvesting and sale of Devil’s Claw from the Nyae Nyae and N#a Jaqna conservancies significantly contributed to the income of women in 2021, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. View more
2022-08-22Edward Mumbuu Despite numerous attempts by the ruling party to shoot down reports of disunity within its ranks, the Swapo Party Youth League’s re-elected secretary Ephraim Nekongo has admitted the party continues to experience disunity among its “comrades”. View more
2022-08-22Edward Mumbuu Notwithstanding external pressure to cancel its telecommunications licence with the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran), the Windhoek municipality has refused to budge and will continue with its 5G aspirations. View more
2022-08-22Loide Jason Many of the 140 women who on Friday received their houses through the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia jokingly said they have “made it in life”. The handover happened in Okakarara at a ceremony filled with many smiles, tears and gratitude. View more
2022-08-22Eveline de Klerk Fisheries observers have accused their agency of violating their employment conditions as they failed to implement a salary structure for the past 20 years. View more
2022-08-22Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Executive director in the information ministry Audrin Mathe has clashed with Hardap Regional Council (HRC) chairperson Gerson Dausab after he questioned the council’s decision to restrain public servants from serving on committees tasked with coordinating Heroes' Day commemoration set for the region on Friday. View more
2022-08-22Staff Reporter Health and Social Services’ minister Kalumbi Shangula commissioned a 4.2 tonnes medical oxygen tank at the Gobabis State Hospital last week. View more
2022-08-22Roland Routh Deputy prosecutor general Antonia Verhoef last week asked Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg to move a former senior police officer attached to the Women and Child Protection Unit in Keetmanshoop from Seeis police station to the section for trial awaiting inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility. View more
2022-08-22Staff Reporter Hilaria Mukapuli, a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Social Development and Family Affairs, expressed her resentment at statements made by community members saying most of the time “women ask for it”, which she described as painful and disturbing. View more
2022-08-22John Muyamba After five days of searching the Kavango River, the Namibian Police in Kavango West have recovered the body of 15-year-old Frans Nekare Ngongo. View more
2022-08-19Maurice Kambukwe Desert Jewels’ captain Nanguloshi Kamutushi said they are ready to make the country proud at the World Cup qualifiers in Pretoria, South Africa from Sunday to 27 August. View more
2022-08-19Maurice Kambukwe Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) league defending champions Unam will be hoping to redeem themselves from back-to-back defeats at the horns of coastal outfit Kudus this season when they meet in the semi-finals at the Jan Wilken stadium in Walvis Bay on Saturday. View more
2022-08-19Carlos Kambaekwa A strict disciplinarian and uncompromising fitness fanatic, former Thistle Football Club’s hard-as-nails fullback Edward ‘Nose’ Morgenroth is one of the most revered yet less talked-about personalities in Namibian football. View more
2022-08-19Maurice Kambukwe Aiming to empower women in sport, television sports anchor Joviita Kandjumbwa launched ‘She Reps’ sports magazine earlier this week. View more
2022-08-19Victoria Kaapanda Omaso gomeya onga taga tsikile okuholoka nonando kali shi ethimbo lyomvula, sho omilonga hadhi kala dhuudha omeya. View more
2022-08-19Festus Hamalwa Omunambelewawiliki wokukonakona omikifi doimuna monooli Dr Kenneth Shoombe okwa ti etunhilo lomukifi wepunga otali ende nawa moitukulwa oyo ya monika eengobe di na omukifi. View more
2022-08-19Festus Hamalwa Okaana taka tengenekwa ke na oivike ivali kokaadona oke lituwa ka fya ka ninga e kuma ke li mecooler boxer ka e kelwashi mondoloma konhele yoimbodi. View more
2022-08-19Victoria Immanuel Elelo lyondoolopa lyaShakati olya kumagidha aakalimo yalo opo ya hulithe po okuteta po omiti mondoolopa, oshowo oku lopota ominino dha topa mondoolopa. View more
2022-08-19Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Umwe ngwa yata ozondambo ozongoto mo tjitamba tjo ma hongero ma zemburkwa tjiyeri 13 ko mweze mbu ma uyende, Ndengani mOtjomuise. View more
2022-08-19Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro "Ami tjiri ovandu imba ami ve ndji tatisa. Tjiri mba tata ovandu imba nu hino kutjiwa kutja o advise (ondunge) ndjiu yandja kovandu, ngahino uso ku kara no mu tima ngahino omupaturuke,∫ Charlotte Uaseinina Kamutindi, wa ririre. View more
2022-08-19Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Erero yarire ombura nai otjikamba otjizoozu tji tja havera ko tjikutu tja Kazenambo Kazenambo (KK) no ko tji ku matundu tjo tjiwaøa tjo Vaherero no Vambanderu no Namibia arihe. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter Applications are now open for professional artists to attend an Artists’ Retreat from 1 to 16 October 2022 at Baker’s Bay, situated in the Tsau //Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter Art enthusiasts are encouraged to come out in large numbers and support Namibian potters, visual artists and their craftsmanship during the 10th National Ceramics Biennale that commenced yesterday at the National Art Gallery of Namibia in Windhoek. View more
2022-08-19NSK I recently had the pleasant opportunity of sharing some of my knowledge and experience with the next generation of radio superstars. View more
2022-08-19Strauss Lunyangwe After the passing of the legendary Dan Tshanda on 5 January 2019, Bosslady Sylvia Tshanda is making sure his legacy lives on by bringing Dalom Music to Windhoek’s Sam Nujoma Stadium next weekend. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter Passionate about fashion and textiles since the tender age of eight, local designer Zebora //Gowases-Endjala will be hosting a Traditional Damara Dress fashion show on 3 September in Windhoek. View more
2022-08-19Aletta Shikololo Ongwediva - Melodic singer Blossom will at the end of this month bring to a close her over three-year self-imposed music hiatus with the release of her new album ‘Taleni’. View more
2022-08-19Maihapa Ndjavera In efforts to prepare Namibia to fully seize opportunities under the much anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the trade ministry through the Namibia Trade Forum and in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme Namibia yesterday launched an awareness campaign. View more
2022-08-19Maihapa Ndjavera Mines minister Tom Alweendo has called on investors to ensure their investments in the green hydrogen industry is mutually beneficial for all parties involved. View more
2022-08-19Steven Klukowski It is worrisome that loans worth only over N$1 billion have been advanced for the past 17 years to applicants residing in the llKharas region. View more
2022-08-19Prof Makala Lilemba It seems the strike in which teachers were threatening “to lay down the pieces of chalk” has been thwarted by the 3% increment. This means the anger and frustration of the majority of teachers has been appeased and numbed by the increment, which others see as a drop in the ocean. View more
2022-08-19Reverend Jan Scholtz Traditionally, there are two alternative industrialisation strategies viz export promotion and import substitution industrialisation strategies. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter The process and the expenditures of regional and municipal councils go out of hand as a result of politicians and groups, who may or may not have supported these expenditures. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter Thirty-two years of independence have rolled on but Kavangos still complain of being excluded from the delicious part of the independence cake. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter My senior leader comrade Nahas Angula penned down a piece in The Namibian newspaper, dated 29 July 2022, titled ‘Democratic accountability will improve service delivery in local authorities’. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter Redressing unity in society is crucial for societal convergence, which is well known as societal progression in a much more hopeful terminology- The term also convinces that unity prolongs. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter I have been to numerous pre funeral events/ wakes and in the process the observant spirit in me has picked up, somewhat disturbing emerging traits among our people. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter Grisly scenes of decomposing cattle at the government-owned Kavango Cattle Ranch have seen officials coming out of their cocoons following a New Era exposé of the terrible conditions the animals find themselves in. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter They say that nothing beats a good dose of patience, persistence and perseverance. And for Cornelia Kauri Maharero, truer words have never been spoken. Maharero, a Survey Technician at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform’s Department of Survey and Mapping, is the epitome of tenacity. View more
2022-08-19Albertina Nakale Senior Journalist Albertina Nakale (AN) this week caught up with the secretary of the Swapo Party Women’s Council Fransina Kahungu to discuss various issues affecting women and the much-talked-about female presidential candidates. View more
2022-08-19Eveline de Klerk Swakopmund municipality CEO Archie Benjamin has said running a town is not rocket science but having leadership that wants to make a difference is crucial for success. View more
2022-08-19Staff Reporter The Ernst Meyer Primary School received a newly constructed hostel block. The state-of-the-art facility comprises of girls and boys hostel, matrons’ quarters, kitchen and a dining hall. View more
2022-08-19Maria Sheya Government hostels across the country are at the risk of running out of food after the Central Procurement Board of Namibia’s review panel suspended the contract awarded to four food supply companies, and ordered the tendering process to start afresh. View more
2022-08-19Aletta Shikololo President Hage Geingob has told youth leaders they must focus their efforts on identifying qualified, committed, patriotic and hardworking cadres who will deliver on the goals of the Swapo manifesto. View more
2022-08-19Loide Jason Chief Tsamkxao ‡Oma Bobo of the Ju’/hoansi Traditional Authority says he is concerned that cases against illegal farmers in the conservancy are still not resolved while moving into the area continues. View more
2022-08-19Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Traditional leaders in the Zambezi, Otjozondjupa, and the Kavango East regions are unhappy about the monthly stipend they receive from government. View more
2022-08-19Aron Mushaukwa Street vendors at Katima Mulilo are unhappy after being stopped from selling along the streets of Katima Mulilo by the town council in what they see as unfair treatment. View more
2022-08-19Eveline de Klerk The customs official who owns Swagga.com, a shop that allegedly sells counterfeit clothing and shoes in Walvis Bay, is under investigation. View more
2022-08-19John Muyamba The Kavango West police were still searching the Kavango River Thursday afternoon in the hope of finding the body of a learner from Sinzogoro combined school, who was attacked by a hippopotamus on Tuesday afternoon at Sinzogoro village in Kapako constituency. View more
2022-08-19John Muyamba The acting Kavango Cattle Ranch (KCR) manager says he has devised a plan to turn things around at the farm, which has seen neglect setting in after a farmworker was trampled to death by elephants. View more
2022-08-19Roland Routh Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute yesterday convicted a 30-year-old farmworker accused of killing his employer with an axe and of kidnapping and raping the wife of the deceased, on all charges against him. View more
2022-08-18Maurice Kambukwe The 18th edition of the Namibia Annual Sport Awards, which was officially launched yesterday in the capital, will this year see the crème de la crème of Namibian sport battling it out for top honours at the southern town of Lüderitz. View more
2022-08-18Staff Reporter Well, my journey started with playing football – and like every other boy in Namibia, my dream was to play in the English Premier League one day. View more
2022-08-18Staff Reporter Over the past decades, terrorism has spread throughout the world despite the seemingly organised struggle of all countries. The results are insignificant, as the complete victory is still far away. View more
2022-08-18Victoria Kaapanda Ndika olyo ethimbo epeya ha li mbugaleke omakuti oshowo okuhanagula po omapya noku faalela oomwenyo dhaantu, onkene oshigwana otashi kumagidhwa shi kale sha kotoka ethimbo kehe. View more
2022-08-18Festus Hamalwa Ovanamibia va ti ova ninga oihakanwa yokudengwa noshoyo okunyekwa omaliko avo ngeenge ve li moAngola vaka landa oinima yavo ile vaka nwefa omahooli. View more
2022-08-18Staff Reporter How to advance one’s career is a question that the majority of young professionals ask their mentors. This mentorship guide is based on the progression of my professional and personal growth. View more
2022-08-18Edgar Brandt Local economists yesterday warned the central bank’s decision to increase the repo rate by rate by 75 basis points to 5.50% is detrimental to domestic economic growth, could reverse valuable economic recovery gains made and will impact lower-income households the most. View more
2022-08-18Prof Jairos Kangira I come back to you the readers after some break, a lull that I needed to rest, reflect and come up with more ideas to share with you in this column. View more
2022-08-18Staff Reporter Traditional marketing methods such as TV or print do not work well anymore as opposed to social media because as technology evolves, people are becoming more comfortable with consuming information digitally. View more
2022-08-18Albertina Nakale Recent analysis shows that in terms of industrialisation and intra-trade, the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) share of manufacturing value added to its gross domestic product (GDP) is still below 12% compared to the regional bloc’s target of 30% by 2030 and 40% by 2050. View more
2022-08-18Edward Mumbuu There is a general consensus among female Swapo stalwarts that when delegates converge under one roof to elect their next leader, meritocracy must reign supreme over the candidate’s biological make-up. View more
2022-08-18Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Namibia yesterday accepted the position of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security after it emerged that the country might decline based on financial reasons. View more
2022-08-18Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Caprivi Concerned Group (CCG) has dragged Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi and his defence chief Placid Segokgo to the International Criminal Court over the killing of four fishermen in 2020, by Botswana Defence Force (BDF) members on suspicion that they were poachers. View more
2022-08-18Maihapa Ndjavera Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday said Namibia is in the process of developing its national green hydrogen strategy. View more
2022-08-18Roland Routh State lawyer Taodago Gaweseb yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen to remove convicted baby killer and 30-year-old Priscilla Daukeline Stuurman from society for a very long period. View more
2022-08-18Eveline de Klerk The Exclusive Lederwaeen Shop in Swakopmund suffered a huge loss when thieves broke into the shop and looted goods valued at about N$480 000 early yesterday morning. View more
2022-08-18Albertina Nakale The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has announced it will finalise the remaining tuition fee payments to students by September. View more
2022-08-18Loide Jason The Bank of Namibia is adamant no law prohibits keeping large amounts of cash at home or on business premises. This came to light after a Chinese national was robbed of N$1.4 million in cash six days ago in Windhoek. View more
2022-08-18Kuzeeko Tjitemisa Despite President Hage Geingob’s directives for relevant ministries to put shoulders to the wheel and start implementing laws prohibiting illegal fencing in various communal areas, the prohibitive practice persists to the detriment of farmers in communal areas. View more
2022-08-17Maurice Kambukwe Local athletics coach Bethold Karumendu is impressed with the overall upward trajectory of his protégé David Dam, whom he says is destined for greater things and come early next year, the whole of Africa will get to know his name. View more
2022-08-17Otniel Hembapu The working committee of Namibia and Botswana’s joint bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will soon present revised budgets to their governments, which will entail the projected costs of facilities, consultancies, lobbying and secretariat costs, amongst other things. View more
2022-08-17Maurice Kambukwe The upcoming Navachab Half Marathon will not just be another sports event but will significantly help bolster economic activities in the town, Karibib constituency councillor Petrus Ntoni has said. View more
2022-08-17Festus Hamalwa Omulumenhu weedula 33 okwa kwatwa po eshi vati a dipaa nyamunghwawo ou kwa li ve li mekwafano lopaihole nomukainhu wavo. Oshiningwanima eshi osha ningwa mexuliloshivike komukunda Ongwenamulilo moshitukulwa shaMusati. View more
2022-08-17Festus Hamalwa Ombelewa yakansela woshikandjohoololo shaNesi noshoyo elelo laUukolonkadhi ota tota po opolongalama yokuhongela oilya yokukala tai yambidida ovanhu ve li momhumbwe yoikulya moshikandjohoololo. View more
2022-08-17Victoria Immanuel Opolisi moshitopolwa shaMusati otayi kongo omukiintu ngoka a ekelehi ohanona tayi tengenekwa yi na ashike omasiku omashona. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter The Namibian education system foundation has faced a unique health crisis that has it shaken up due to the Covid-19 pandemic. View more
2022-08-17Olavi Popyeinawa It is ironic how there are more communication channels today, yet we seem to be so disconnected and at odds about the issues we should be addressing. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter Nominations for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards, which recognise exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth, are now open. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter On Saturday, 6 August 2022, the national Kurt Böhme Speaking Competition was held at the DHPS, and the young speakers from different Namibian schools impressed with their talents. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter Bank Windhoek recently handed over a cheque of N$ 57 000 to the Namibian College of Open Learning’s (Namcol) Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting students. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter “Don’t even try it. The moment you use it, you will want more and the more you want it, you will commit crimes just to get money to buy drugs.” View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter The Namibia inflation CPI hit 6.80% as prices keep surging in July 2022 – up from 4% recorded in July 2021, largely driven by increases in food, transport and non-alcoholic beverages. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter The Capricorn Foundation recently announced the successful conclusion of entries for its Food Waste Challenge. In line with its vision to be Connectors of Positive Change, the foundation had called for innovative solutions from the public to reduce food waste in Namibia to help address the problem of food insecurity when it officially launched the Capricorn Foundation Food Waste Challenge at the e View more
2022-08-17Edgar Brandt Despite more modest growth being experienced in Namibian household mortgages, compared to corporate mortgages, pipeline construction activity in the residential segment of the market continues to record more momentum. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter “When a lamb suffers at the initial stage of lambing and growth, they will never forgive the farmer for the rest of their lives.” View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter Even when there are no longer forced marriages, married people, especially women, continue to suffer. Marriage is still not as sweet as it is supposed to be. There is still no genuine love but lust, greed and fake promises all over. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter Facing Mount Kenya, first published in 1938, is an anthropological study of the people of the Kikuyu ethnicity of central Kenya. It was written by native Kikuyu and future Kenyan President Jomo Kenyatta, aka Johnstone Kamau. View more
2022-08-17Aletta Shikololo Ruacana Town Council has appointed Malakia Ileka as the council’s new CEO, mayor Linda Mbwale confirmed on Monday. View more
2022-08-17Kuzeeko Tjitemisa President Hage Geingob on Monday congratulated India on 75 years of independence and said the strong bonds of friendship and warmth that existed between the two countries before independence continued to prevail after Namibia’s independence. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter Learners in the Zambezi region with visual impairment will soon receive a helping hand through Sanlam’s Vision for Change initiative. The project has tested and screened over 3 000 children, and provided spectacles for about 1 000 school children at no cost. View more
2022-08-17John Muyamba The 081Every1 network project will achieve 95% coverage in Kavango East once the two pending sites, namely Ncuse and Mbambi, go live. View more
2022-08-17Loide Jason A suspected robber who allegedly bought a sparkly new Toyota Hilux bakkie was arrested in Ondangwa on Monday afternoon, five days after a Chinese national was robbed in Windhoek. View more
2022-08-17Edward Mumbuu Former Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu has lost faith in the current municipal council’s management committee (MC), saying it has lost the service delivery compass. View more
2022-08-17Maihapa Ndjavera Namibia’s green hydrogen juggernaut has moved another step closer to fruition after four successful applicants for pilot projects were announced yesterday at the commencement of the inaugural two-day Green Hydrogen Conference in the capital. View more
2022-08-17Festus Hamalwa In an attempt to encourage residents to adopt good hygiene standards and keep urban areas clean, the Oshana police will issue stiff fines for public defecators. View more
2022-08-17Roland Routh An auditor, who was tasked to investigate the dealings of the Roads Contractor Company implicating its former CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa, said his inquiry uncovered several irregularities. View more
2022-08-17Maria Sheya Negotiations meant to settle the N$18 million suit, filed by academic Fred Mwilima, whose wife was shot and killed by her subordinate while on duty, have failed. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter An Angolan woman was beaten and her ankle cut with an unknown object, leading to her death early on Saturday at Oniiyagaya village in the Omuthiya district of the Oshikoto region. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter President Hage Geingob yesterday undertook a working visit to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to participate in the 42nd Ordinary Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government. View more
2022-08-17Staff Reporter Namibian young people have been called upon to work together with experienced leaders to foster successful and equitable intergenerational relations and partnerships. View more
2022-08-17Loide Jason Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua has expressed concern over residents drawing water from the riverbed, and described the situation as risky, saying there is a need for urgent intervention of water provision to the affected people. View more
2022-08-17Victoria Immanuel A newborn baby became the latest in the growing number of children being abandoned, emanating from unwanted pregnancies. View more
2022-08-16Victoria Kaapanda Opolisi mositopolwa shaKhomas oyi li molukongo lwaafuthi mboka ya li yathigi ya manga omuchina nokuya ontuku noshimaliwa N$8 000, konima ya ndopa okutumba uuketha wiimaliwa. View more
2022-08-16Victoria Immanuel Okanona komimvo hamano hoka anuwa ka kala noku kwatwa koonkondo ko kamati komimvo 14 oke li miikaha yaakuluntu omanga opolisi tayi konakona oshiningwanima shoka. View more
2022-08-16Festus Hamalwa OMUPOPILIKO wopolifimoshitukulwa shaShana Inspector Thomas Aiyambo okwa ti opolifi otai ka yandja ehandukilo va fute N$1000 ile eemwedi 12 modolongo komukwashiwana keshe ta ka hangika te li kwafele keshe modoolopa. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter The Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Resource and Vocational School won the first edition of the Bank Windhoek Namibian Volleyball Federation (NVF) School Tournament over the weekend. View more
2022-08-16Charles Tjatindi The death of prominent farmer Louis van der Merwe has drawn tributes from far and wide, especially from his native Omaheke region, where he was held in high regard. He died on Sunday following an illness. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter Agriculture is the most essential sector that contributes to the National GDP and employment. Agribusiness is fundamental for economic development and the eradication of poverty. View more
2022-08-16Charles Tjatindi Kakunamuua Kahiha never knew that one day he would be a stud breeder of his own herd of sheep. Growing up, sheep rearing was a favourite pastime, and one in which he excelled. At the time, the family farmed with a mixed breed of Damara, Dorper and Van Rooy sheep - mainly for meat. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter Young people are receiving critical skills development, particularly much-needed entrepreneurship skills to empower youth to start and build their businesses – thanks to investments by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) as the African continent celebrates International Youth Day. View more
2022-08-16Maihapa Ndjavera Director-General of the National Planning Commission Obeth Kandjoze has advised Namibians with hidden agendas to refrain from pushing away investors. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter Capricorn Group hosted a thought-provoking public information session on Friday, 12 August 2022, under their Inspire banner. View more
2022-08-16Maihapa Ndjavera Domestic consumers can expect further hikes in prices, which is expected to make life more financially unbearable. This is after the annual inflation rate for July 2022 increased by 6.8%, compared to 4% recorded in July 2021, making it the highest recorded inflation rate since July 2017. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter Cabinet has approved the extension of the temporary reduction of fuel levies, with the exception of the Fuel Tax, until such a time that fuel prices start to significantly fall back to affordable levels. View more
2022-08-16Edgar Brandt Rising global prices of vehicle components and energy production, coupled with a weak Rand exchange rate, are likely to result in continued price increases for vehicles in Namibia. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter If one dissects the prevailing ominous silence with regards to the replacement of our late chief Joël Stephanus, I put the blame squarely in front of the doorstep of surviving traditional councillors under the leadership of chief councillor Martin Biwa. View more
2022-08-16Staff Reporter Political parties should by now be digesting and reflecting on the outcome of the regional council by-election results of the Swakopmund constituency. There are various reasons why some political parties performed dismally while others performed better. View more
2022-08-16John Muyamba Struggle kids who are camping at the Rundu Swapo office say government should give them jobs like other children of the liberation struggle in other regions. View more
2022-08-16Loide Jason The police recovered about N$105 000 in cash and US$1 200 (worth over N$19 000), allegedly stolen at gunpoint from a Chinese national last week in Windhoek. View more
2022-08-16Edward Mumbuu The much-talked-about seventh Swapo Party Youth League congress to decide the youth wing’s leadership fate for the next five years kicks off tomorrow in Ongwediva. View more
2022-08-16Aletta Shikololo The status of the investigation into two former top officials and the acting CEO of the Ruacana town council implicated in the mismanagement of funds and forging of invoices worth millions, is uncertain. View more
2022-08-16Aletta Shikololo Parents and community members at Onkaanka village in the area of Otamanzi constituency, Omusati region, are disgruntled after the principal of Ndeutala Angolo Primary School allegedly occupied a classroom as her residence. View more
2022-08-16Maria Sheya Rail parastatal TransNamib has been given a mandatory 48-hour notice by the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union to resolve the ongoing wage dispute. View more
2022-08-16Maria Sheya The Windhoek High Court yesterday struck from the roll the appeal of a man convicted of killing his former employer in 2019. View more
2022-08-16Loide Jason The police in Otjiwarongo are investigating what transpired on Friday between 13h00 and 14h00 on the Otjiwarongo-Okahandja B1 road when a tourist was seriously injured, and is now fighting for her life in a Windhoek hospital. View more
2022-08-16Steven Klukowski A retired civil servant is frustrated that the house he occupied from 1990 and bought from government last year is still not registered in his name. View more
2022-08-16Roland Routh The former chairman of the board of the Road Contractors Company, Otto Shikongo, testified during the past week and yesterday about the decisions that led to the arrest and prosecution of its then CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa and two of his business friends, Anna Ndoroma and Hafeni Nghinamwaami. View more
2022-08-16Albertina Nakale Although research has demonstrated that investing in early childhood development centres (ECD) yields both immediate and long-term benefits for the child, the provision of integrated ECD services is limited in Namibia, especially in rural areas. View more
2022-08-15Maurice Kambukwe Several athletes who competed in various international competitions recently are optimistic about what the future holds for them in terms of their sports. View more
2022-08-15Maurice Kambukwe New Brave Gladiators’ coach Paulus Shipanga is happy with the way the players are reacting to training, but said they still have to work on their fitness levels. View more
2022-08-15Maurice Kambukwe In their last match in the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) premier league before playoffs, defending champions Unam proved to be the better side as they demolished Grootfontein 48-8 on Saturday. View more
2022-08-15Festus Hamalwa Ovalandifi vokapana momatala aShakati otava nyenyeta kutya itava futu eendjo damuni odo ve na shaashi kave na sha omeva momatala, vo vati ohava landifile momutenya ponhele hai kala ondwi. View more
2022-08-15Staff Reporter Namibia netabezi likezo ze ezizwe mwakulwanisa litaba zakuisa batu mwabutanga. Kanako yakutabela lizazi lakulwanisa kuisa batu mwabutanga mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, Mubakweli kuNgambela, ni Likwambuyu waLitaba zaKwanda Naha Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah nalumbile bababile nikabelo mwakubona kuli naha Namibia isali mwakalulo yapili mwapiho yasilimo sa 2021, yalinaha ze eza hande mwakulwanisa litaba zakuisa b View more
2022-08-15Staff Reporter Twenty-one-year-old Cassia Sharpley was crowned Miss Namibia 2022 during a glitzy coronation event at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort on Friday evening. View more
2022-08-15Staff Reporter Three entrepreneurs from Keetmanshoop last week won their share of N$85 000 through the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative. View more
2022-08-15Edgar Brandt The trade ministry and the environment ministry will co-finance the immediate rehabilitation of water points at the Kavango Cattle Ranch (KCR) and fast-track the establishment of a wildlife reserve on the massive property to increase the ranch’s revenue through tourism. View more
2022-08-15Staff Reporter We can not talk about gender parity without talking about gender equality. In simple terms, this can be defined as equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for people of all genders (Oxford dictionary). View more
2022-08-15Staff Reporter The deliberate act of taking one’s own life is what constitutes suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that has an impact on families, neighbourhoods and even nations. As most people, if not all, are aware, the biggest contributors to suicide are low self-esteem, despair and family. View more
2022-08-15Roland Routh Two judges of the Windhoek High Court have seriously reprimanded a former magistrate of the Karibib Magistrate’s Court for using the wrong procedure in sentencing four men who admitted being in possession of stolen donkey meat. View more
2022-08-15Steven Klukowski Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni says leaders in their different capacities at all levels and spheres of government should continue devising strategies aimed at promoting food security and nutrition in the country. View more
2022-08-15Loide Jason A Hai//’om San teacher, who has a desire to see more San people educated, has been voluntarily transporting children to school to prevent them from dropping out and ensure they reach tertiary education. View more
2022-08-15Eveline de Klerk Swakopmund mayor Louisa Kativa is expected to resign as a local authority councillor this week, following her by-election victory at the weekend. View more
2022-08-15Eveline de Klerk What was meant to be a weekend to catch up with friends ended in tragedy when a shack fire claimed the life of a mother and her two-year-old son at the Twaloloka informal settlement in Walvis Bay. View more
2022-08-15Edward Mumbuu Swapo political heavyweights Armas Amukwiyu, Eliot Mbako and Ottillie Shinduvi are among those who retained their party regional coordinator positions during regional conferences, held over the weekend. View more
2022-08-15Maria Sheya Bargaining union Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (Natau) says the results of a TransNamib workers’ nationwide strike vote will be released today. View more
2022-08-15Edward Mumbuu The Windhoek municipal management committee (MC), which faces a no confidence vote, was given a five-day lifeline to present counter-arguments. View more
2022-08-15Victoria Immanuel The health ministry says it will follow normal procedures in investigating the deaths of two babies, who lost their lives after being immunised at a State clinic in Ongwediva four weeks ago. View more
2022-08-15Maria Sheya A mother, who sued the state for negligently causing the death of her three-month-old daughter after a vaccine shot in 2015, lost the suit on Friday in the High Court. View more
2022-08-15Roland Routh Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo on Friday indicated he will petition Chief Justice Peter Shivute after Windhoek High Court acting Judge Kobus Miller refused to grant him leave to appeal his decision to not recuse himself from the trial. View more
2022-08-15Staff Reporter Young people must devise ideas and use their acquired skills to create innovative businesses, President Hage Geingob has said. View more
2022-08-15Kuzeeko Tjitemisa New executive director in the information ministry Audrin Mathe said the majority of government work goes unreported because of a lack of a coordinated information system, but efforts are being made to address such shortcomings. View more
2022-08-15Loide Jason Two men will appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the robbery at the Hocland Park home of a Chinese national last week. View more
2022-08-12Maurice Kambukwe With no hopes of finishing in the top four of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) premier league, Reho Falcon will tomorrow play for pride against Rehoboth Rugby Club at home. View more
2022-08-12Maurice Kambukwe Debmarine Desert Jewels’ head coach Mary Waya has expressed great satisfaction with the overall readiness of her charges for the upcoming 2023 Netball WorldCup qualifiers slated for Pretoria, South Africa from 21 to 27 August. View more
2022-08-12Carlos Kambaekwa Two of the surviving founders of local giants Orlando Pirates Football Club are crying foul over what they term “infringement” on their intellectual property rights. View more
2022-08-12Otniel Hembapu This week, chairperson of the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA) Bisey /Uirab shared with all NFA affiliates and the general public that premiership football activities will only return once a sponsor or sufficient funding is secured. View more
2022-08-12Staff Reporter The Namibian Volleyball Federation (NVF) will host the Bank Windhoek Schools Tournament at the northern town of Ondangwa tomorrow. View more
2022-08-12Festus Hamalwa Ohamba yelelo laNdonga Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo okwa ti ovanhu tava tuku vakwao nava lopotwe opo va kale va pewa ehandu eli ha i yandjwa komhangu yopamufyuululwakalo. View more
2022-08-12Victoria Kaapanda Omunamimvo 17 okwa mangwa po kopolisi sho anuwa a kwata omukwakuluntu koonkondo, omanga a li ta ende u uka kegumbo. View more
2022-08-12Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Ozondekurona tjiva zo TjiÞiro Otjindjandja erero, ndiri orini ro mautiro wo vita via Hamakari, tjiyeri 11 ku Katjose, otji za karere no ma zemburukiro oyetja 118 kombunda yo vita imbi mo 1904. View more
2022-08-12Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro Umwe ngwa yatere ozondapo ozongoto mo vitjitwa vyo tjiwana no vyehindi kutja omo mbiwor yo muhoko ma nganduu mo ngondjero yawo no nehi yo ngutukiro, nandarire kutja nai eye wa suvisiwa, oupatje no u Þakame we umu kongorere. View more
2022-08-12Staff Reporter What started as a small internship project for the Goethe-Institut by two German foreign exchange film students in 2017, KinoNamibia Film Festival will this year again provide the platform to everyone who would like to express their creativity in the film industry. View more
2022-08-12Staff Reporter If you are from the southern part of Africa, you will not need anyone to explain to you what the word ‘braai’ means. View more
2022-08-12Paheja Siririka Omulunga Radio, Namibia’s prominent Oshiwambo commercial radio station, has expanded its horizon and recently set up a studio in Ongwediva in the Oshana region. View more
2022-08-12Karlos Naimwhaka A tree’s strength is measured by the depth of its roots and ability to withstand the worst of the storms. A tree that has seen the worst of the storms and has not adapted itself enough to guard against storms that are yet to come, will be a victim. View more
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