September 28, 2015, 5:56 pm
It rained goals at the opening games of the Women Super League (WSL) over the weekend, with the University of Namibia’s (Unam) Bokkies thrashing Omaheke Ladies 13-0.
The weekend featured a lot of high-scoring games as Tura Magic Ladies beat Polytechnic Babes 10-0 while NamPol Ladies beat Java Java Ladies 11-0.
Unam coach Simson Paulus told Namibian Sun yesterday that despite the lack of fitness of some of his players, the women managed to deliver good results.
Paulus said all went well for his team although they still have to iron out the fitness issue.
Read more about Goals galore in Women’s Super League opening
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September 28, 2015, 11:48 pm
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
A family of four who were returning home from a funeral in South Africa were killed yesterday morning in yet another horrific accident on Namibia’s roads.
The accident occurred early yesterday morning about 50 km outside Okahandja as the Jansen family were returning to Grootfontein.
Alex Jansen (56), his wife Ragel Magrietta Jansen (53), their daughter Aunora Jansen (12), and a relative, Elizabeth Snyder (59) were all killed in the accident.
Their car collided head-on with a truck on the B1 road between Okahandja and Otjiwarongo at 06:30 yesterday.
Read more about Family killed in crash after funeral
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
A storm is brewing at Okahandja after the ruling Swapo Party held its district primaries to elect candidates for the November regional and local authority elections.
The elections were chaired by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, who is the party leader assigned to the Otjozondjupa Region. He maintained that the process was clean.
However, allegations of election fraud and manipulation are doing the rounds at the ‘Garden Town’. Some people allegedly registered in three party branches, meaning they could vote in all three.
Read more about Swapo primaries split Okahandja
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
With just over a week to go before the Brave Warriors travel to Gambia to play a 2018 FIFA World Cup first-leg qualifier match, Namibia’s playing personnel appear to be in good shape.
The Brave Warriors are set to play the ‘Scorpions’ -as the West African team is known- on October 10.
The tie will be the first leg of a preliminary that Namibia must win if they are to continue vying for a spot to play at the 2018 edition, which will be held in Russia.
Read more about Brave Warriors getting ready
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
Venus Williams yesterday beat Julia Goerges at the Wuhan Open to reach 700 career wins.
Her tally makes her the only active women’s player to achieve the milestone other than her sister Serena.
The 35-year-old, still winning despite her an on-going fight with Sjogren’s Syndrome, said she had no idea she was approaching the milestone before her 6-4, 6-3 victory in China. “I didn’t know. I’m glad nobody told me before. I would have been a little bit nervous,” the American told reporters.
Read more about Rising Venus reaches hallowed 700 club
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
President Hage Geingob has called for the unconditional admission of Palestine and Western Sahara as full members of the United Nations (UN) and its agencies.
Speaking at the UN Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Geingob said the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were about inclusion and not exclusion.
Therefore, he said, the international community has an obligation to ensure that the people of Palestine and Western Sahara realise their inalienable right to self-determination and the creation of their independent and sovereign states.
Read more about Geingob takes up Palestinian cause
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
In the wake of the conclusion of the marathon Caprivi treason trial the families of close to 15 missing Kxoe San people are demanding that the government release information about the whereabouts of their relatives.
The 15 San people went missing in 2000 while in the custody of the Namibian Special Field Force during a State of Emergency declared after the failed 1999 secession attempt in the then Caprivi Region, now Zambezi.
Namibian Sun has seen the names of the missing San people.
Read more about Where are our people?
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September 29, 2015, 5:00 pm
Speaking at the general debate of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, Geingob said the approach, which simply divides Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by population, completely ignores inequalities in the distribution of wealth and opportunities, and comes with adverse effects on social mobility and progress.
Read more about GDP classification unjust - Geingob
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September 29, 2015, 11:19 pm
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September 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
The so-called ‘struggle kids’ camping at the Swapo Party regional office at Oshakati are accused of involvement in criminal activities, including at least one case of robbery and assault that landed a newspaper vendor in the hospital.
Alexander Gabriel, 30, who sells newspapers in the streets of Oshakati, said he was returning home on Monday afternoon when he was attacked by a group of at least seven people whom he suspected of being struggle kids.
They kicked him repeatedly before robbing him of the money he had earned that day.
Read more about Struggle kids rob newspaper vendor
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September 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has confirmed that electronic voting machines (EVMs) will once again be used without a verification paper audit trail (VVPAT) in next month’s regional council and local authority elections.
Director of Elections Paul Isaak yesterday said that while the commission agrees that a paper trail would be good to have, it is not practically possible at this stage.
Read more about No paper trail for elections
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September 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
Former employees of the Botswana Embassy in Namibia say they resigned from the mission because of management irregularities and because they were deprived of employee benefits.
The ex-employees accuse the embassy management under the leadership of High Commissioner Tshenolo Modise of ignoring the mission’s policies and regulations.
One of the employees who left the mission earlier this year told Namibian Sun that since October 2014, four employees have resigned from the mission and some plan to throw in the towel by the end of next month.
Read more about Staff abandon Botswana High Commission
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September 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
The Dunlop Tyres 2000 and the Land Rover Owners Namibia brought together drivers of different thrills for a challenge and their gracious beasts.
The suspense-filled yet exciting off-road adventure at Wasservallei around the Kuiseb river was the fourth event organised in recent months by the newly-formed Land Rover Owners Namibia.
Activities included a 4x4 trail drive for all and a more challenging extreme 4x4 trail drive for the more experienced drivers.
Read more about Rovers kiss the rocks
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September 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
A total of eleven men have been arrested in connection with illegal hunting in the past few days.
In the latest incident, four men were arrested on Tuesday night for hunting illegally on a farm near Okahandja.
According to the spokesperson of the Namibian Police, Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi, a person living on the farm informed the police of the illegal activities happening there.
Four people were caught for poaching huntable and registered game on the farm Okakakango, said Shikwambi.
Read more about Eleven poachers caught
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September 30, 2015, 5:00 pm
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September 30, 2015, 5:56 pm
With the Brave Warriors squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gambia set to be announced this morning, coach Ricardo Mannetti will have to do without the reliable Peter Shalulile, who is injured.
The Brave Warriors start their quest for their first ever FIFA World Cup qualification when they visit Gambia on October 9 and then host the Scorpions on October 13 in Windhoek.
Read more about Shalulile ruled out of Gambia clash
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September 30, 2015, 11:30 pm
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While the tourism industry in neighbouring South Africa is suffering devastating losses after introducing its onerous new visa rules, Namibia is expected to reap the benefits from its Chinese tourism market as tourists are being referred to rather travel to Namibia due to the complex visa requirements in South Africa.
Read more about Namibia to grab SA’s Chinese tourists
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The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is developing a fully integrated sexual manual to address the spiralling rate of teenage pregnancy in the country.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, says regional statistics show that Namibian schoolgirls become sexually active by the age of 13.
“It is uncalled for that girls at this age must have babies and imagine this child must now feed another child. I believe that the people who impregnate these children are of sound mind,” she said.
Read more about Sex starts at 13 in Namibia
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