Funding needed for amateur boxing
The Namibia Boxing Federation (NBF) is in need of funds to send boxers to represent the country at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August next year.Read more about Funding needed for amateur...
View ArticleNamibia 'saddened' by Blatter football ban
Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary-general Barry Rukoro has described the eight-year ban imposed on FIFA president Sepp Blatter as “sad”. The Swiss national, along with the Union of European...
View ArticleLack of cup action to hamper Brave Warriors
The absence of the annual Namibian Football Association (NFA) Cup will have a huge impact on the selection of players by the national team coach, says the body’s president, Frans Mbidi. Mbidi told...
View ArticleOpuwo gets its first traffic lights
The economic and administrative hub of the Kunene Region, Opuwo, on Thursday inaugurated its first set of traffic lights. The traffic lights are situated at the corner of Mbumbijazo Muharukua Avenue...
View ArticleCanned fish for drought relief
The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernard Esau, last week received three truckloads of canned fish from the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) to the government’s...
View ArticleWanted by the ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission is asking the help of the public in tracing Mahamed Shabani, a Tanzanian national. Shabani is wanted on drug charges and is a person of interest in an ongoing...
View ArticleNored supports road safety
The Northern Electricity Distributor, Nored, this week continued with its support of police operations meant to ensure safety on Namibian roads during the festive season. Nored’s acting CEO Etegameno...
View ArticleGovt takes over airport upgrade
Following controversies surrounding the upgrading of the Hosea Kutako International Airport outside Windhoek, it has now become a state project. State House on Tuesday terminated the awarding of the...
View ArticleDiescho will know fate soon
The labour matter involving the executive director of the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), Joseph Diescho, and his employer will only be settled in 2016 when officials...
View ArticleNamib Desert among top 10 beauty spots
Namibia’s Namib Desert has been named one of the ten most beautiful places in the world. Conde Nast Traveller, one of the world’s premier travel magazines, recently released its list of the 50 most...
View ArticleThe rain is finally here
Good rainfall in the past few days has brought relief and hope to drought-hit subsistence farmers in the North. Traditional authorities are urging their people to start ploughing their fields to make...
View ArticleEducation ministry wants to get foundation right
The government will be furnished with the first comprehensive presentation on the state of teaching in the lower grades by the end of January. According to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture...
View ArticleWater situation remains critical
The City of Windhoek says the light rains experienced over the past few days made no difference to the city’s water crisis and the water restrictions remain in place. City spokesperson Joshua Amukugo...
View ArticleConmen walk away with N$350 000
A female resident of Ongwediva in the Oshana Region fell victim to conmen who walked away with more than N$350 000. The apparently fairly wealthy woman, whose name was not revealed to this newspaper,...
View ArticleMan killed in farm attack
The Otjiwarongo community was rocked by another farm murder after an elderly couple and their grandson were severely assaulted and their son was shot several times. Hartwig Koehler (50) died in...
View ArticleNamibia tops travel destination list again
The Namibian tourism industry got another boost after the country was selected as one of this year’s hottest travel destinations by an American luxury-lifestyle magazine. Robb Report ranked Namibia...
View ArticleSquatters at chief’s house won’t budge
The OvaHerero Traditional Authority (OTA) says it will evict the close to 50 people illegally living at the paramount chief’s official residence in Katutura. The traditional authority asked those...
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