35-year-old Erwin Frans, charged with the murder of his 23-year-old girlfriend, Mwaaka Kopelo, in February 2021, was found guilty by the Katima Mulilo Circuit High Court. Frans faced six counts related to the murder, which was perpetrated at the Makaravan West location. Judge President Petrus Damaseb found Frans guilty of murder, as well as one […]
The main objective of the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) is to produce a crop of young artisans properly skilled for the market. This was said by the manager of WVTC during a meeting with the nbc Newsroom team, which has been holding a series of meetings with institutions of higher learning and research institutions. […]
Landless People’s Movement Chief Change Campaigner Bernadus Swartbooi has called on the Outjo Municipality to let go of its Chief Executive Officer, Josef |Urib. Swartbooi made this call during a media conference in Outjo. Last December, the Outjo Council took the decision that Josef |Urib, who served as the Outjo Municipality’s Chief Executive Officer since […]
The last group of 26 refugees and asylum seekers in Namibia left for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). nbc News caught up with them during the wee hours of this morning at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA). To them, this is a bittersweet moment of returning home after many years—a situation that […]
The Organisation of African First Ladies for Development and its partners have unveiled the #WeAreEqual Campaign to address various forms of discrimination. The campaign was launched in Kinshasa, DRC, earlier this year, and this is the second time it’s being unveiled in Namibia. It aims to address various forms of discrimination, including gender inequality and […]
The nbc and Multi-Choice Namibia’s 13 local films are set to hit your screen next month. The project, also known as Project Mukorob, will take Namibian stories to the world. Thirteen producers were selected out of over 200 submissions in the first phase of the production. The local films that were produced in collaboration with […]
Last year, the total trade between Namibia and China stood at N$22.1 billion. The Executive Director in the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade, Sikongo Haihambo, says this represents an increase of 28.1% compared to the previous year. Haihambo, who was speaking at the China-Namibia Business Network in Windhoek, says China is one of Namibia’s leading […]
The decision to extend voting in selected wards by a day after the late distribution of ballot papers, which resulted in delayed polling, has not been well received by the opposition in Zimbabwe. President Emerson Mnangagwa issued a presidential proclamation on Wednesday directing that the affected polling stations operate for an additional 24 hours. It […]
The Unokie Popinaa Kasume Open tournament, held recently at both the Khomasdal and Independence stadiums in Windhoek, witnessed the triumphant victories of the MPSH football team and the Renamo Bucks netball club. In the football category, MPSH displayed exceptional prowess, securing victory by defeating Renamo Bucs with a score of 1-0 in the gripping final […]
The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, along with prominent figures from the rugby community, bid an enthusiastic farewell to a squad of 31 players this week. These athletes are set to proudly represent Namibia at the upcoming Rugby World Cup hosted in France. The Rugby World Cup, one of the most […]
