Miss Teen International Namibia 2025, Elaine Engelbrecht, received a hero’s welcome at the Hosea Kutako International Airport as her schoolmates, friends, and family celebrated her historic achievement. Engelbrecht proudly represented Namibia at the Miss Teen International pageant in Jaipur, India, where she became the only African contestant to reach the Top 16. Speaking at her […]
The state memorial service of the late Army Commander Salomon Hawala will take place this Friday in Ohakweenyanga village in the Ondangwa Rural Constituency. The funeral will be held on Saturday at the Old Ongwediva Lutheran cemetery. The late Hawala, who has been described as a veteran of the liberation struggle, died on the 11th […]
Etosha Fishing Company is under pressure to land the historic 10,000 metric tonnes of pilchard allocated by the government. The company landed its first consignment of pilchards last week following an 8-year ban. This is after the government decided to grant Eco Fish Farm 10,000 metric tonnes. The company signed a supply agreement with Etosha […]
The University of Namibia’s Ogongo Campus short courses on vegetable production, which are open to enrolment without strict requirements, have satisfied President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. The Head of State made these remarks when she visited the campus to assess the current state of agriculture courses at the institution and explore opportunities for value addition in the […]
The declining cost of unleaded petrol and automotive diesel oil in the global oil market is among several factors that led to the fuel prices for the month of September remaining unchanged. Other factors include increased U.S. oil and gas production under pro-energy policies that added more supply, while the expiration of the 1st of […]
The National Council Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs visited the Katima Mulilo Border Post in the Zambezi Region on Monday to find out if recommendations proposed by the committee in 2022 have been implemented by the government. The Committee conducted oversight visits to selected national borders in March 2022, and […]
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police has confirmed to NBC News that one of the women who died in the Saturday accident, five kilometres outside Mariental, was pregnant. Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo said that the police officers were called to assist and transport the pregnant civilian mother to the Mariental hospital. The police then […]
Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, has acknowledged that there is a motor vehicle challenge in the force. Speaking at the ministerial press conference on the Mariental car accident, where 16 people were killed, including police officers, Shikongo said the vehicle shortage has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced […]
The Bridge of Hope Committee is holding a campaign advocating for the construction of a safe pedestrian bridge between Ongulumbashe and One Nation in the |Khomas Region’s Tobias Hainyeko Constituency. The community leaders say the current bridge is unstable and has already claimed multiple lives. Through this initiative, the campaign aims to mobilise at least […]
The Minister of International Relations and Trade has expressed appreciation to the European Union for the consistent and tangible support it has extended to Namibia’s key programmes over the years. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi said this at a Namibia-EU Partnership Dialogue held in Windhoek on Monday. The Namibia-EU relationship was officially forged upon Namibia’s independence in 1990. […]
