The Miss Namibia and Miss Teen beauty pageants have now entered the final stage with the announcement of the ten finalists for both competitions. The Miss Namibia Organisation announced the finalists at a glitzy two-day preliminary event held in Windhoek over the weekend. The ten selected include women from diverse backgrounds. Entries for the beauty […]
Iran is looking at expanding its bilateral relations with Namibia across various sectors. The country wants to enter Namibia’s oil market and says it can help the country attain self-sufficiency. Iran’s ambassador to Namibia, Dr. Seyed Sharifi, on Monday introduced his country’s private sector mines’ to Namibia’s Emerging Mining Association and other small emerging miners. […]
Schools from all 14 regions competed in the 2-day athletics championship in different sport codes such as track, javelin, discus throwing, long jump, and high jump, with a spot in the national schools team at stake. The event, under the auspices of the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU), showcased young athletes from across all 14 […]
Concerns are being raised about the unhygienic state of the Opuwo State Hospital. Community members say the hospital has become a haven for stray cats and rats, to the point where they invade patients’ rooms to prey on their food. Concerned community member Tjitopi Tjiurua says uncollected garbage, besides causing a health hazard, attracts stray […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, urged local authorities to refrain from collecting debt from their clients via third-party enforcers and rather educate residents on their services and their responsibilities to ensure such services remain available. He said this during the handover of houses in Nkurenkuru’s Kakuro location in Kavango West Region.
At least 24 low-income earners at Nkurenkuru’s Kakuro location in Kavango West Region received houses built under the Shack Dwellers Federation (SDFN). The project began on December 1, 2021. About 50 plots were allocated to the Shack Dwellers Federation in December 2021 by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni. The houses are […]
The Chief Administrator of the Namibia Sport Commission, Freddy Mwiya, said that they are looking forward to a busy period for the Commission in the next two months. He said that there will be a lot of activities on and off the field of play, from stakeholder meetings to regional participation. The Chief Administrator also […]
Liberation icon. Father of the Nation. A stalwart. A principled, steadfast, and decisive leader, even under the most intense pressure. That is how many people affectionately remember Sam Shafishuna Nujoma. Born 95 years ago, on May 12, 1929, in the humble surroundings of the Etunda Village near Okahao in the Omusati Region, Nujoma would grow […]
The Swapo Party joined the rest of the country in wishing Founding President Sam Nujoma a happy 95th birthday. In a media statement, the party says the life of the Founding President continues to inspire all to work for a better Namibia, freed from the shackles of poverty, hunger, and oppression of any form in […]
The NamPower Foundation and the Round Table Hochland 154 group of medics have donated an autoclave machine to the Epukiro Post-3 Clinic. Using steam to kill harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi, the equipment will be used to sterilise instruments used for minor operations and in sterilising procedures that can be done at the clinic level. […]
