The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) aims to register more than 1.7 million eligible voters during its upcoming General Registration of Voters exercise, starting next week. With less than 200 days left before the national elections on November 27, Namibia’s electoral management body says it is on track with the activities of the electoral calendar. […]
The Ovaherero and Nama people held a march from UN Plaza in Soweto to the Independence Memorial Museum in Windhoek in memory of the genocide of the 1904–1907 wars of extermination. About 300 people gathered at the museum, where the official announcement of Genocide Remembrance Day as a public holiday from 2025 on was made […]
Various wrestling clubs grappled for top honors at the National Wrestling Tournament held over the weekend. The National Wrestling Tournament took place in Katutura at the Afterschool Center. Wrestlers between the ages of six and 20 years old competed in the tournament. Clubs from the Afterschool Center, Swakopmund, and Stampriet battled for top honors in […]
The Oshakati Golf Club hosted the King Prize International Pairs qualifiers golf tournament ahead of the regional qualifiers in two months’ time. The King Prize International Pairs golf competition attracted 16 players from Oshakati, with two players joining from the town of Outapi. This prestigious global amateur golf competition brings together pairs of golfers from […]
Exhilarating sport that involves jumping from an aircraft at high altitudes and free-falling before deploying a parachute to slow the descent and land safely. Participants, known as skydivers, can jump solo or in groups, and the sport is often performed from altitudes ranging from 10,000 to 15,000 feet. The experience begins with meticulous preparation, including […]
A group of para-athletes, along with their delegates and guides, has returned from the World Para Athletics Championship held in Kobe, Japan. Upon arrival, they paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Sport, where they were warmly received by the Deputy Minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas, Director of Sport Joan Manuel, and the Executive Director Mbumba […]
As part of its efforts to provide electricity in informal settlements, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, in conjunction with the City of Windhoek, held a groundbreaking ceremony for high mast lights in Havana. The absence of electricity in some parts of the informal settlements, such as Samora Machel Constituency, is a setback to […]
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, has called on the defence forces to step up training and remain combat-ready at all times. He made these remarks during a reception parade for the Namibian contingent to Mozambique at Hanganee Katjipuka Barracks in Windhoek on Friday. While applauding the contingent, Kapofi urged all […]
Understanding and accepting diverse sexual orientations and gender identities across the country remains a challenge. For this reason, the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) is conducting a review of its “Guide to Inclusivity: Africa and Human Sexuality.” This comprehensive guide seeks to address challenges related to the discrimination and stigmatisation of LGBTQ+ individuals by promoting […]
The Chairperson of the ||Kharas Regional Council, Josef Isaacks, has commended the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Service for exposing the young ones to entrepreneurship while they are in their early years. Young people from all 14 of the country’s 14 regions assembled at the Keetmanshoop Multi-Purpose Youth Resource Centre to take part in […]
