The 2019 African Youth Chess championships got underway in Windhoek on Saturday. Players from 16 African countries includes Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and host Namibia are competing in their respective age categories in the weeklong championship. Welcoming the visitors was the newly elected […]
Two women are recovering in the Rundu State Hospital after they fell victim to a honey-bee attack. The bees attacked Alice Mwala and Christine Sihako and three others, as they arrived to attend a wedding reception at the Dr Romanus Kampungu Secondary School on Saturday.
The first-ever fun bike and quad enduro was recently held at the coast for professionals, as well as weekend warriors. The event was organised to aid a ten-year-old boy from the coast with cerebral palsy, and all the money raised from the event will thus be used for his stem cell surgery, in India, Mumbai. […]
Music legend Sebulon Gomachab, better known as Axue in the Namibian music industry, has died at the age of 50 Monday morning. Axue is known for his classical Damara Punch hits and has paved the way for many artist in the genre. He performed at many events in and out of the country and was […]
President Geingob says the appointment of ministers to his next administration would be based on the ability to review economic sectors without compromising the image of government and SWAPO Party. He commended the acting Minister of Fisheries, Albert Kawana over industry stakeholder engagements while looking into the affairs of the ministry and FishCor. Minister Kawana […]
President Geingob says targeting and harassing of his children by the media is uncalled for. He says he is an ardent supporter of press freedom and kept doors open for media practitioners to report without any censorship. However, he cautioned against personality journalism by targeting his children and other family members.
President Hage Geingob says he is not against individual Cabinet ministers expressing views on issues affecting the country. However, he stressed that decisions taken should be accepted and defended as a collective stance of the Cabinet or SWAPO. Dr Geingob was speaking during the Central Committee meeting in Windhoek. President Geingob singled out the impression […]
Khorixas will soon develop a vocational training centre (VCT) for 3 000 young people, to tackle unemployment and develop skills for many young people in the town. The southern Kunene Region is known for its petrified forest and Twyfelfontein a site of ancient rock engravings. The town with about 20 000 inhabitants has a large […]
Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has shown a marginal improvement in 2018. The domestic product records a growth of 0,3% when compared to the contraction of 0,1% results released in the Preliminary National Accounts (PNA) 2018 based on 2010 prices. This was revealed by Statistician General of the Namibia Statistic Agency at the release of […]
Seven villages and one Primary School in Katima Rural Constituency became the first villages in the Zambezi Region to declare open defecation as unhealthy practice in the community. The seven villages are Siseme, Ikumwe, Libuyu, Siyanga, Mwilima, and Mubiza as well as Masikili. The villages claimed the Open Defecation-Free status on Friday and were awarded […]
