Former Olympic trap shooter Gaby Ahrens has vowed to plough back into sports after attaining her Master’s Degree in Sports Management in Switzerland for the past year. Ahrens, who retired from active sports after the 2016 Olympic Rio games, says that at the time she needed to find a new goal, while still being involved […]
Namibia has been taking part in the Sunfoil 3 Day Cup and the Provincial 1 Day Challenge for many years. Yesterday, however, Cricket Namibia – through a press release – announced that they are withdrawing from the competition. Their frequent travels to South Africa, they said, have become difficult – especially considering the increase in […]
Local authorities are urged to always give preference to the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) when allocating land. Speaking during the second National Land Conference, NHE’s board chairperson Sam Shivute says the institution struggles to implement its mandate as there is no land given to them in some towns.
The Hambukushu Traditional Authority’s Fumu Erwin Mbambo has called on government to respect the colonial borders. Speaking during the Second National Land Conference Fumu Mbambo said government has redemarcated the areas leaving the Hambukushu with limited space.
Windhoek – The Women’s Football Super League received a sponsorship of N$750 000 on Thursday from Skorpion Zinc at the Namibia Football Association’s Girls Centre in Katutura to get the league started. Delivering her keynote address at a special event organised by the NFA women’s desk, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sport, Youth and […]
Some vendors at the Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show are dissatisfied over the low public turnout this year. While some blame the low turnout on the economic slow down others feel that the show was not adequately marketed.
An entrepreneurship development initiative, aimed at addressing youth unemployment was launched at Keetmanshoop. With an unemployment rate of 23% and nearly 6% of the region’s population depending on farming for their livelihood, the programme could be an opportunity for job creation.
Civil servants are living in abject conditions in several government-owned flats in Windhoek. Dirty toilets and bathrooms, broken windows, garbage piling up: these are just some of the challenges tenants deal with daily. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Works Spokesperson Julius Ngweda says there is no money to carry out maintenance work. Ngweda also blames vandalism […]
Namibians who want to become commercial cattle farmers from scratch, or from a communal farming, face uphill battles, particularly when it comes to finances. This was said by Namibian farmers at this year’s Windhoek Industrial and Agricultural Show.
NBC TV News spoke to Chairperson of Namibia’s Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC) Yvonne Dausab about the outcomes and expectations of the land conference.
