Magic, Chiefs, Gunners and African booked their Debmarine Namibia Cup semifinals spots following thrilling quarterfinals clashes held at the Legare Stadium in Gobabis on Saturday. The lucrative club competition in Namibia, the Debmarine Namibia Cup reached the last eight and on Saturday battle lines were drawn at the Legare Stadium. Mighty Gunners from Otjiwarongo faced […]

The game was preceded by a moment of silence for Nambia’s fallen Hero Robbie Savage, who was buried earlier in the day. As the match started, David Philander opened the scoreboard with this improvised try. Commentary Cliven Loubser then converted to make it 7-nill. Chrysander Botha soon registered his try with this slick move by […]

The Cuban community in Namibia celebrated the 64th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, and the final attack on the Baptista regime on 26 July 1953, which marked the beginning of the last part of the Cuban struggle for independence.

President Hage Geingob has called on Namibians to treat traditional authorities with respect, while also appealing to them to practice inclusive leadership. Speaking during the Masubia Annual Cultural Festival, President Geingob said just as government is fostering unity, traditional authorites also have a role to unify communities.

Zambezi Governor, Alufea Sampofu says cultural festivals are unique opportunities for the nation to attend and showcase a harmonious blend of culture and diversity. He was speaking at the Masubia Annual Cultural Festival at Bukalo in the Zambezi Region, on Saturday, attended by hundreds of residents and visitors from all corners of Namibia as well […]

The United People’s Movement (UPM) political party is raising money to take the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sophia Shaningwa, to court, over what they term her inability to act swiftly, to address ongoing problems at the Rehoboth Town Council. Meanwhile, the UPM elected Hannalore Lottering from the Hardap Region as National Chairperson for […]

Rehoboth residents in some parts of Block E had to live with a disgusting stench for more than a week after a pipe burst in the drainage system.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is concerned over the high levels of alcohol consumption, and mushrooming of shebeens in the country. According to the 2013 Namibia Demographic and Health survey, 22% of women and 27% of men consume five or more alcoholic drinks per day.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Council says it remains committed to addressing the sanitation issues of disadvantaged communities, and smaller settlements in the region. Under the rural sanitation programme, settlements such as Kalkfeld stand to benefit, with 120 additional flush toilets planned towards the longer term goal of eliminating the bucket toilet system.

Some members of the public continue vandalising houses being constructed under the Mass Housing Development Programme at Keetmanshoop. The Urban and Rural Development Minister, while touring the houses this week, condemned the vandalising, noting it results in government having to spend twice on the same items and that it is a waste of scarce resources.