WINDHOEK – Brave Warriors Coach Ricardo Mannetti is reportedly satisfied with the majority of his players’ fitness progress. He said this on Wednesday after evaluating the training squad – following their two-week preparation run for the crucial 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Zambia. Ricardo Mannetti has kept local players busy, despite the non-active […]
Windhoek-The Chief Administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission, Freddy Mwiya, has advised people to distance themselves from organising carelessly implemented and sometimes illegal sport events, saying that these put sportsmen and women into potentially dangerous situations. While applauding the Namibian public for their efforts in trying to promote sport activities in the country, Freddy Mwiya, […]
New chairperson of the SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials pledges to drive forward the infrastructure development and youth empowerment for sustainable development agenda as per the theme of this year’s summit. Ambassador Selma Ashipala Musavyi says this agenda is aligned to the preceding themes of industrialisation. Ashipala-Musavyi reiterate that infrastructure development and youth empowerment […]
Preparations for the 2018 Okakarara Trade Fair are in full swing. A dinner held at the town in preparation for the event, raised about N$390 000.
Chaos erupted when students who demonstrated over NSFAF funds refused to vacate the Government Office Park premises on Wednesday. The Reserve Force was called in to disperse the crowd from the Ministry of Higher Education’s offices.. Some of the students went onto their knees to surrender while others refused. Several students were left bleeding while […]
Students of institutions of higher learning staged a countrywide demonstration over the non payment of more than N$700 million by the Ministry of Finance to the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF). They are demanding that the Minister Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi, forces the Treasury to release N$730 million owed to them.
SWANU is calling for a reform of laws governing the Anti-Corruption Commission, the office of the Auditor General, Prosecutor General and the Ombudsman. The call was made by the party’s MP in the National Assembly, Usutuaije Maamberua, at a media conference.
Namibia will be hosting the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit next week under the theme, ‘Promoting Infrastructure Development and Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development’. To explain what programmes Namibia has in place to address challenges faced by the youth, NBC’s news anchor Jonas Mbambo spoke to the Minister of Sport, Youth and National […]
The Public Procurement Review Panel wants to operate independently and not resort under the Ministry of Finance. The Panel members, together with the Central Procurement Board, met President Hage Geingob and cluster ministers at State House on Wednesday.
Only days after Shoprite Namibia withdrew a lawsuit it also dropped the disciplinary action against its workers. The Centre for People’s Resistance, who represented the workers, announced early Wednesday evening. Shoprite was suing 93 employees for N$4,5 million for the legal costs and damages after participating in an unprotected strike in 2015. Windhoekers demonstrated in […]
