Namasiku Van Der Linden, a 16-year-old swimmer based in Windhoek, has been recognized as Namibia’s first para swimmer with Down Syndrome. She recently traveled to Aberdeen, Scotland for her classification. Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome […]

Key players in the country’s fishing sector say they are indebted to the late President Hage Geingob for saving it from imminent collapse, especially at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Geingob’s intervention to keep the fishing sector running when most of the sectors were closing down saved jobs and the Namibian economy alike. The […]

President Dr. Nangolo Mbumba has opened the first decision-making Cabinet for the year, imploring the Cabinet to prioritise the timely execution of development projects. President Mbumba said the first Cabinet meeting is taking place against the backdrop of the passing of the late President Geingob, whose footprints will remain indelible in the annals of the […]

The success of Namibian radio lies in its ability to inform citizens, promote local content, and foster national unity. This was said by President Nangolo Mbumba in a statement to commemorate World Radio Day observed on February 13, which is the anniversary of the creation of UN Radio in 1946. President Mbumba acknowledges that radio […]

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s Director General, Stanley Similo, commended the late President Geingob for his influence on media freedom during his visit to Casa Rosalia. Similo, accompanied by his wife Alna, who is the current Principal of Suiderhof Primary School, visited the family of the late President Geingob to express their condolences and offer their […]

Chief Manasse Christian Zeraeua of the Zeraeua Royal House has joined scores of other traditional authority leaders mourning the death of the late President Hage Geingob, saying he will remember him as a Pan-Africanist. The leader pointed out that he shared close relations with the late Dr. Geingob for the past 46 years. Chief Zeraeua […]

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture issued a directive to all schools to hold memorial services in honour of the late Dr. Geingob.  Hochland High School was one of those that responded promptly and organised a service on the school field. The service was held as per directive under two themes: President Geingob’s dedication […]

The memorial service, which took place at the German Evangelical Lutheran Church, was an opportunity to learn about the late Professor Tötemeyers’ personal side. The professor was an active member of the church, sometimes preaching twice a Sunday up until recently. Sonja Tötemeyer-Du Plessis, the youngest of four children, says her father had a razor-sharp […]

Angola’s President, João Lourenço, will lead a high-level delegation to the state funeral of the late President Hage Geingob on February 25, 2024. This was confirmed by the Vice President of the ruling party of Angola, MPLA, Luísa Damião, during a meeting with President Nangolo Mbumba at State House. The delegation arrived in Windhoek to […]

Strong winds, accompanied by hailstorms and rain, caused damage to houses in Onepandaulo Village in the Endola Constituency of Ohangwena Region on Saturday evening. Roofs were blown off, and trees were uprooted. Fruit trees, on which many depend for an income, were also not spared. Boundary walls were flattened by Mother Nature, while some houses, […]