India’s government is assisting Namibia with grain and other food items for the drought relief programme. The outgoing High Commissioner of India, Mandarapu Subbarayudu, revealed this during a farewell courtesy call on President Nangolo Mbumba at State House. India’s assistance follows Namibia’s international appeal to augment the shortfall in the drought relief programme. “Now, as […]
The African Public Service Day sports tournament kicked off yesterday in Windhoek, featuring soccer, volleyball, and netball. Participants are divided into various group stages as they compete to see which team will emerge victorious. It was a fun-filled opening in which the participating teams acquainted themselves with the tasks at hand in the various matches […]
The Brave Warriors have concluded their preparations for the COSAFA tournament, scheduled from June 26 to July 7 in South Africa. The squad receives a significant boost with the addition of midfielder Aprocius Petrus, who plays for Cape Town City in South Africa, and defender Ivan Kamberipa, representing Orapa United in Botswana. Both Aprocius Petrus […]
The Namibia Rugby Union announced a collaboration with Synergi company in the capital on Tuesday. Collaboration is essential in sports because it allows federations to leverage the strengths, perspectives, and resources of different people and teams. In their announcement on Tuesday, the Namibia Rugby Union revealed a new 5-year partnership deal with Synergi, a company […]
Namibia deserves applause for maintaining and strengthening democracy after only 34 years of independence. The Secretary General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Dr. Kevin Casas-Zamora, says Namibia achieved this feat against the backdrop of a deteriorating state of democracy across the globe. Dr. Casas-Zamora said this during a lecture he […]
Defending champions team ||Kharas won their first game 1-0 against Ohangwena in the Football category of the annual Namibian Police Force Championships taking place at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region. Urged on by their supporters, team ||Kharas walked into the game with only one thing on their mind: retaining the trophy they won last year. […]
Namibia could become a prime travel destination in Africa with the right international partnerships in the hospitality industry. This is one view of the participants at the African Hospitality Investment Forum underway in Windhoek. The African Hospitality Investment Forum is hoping to boost investments in tourism projects, infrastructure development, and hotel development across the African […]
In a striking political shift, former Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP Vipuakuje Muharukua, has switched allegiance to the ruling Swapo Party. Muharukua, who resigned from PDM barely three months ago, declared his support for Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in the November national elections. Muharukua joined the National Assembly in 2015 on the PDM’s ticket. During […]
The Swakopmund Regional Court has postponed the sentencing of Jandre Dippenaar to August 20. Dippenaar was convicted of six counts of murder over a fatal accident that happened in December 2014 near Henties Bay. Dippenaar was further convicted on Thursday on charges of reckless and/or negligent driving and driving without a valid licence. When he […]
The University of Namibia (UNAM) is spearheading a Child Research Initiative and Training Conference that aims to promote evidence-based, multi-system child wellbeing approaches and establish a national research agenda on children. UNAM and the Ministry of Gender Equality aim to highlight the importance of using the right data at the right time to improve the […]
