With over 100 entrants having registered for the first preliminary round of the 2022 Nedbank Kapana Cook-Off competition held Saturday at Dunes Mall in Walvis Bay, Asnath Vetamunisa, Nelago Nghinalune and Laura Egumbo were crowned the winners. Throughout the day, the contestants demonstrated excellent salsa presentation and meat grilling skills. Each contestant was required to…
A Windhoek-based craft brewery has won gold at the African Beer Cup, the continent’s biggest beer competition. The roof of Africa Craft Brewery, which is part of the Roof of Africa Hotel, Conference Centre, and Restaurant, won a gold medal for their Roof Draught, as well as a bronze medal for Roof Pilsner. This is…
The Afrikaans movie channel, fliekNET (DStv Channel 149) will revert back to its original format as a pop-up channel in the future and the permanent channel will close at midnight on 15 July 2022. New Afrikaans movies will, instead, premiere on kykNET (DStv Channel 144) at 20:00 on Saturday nights and will be available on…
Namibia’s senior cricket team, The Eagles, will face Hong Kong in three 50 over matches at the United Fields, in Windhoek from 05 to 12 June. According to a media release availed to Nampa on Tuesday, this will be the fourth competitive competition to be hosted by Namibia in 2022. The matches come after Namibia…
The Erongo Region has recorded 1 119 road crashes, which resulted in 125 fatalities, between 2019 and May 2022, making it one of the regions with a high risk for fatalities and serious injuries from car accidents. Additionally, Erongo accounts for 10 per cent of all accidents that occur in Namibia annually, with injuries and…
International University of Management (IUM)’s founder and chairperson, Professor David Namwandi, has emphasised the importance of investing in research and development in order to better tackle the challenges Namibia faces. He was speaking during a ground-breaking ceremony for the IUM Swakopmund Research, Training and Conference Centre on Monday. “Nations who invest heavily in research and…
The Cheetah Cement factory outside Otjiwarongo allegedly lost more than N.dollars 6 million during its two-week forced closure by the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation. Mine Manager, Immanuel Shilongo, on Monday told Nampa in an interview that even though production of cement commenced at the factory last Tuesday, the company incurred heavy…
Brave Warriors and Mamelodi Sundowns striker, Peter Shalulile capped off a great season by winning the DStv Premier Soccer League (PSL) Footballer of the Season and the Player’s Player of the Season awards in Johannesburg on Sunday. Shalulile retained the two awards that he won last year and also walked away with the top goal…
The out of court settlement signed on Friday by lawyers representing Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Chief Administrator Freddy Mwiya and Minister of Sport Agnes Tjongarero will remain in force until 09 August 2022, High Court Judge Cobus Muller ruled on Monday. On Friday, Mwiya and the sports ministry signed an agreement that stipulates that the…
The Ministry of Mines and Energy on Monday announced an increase in the price of petrol and diesel for the month of June 2022. In a media statement availed to Nampa, the ministry said petrol prices will increase by N.dollars 2.50 per litre, while diesel will go up by N.dollars 1.50 per litre, effective 01…