The country’s power utility, NamPower on Friday inaugurated its first fully owned and operated Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Station worth close to N.dollar 400 million at Omaruru in the Erongo Region. The renewable energy plant named the Omburu PV Power Station has been operational since March 2022 and produces 20 Mega Watts (MW) while providing…
Swakopmund Futsal Club were on Saturday crowned winners of the 2022 Express Credit Futsal Namibia Winter League after finishing top on 34 points from the 14 games played. To be crowned champions of the 2022 Futsal Namibia Winter League, Swakopmund won 11 of their 14 matches, drew one and lost twice. They scored 62 goals…
First National Bank (FNB) Wanderers beat their fierce rivals FNB United on Saturday at the United Trustco Sports field to go top of the Rugby Premier League table. United who had found the going tough this season lost their match at home by a single point in the match that ended 28-27 in Wanderers’ favour.…
The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero has called on Namibian athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games to make use of the platform and assess themselves ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Tjongarero while speaking at the Olympic Day Celebration here recently said athletes have two years before the 2024 Paris…
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said the International Women in Diplomacy Day should serve as an inspiration to young girls to pursue a career in diplomacy. This, she said would help promote social progress and better living standards as envisioned in the United Nations Charter. Nandi-Ndaitwah made the remarks in a…
Finance Minister, Iipumbu Shiimi and Ambassador Herbert Beck of the Federal Republic of Germany on Friday signed a financial cooperation agreement on interest-reduced loans between the two countries. According to a joint media statement here, the total amount of the agreement is N.dollars 2.7 billion dollars and comprises three major areas of the German- Namibia…
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Antwerp Bruges (POABI) and Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre (APEC), collectively referred to as POABI/APEC. The MoU aims to accord the parties the opportunity to explore the potential for a broad scope of collaboration and to further discover and discuss the…
Commander of the Namibian Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Teofilus Shaende has committed to intensified training of the Air Force to enable it to support the government in operations such as anti-poaching. Shaende was speaking at the celebration of the 19th anniversary of the Namibian Air Force at Karibib on Thursday, saying the Air Force needs…
Residents of the Otjozondjupa Region on Friday expressed satisfaction with the State of the Region Address (SORA) which was delivered by Governor James Uerikua at a special council meeting of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council at Otjiwarongo. The residents told Nampa in an interview that the SORA highlighted largely the development activities in the region, state…
The Khomas and Zambezi regions on Thursday successfully defended their floating trophies at the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture sports games which ended here on Thursday. The annual education sports games are held for non-teaching staff members of the ministry’s 14 regional education directorates including the head office in Windhoek and NIED in Okahandja.…