A prominent Swapo activist, whose age is unknown was arrested on Friday at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region for allegedly assaulting his wife. According to the Namibian Police Force weekend crime report on Sunday, the incident took place last week Tuesday. The man, known as ‘Kafu Ka Namibia’ is currently detained at the Kahenge…
The Rundu Town Council has approved a budget of N.dollars 152 million for the 2022/23 financial year, representing a six per cent increase from N.dollas 144 million, in the previous financial year. During his budget statement on Friday, Rundu Mayor Gabriel Kanyanga said the budget aims to address the unlimited and different needs of the…
The second leg of the 2022 Namibia Netball (NN) Premier League season returned with a bang at Kuisebmond Stadium in Walvis Bay on Saturday, with rounds one and two of the action producing fireworks. The first match of the day saw the Navy clash with the rebels and the home team taking a 13-07 lead…
Namibia Rugby Premier League log leaders Kudus Rugby Club solidified their position as the 2022 season favourites by crashing out of sorts Trusco United Rugby 43-20 in Walvis Bay on Saturday. The coastal side scored their tries through double scorers Chad Plato and Aston Mukwiilongo with Zane Williams, Percy Nash and captain Cameroon Langenhoven adding…
Namibia’s two boxers Julius Indongo and Nathaniel Kakololo lost their respective international fights in Europe on Saturday evening. Kakololo had challenged British boxer Nick Ball for his World Boxing Council Silver Feather Title in the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England and lost via a 12th-round technical knockout. The Namibian boxer…
Namibia beat Nepal by 63 runs in their final match of the One Day International (ODI) Tri-Series in Scotland on Saturday. The Eagles won the toss and decided to bat first, posting a low score of 199 runs all out from 49.2 overs (199/10) in their allocated 50 overs. Namibia started badly as the opener…
A male police officer aged unknown died instantly after he was reportedly shot in the head with a service firearm by a colleague in Katutura on Friday. A crime report of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) on Sunday indicated that the incident happened at about 23h10 when a quarrel broke out between the two men…
The City of Windhoek (CoW) has announced an increase in municipal bus fares for the 2022/23 financial year, with effect from 01 August 2022. According to a public notice on Friday, passengers making use of smart cards will now pay N.dollars 8.50 from the previous N.dollars 7.50 and N.dollars 9.50 for cash payments from N.dollars…
The Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation has engaged with the University of Namibia (UNAM) to integrate students who were studying in war-torn Ukraine to complete their studies. A total of 51 Namibian nationals, mostly students, have been repatriated from Ukraine in March since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022.…
President Hage Geingob said the recognition award from African Vibes Magazine is a Namibian victory resulting from teamwork and dedication by all Namibians through the systems, processes and institutions that are in place. Geingob has been rated as the third best performing President of Namibia’s processes, systems and instruments, by African Vibes, an online magazine…