Swapo Vice President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitiwah, will defend her position at congress against Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Environment Minister, Pohamba Shifeta and Defense Minister, Frans Kapofi. This was confirmed during a Swapo central committee meeting held on Saturday. By midday Saturday, only Nandi-Ndaitwah and Kuugongelwa-Amadhila were confirmed for the position and it had to take an…
President Hage Geingob, who attended and co-chaired the inaugural session of the Namibia-Botswana bi-national Commission (BNC), said the governments of the two countries are planning to agree to abolish the use of passports for travel between the two nations. Citizens of the two countries will use identity cards once the agreement is implemented. This was…
The seventh African Genesis Archery (AGA) in Namibia was successfully held at the Windhoek High School’s rugby field in the capital on Saturday. Over 150 archers competed for top honours, as well as a position in the national team that will represent Namibia at the Virtual World Invitation Tournament on 10 December 2022. The nationals,…
Brave Gladiators suffered their second succesive defat at the 2022 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Senior Women’s Championship on Sunday, going down 2-1 to Tanzania in the third-place play-off. The tournament, which concludes on Sunday with a final between hosts South Africa and Zambia, started on 31 August in Port Elizabeth, South Africa…
Swapo candidates must accept defeat at November’s intra party elections and rally behind whoever emerges victorious to maintain party unity, its leader, President Hage Geingob implored on Saturday. Geingob said this during the opening of the Swapo central committee (CC) meeting in the capital, where he also emphasised that Swapo is the most organised political…
The Brave Gladiators’ fairytale run at the ongoing 2022 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Senior Women’s Championship came to an abrupt end when they lost 1-0 to hosts South Africa in the semi-finals on Friday. The tournament, which is currently underway in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, saw the Gladiators reach the semi-finals for…
Namibia’s cricket men’s national development side, ‘the Eagles’, completed a 2-0 series whitewash over the Lahore Qalandars through an 83-run victory in the second 50 over match at the Wanderers Cricket Club in the capital on Friday. The Eagles won the toss and elected to bat first and posted 259 runs for the loss of…
A 43-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a wire in a sleeping room at the Five Rand informal settlement at Okahandja on Friday morning. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, in an interview with Nampa on Saturday said the deceased has been identified by her close…
A 32-year-old Windhoek-based prophet who was arrested in May 2020 for rhino poaching and dealing in rhino horns along with the seven others, was on Friday afternoon found guilty on 12 counts by the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court. Jackson Babi appeared for sentencing before the Gobabis Magistrate, Eden Iyambo, on counts of hunting specially protected game,…
Chief of the !Oe-#Gan Traditional Authority, Chief Immanuel /Gaseb was on Friday night elected as the new chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders in the country. /Gaseb was elected at the annual five-day meeting of the traditional leaders which started on Monday at Eehnana in the Ohangwena Region. /Gaseb was the acting chairperson of…