Namibia will use their experience and 12th man qualify for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals when they take on Zambia on Saturday in a qualifier at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, coach Ricardo Mannetti says. Surprised and buoyed by the a handful of Namibians who welcomed them at the Kenneth Kaunda…
Winter is coming and flu season is drawing closer. There will be coughs, sneezes and sniffing of nose. All because we didn’t take the necessary precaution to safe guard our bodies and get a flu shot. We need protection from viruses that infiltrate our immune system. Our bodies are a complex network that need to…
Increased road traffic volumes lead to increased risk of crashes as all roads lead to Windhoek, Khomas region for the 29th Independence Day celebrations. Correspondingly, the MVA Fund advocates for the following: – All road travelers to plan their journey – among others, check driver readiness, traveler readiness, analyze your fatigue levels and ascertain road…
Multichoice Talent Factory (MTF) on Tuesday launched an online digital networking portal aimed at connecting Africa’s creative industries. The interactive portal is designed to profile and connect Africa’s industry creatives, bringing pan-Africa talent and opportunities together in one place, a statement issued on Tuesday said. This digital portal will allow filmmakers across the continent to…
Vocational education is the answer to Namibia’s challenges with high unemployment, Standard Bank’s Head of Marketing, Communications and CSI Magreth Mengo has said. Mengo was speaking during the official launch of the 2019 National Skills Competition in Windhoek recently. The bank during the launch also handed over N.dollars 200 000 to the Namibia Training Authority…
Bank Windhoek now offers quick finger prick Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening tests at their Human Capital Department in Windhoek. A statement availed to Nampa on Monday said since early-stage prostate cancer has no symptoms or signs, it is usually detected through a PSA test. “With this in mind, assisted by our medical practitioner and registered…
Youth members of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church at Otjiwarongo on Saturday distributed food parcels to pensioners and destitute residents of the DRC informal settlement at the town. The 50 food parcels contained tinned fish, sugar, salt, rice, cooking oil, raw soup and washing powder purchased by church members with the money they generated through…
Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley Simataa, officially commissioned two of the Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC)’s new 14 new network sites in the Kavango West and Zambezi regions last week. The Kavango West towers were commissioned on Thursday, while the Zambezi towers were commissioned on Friday. The network sites, equipped with 3G technology, are…
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) beneficiaries has called on all its beneficiaries to register for the biometrics system otherwise, risk suspension of their pension benefits. The biometric identification system matches the beneficiary’s fingerprint to the information on the GIPF database and ensure they receive benefit payments due to them. The registration and verification process…
The local bunkering company, Monjasa Namibia donated N.dollars 200,000 to the Promiseland Trust to support its early child development initiatives, last Friday. Speaking at the handover, the General Manager of Monjasa Namibia, Sean Holmes said, “since the establishment of the company in 2014, its been our vision to share our successes with the community. We…