The Kavango West Region Under-20 football and netball teams received a hero’s welcome when they arrived in their home town of Nkurenkuru on Tuesday. The football team, was for the first time ever crowned champions of this year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup after defeating Otjozondjupa Region 2-0 on Monday. The netball team took the fourth…
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) branch secretary at Otjiwarongo, Sebetius Guiteb has labelled the operations at the Otjiwarongo municipality as that of a ‘secret organisation’. Guiteb who serves as a local authority councillor and a member of the management committee of that municipality, at a recent media conference, alleged that the municipality is secretive in its…
Omaheke Region was on Monday announced as the next host of the 2024 Namibian Newspaper Cup tournament, at its capital Gobabis. Namibian Football Association (NFA) committee member, Cassius Moetie at the just-ended 21st edition of The Namibian Newspaper Cup in Otjiwarongo said the announcement was made earlier in order to allow the Omaheke Region ample…
Nikkle, the Namibian-based financial inclusion application for small businesses and freelancers, has been nominated in two categories of the Southern Africa Global Startup Awards 2023. The platform has made it as a finalist in the Best Newcomer 2023 and Startup of the Year 2023 categories. Nikkle is the new-generation financial management system that offers a…
Vice President Nangolo Mbumba on Monday inaugurated the first phase of the University of Namibia (UNAM) Southern Campus at Keetmanshoop. Since the university established its campus at Keetmanshoop it made use of temporary facilities at the Teachers’ Resource Centre in the Krönlein residential area, which falls under the ||Kharas Regional Council’s Directorate of Education. The…
Filing an insurance claim can be a stressful and time-consuming process, especially if you’re not familiar with the ins and outs of the insurance industry. Unfortunately, there are several common pitfalls that customers can run into when making a claim that can result in a delay in the claims process or even a rejection of…
The Ohangwena Regional Council has cautioned community members around the Oshana Shanalumono floodplains against consumption of fish from floodwaters, citing a possible disease caused by fungal infections. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) through samples taken from the scene confirmed this and are monitoring the situation further. In an interview with Nampa on…
A 12-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a crocodile in the Kavango River at Shikoro village on Saturday. Acting Kavango East Regional Police Commander, Commissioner Aino Nambahu told Nampa on Sunday that the little girl went to fetch water with others at the river. The deceased has been identified as Eleotheria Mashe Ngoma, a…
Black Africa (BA) coach Brian Isaacs says playing a good game is not as crucial as collecting points from games at this stage of the season where his team continues fighting the relegation axe. BA has won the Namibia Premiership title on 10 occasions, with four of those titles by Isaacs. They currently find themselves…
A brace from Nicodemus Haikali was all Tura Magic needed to intensify Black Africa’s relegation battle in the 2022/23 Debmarine Namibia Premiership season. Rounds 22 and 23 of the Debmarine Namibia Premiership resumed on Saturday after the international football break with games played in Karasburg, Mariental, Rehoboth, Windhoek, Otjiwarongo and Okahandja. On Sunday at the…