Para-athlete Bradley Murere is among the few Namibian Para-athletes selected to participate in the Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place in Birmingham, England from 28 July-08 August 2022. This was announced by MTC Dome in Swakopmund on Friday, where Murere trains as an elite athlete, after confirmation from the Namibia National Paralympic Committee. Murere, 19,…
Africa has the highest rate of child marriage in the world where one in four girls in sub-Saharan Africa is married before the age of 18 years. Celeste Feris of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said this during the International Day of the African Child celebration at the Rundu Stadium on Thursday.…
The appointment of a Special Water Envoy to the United Nations (UN) is an important step towards enhancing dialogue and outreach, as well as reinforcing the voice of under-represented and vulnerable regions like Africa. This was stated by Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, during a high level virtual dialogue session with…
Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha has called on Namibians, particularly parents of school-aged children, to focus their attention on the barriers that African children face in their pursuit of quality education. Dyakugha made the call on Thursday in commemoration of the Day of the African Child, which traces its roots to the 1976 uprising in Soweto, South…
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service Agnes Tjongarero has announced the appointment of an interim board for the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) for the next six months. Addressing a media conference in the capital on Thursday, Tjongarero said the term of the previous body ended on 31 May and currently, the NSC does not…