A total of 11 black rhino carcasses were discovered in the Etosha National Park at the beginning of June, bringing to 22 the number of rhinos poached thus far in 2022. A media statement issued on Tuesday by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said the carcasses were discovered during ongoing operations in the…
Education, Arts and Culture Minister Anna Nghipondoka is impressed with the outcomes of the countrywide National Consultations on the future of education in Namibia. Nghipondoka was speaking on Tuesday at the Consolidation of the National Consultations for the Transforming Education Summit (TES) and the Namibia National Education Conference in Swakopmund. According to Nghipondoka, the consultations…
Former national senior football team second assistant coach Collin Benjamin has been appointed as the new head coach of the Brave Warriors on a five-year contract. The national senior team has been without a full-time coach since Ricardo Mannetti’s contract came to an end in 2019 at the end of the African Nations Cup (AFCON).…
Athletics Namibia president Erwin Naimhwaka says he is happy to see Namibia catching up to South Africa and Botswana which are the strongest athletics nations in the region. In an interview with Nampa, Naimhwaka said he was satisfied with the performances of Namibian athletes at the just-ended 22nd African Athletics Championships held in Mauritius. “It’s…
Project Never Walk Alone recently distributed school shoes to 1 155 children from different schools in the Kavango East Region. The handover began in Rundu on Saturday, with four schools congregating at Sauyemwa Combined School, benefiting a total of 1 000 children. On Sunday, the team went to Cocoma Combined School 160 kilometres east of…
Two South African nationals were arrested last week Tuesday after they were allegedly found photographing military equipment inside the Grootfontein Army Base. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) crime investigations coordinator for the Otjozondjupa Region, Deputy Commissioner Naukalemo Andreas in an interview with Nampa on Monday said the suspects are a couple from South Africa, who claimed…
Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Natalia /Goagoses, has lashed out against regional and local authority councils for what she described continuous maladministration fuelled by political and individual aspirations and interests. This, she said, has resulted in the public having lost trust and faith in local authority councils uplifting their livelihoods, through sustainable community…
Disgruntled National Housing Enterprise (NHE) employees have alleged that the current administration under Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gisbertus Mukulu and the board dismally failed to improve the performance of the institution both financially and operationally. The employees through the Public Service Union of Namibia are staging a countrywide peaceful demonstration which commenced on Monday and…
Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus has been named the 2022 United Nations Population Award individual laureate, making her the youngest-ever recipient of the award. The Committee for the United Nations Population Award in a virtual press conference Monday, said two laureates were chosen to receive the 2022…
The Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF), infamously known as the Redline, is the symbol of colonialism in Namibia – “it must go” – says veteran politician Ben Ulenga. The former Congress of Democrats leader said this in an exclusive interview recently. It also touched base on what the politician has been up to since retiring from…