A group of nine athletes, a guide and team officials with a medical team arrived in Birmingham, England on Saturday morning ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Namibian athletes will compete in athletics, para-athletics, cycling, boxing, lawn bowling, swimming, triathlon, wrestling and gymnastics at the competition that starts on Thursday, 28 July and ends Monday,…
The second leg of the 2022 MTC Netball Namibia Premier League season saw only three matches scheduled for the weekend at Ogongo on Saturday. It was a case of northern derbies as Northen Fly Ballers faced Young Stars in the first derby, with the latter emerging victorious by 39-34 points. The second derby saw Fly…
Titans withstood a massive wave of attack from University of Namibia (UNAM) Wolves to snatch a 65-64 victory in the semi-final of the 2022 Khomas Basketball Association (KBA) playoffs at Deutsche Höhere Privatschule (DHPS) in Windhoek Friday night. The match which was well attended was a seesaw affair as both teams tried to outfox each…
Police in the Hardap Region are investigating an incident in which a one-year-old baby girl died at Farm Nomtsas in Maltahöhe district while in the care of her aunt. A crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force Public Relations Department, stated that the baby was brought to the Maltahöhe hospital on 02…
Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula has commended initiatives which help create awareness around gender-based violence, suicide and rape, which contribute to the deterioration of mental health. Shangula emphasised Government’s support towards such initiatives, adding that the ministry is currently finalising the Mental Health Amendment Bill that will be tabled in the…
A 33-year-old Botswana national died on Friday in Walvis Bay after a fully loaded truck trailer he was fixing reportedly pressed him against the truck wheels causing his death. It is alleged in a crime report issued on Saturday by Erongo Community Affairs Commander Inspector Ileni Shapumba, that Dithore Meliaye who was in the company…
Namibia achieved “Tier 1” status for itsactions during 2021 in the fight against human trafficking, according to a U.S. State Department Report. This is the third consecutive year that Trafficking in Person’s (TIP) Report ranked Namibia in the top tier, and Namibia remains the only “Tier 1” African country. Visiting U.S. Under Secretary Uzra Zeya…
FNB Namibia has launched the first fully digital account offering in Namibia – FNB DigiPlus. DigiPlus is as easy as *140*321#, using USSD / cellphone banking. It is a digital account with no monthly account fees, that can be opened and managed remotely using a cellphone – and is available to FNB and non-FNB customers…
The U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Mozambique and Namibia from July 18-24. During her trip, she will advance U.S.-African partnerships on food security and support for refugees and internally displaced persons, promoting respect for human rights, strengthening democratic governance, and fighting trafficking of persons and…
