Body found hanging from tree near Okakarara

The lifeless body of a 22-year-old man was found on Sunday, hanging from a tree with a rope around the neck in the bushes of Ombuyovakuru village near Okakarara. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, on Monday said the deceased was identified by relatives as Katunjono Kengavirua. “It is…

Coetzee satisfied with Welwitchias’ performance

Senior national men’s rugby team coach, Allister Coetzee, has named the starting 15 team for the semi-final match against Zimbabwe on Wednesday in Aix-en-Provence, France. The squad was announced via the Namibia Rugby Union’s Facebook page Tuesday morning and saw several changes to the team that played Burkina Faso in the quarter-finals on Friday. Captain…

CVA volleyball returns

The Central Volleyball Association (CVA) League continued with the league activities, with seven games taking place over the past week. In the men’s league on Thursday, Khomas Nampol Volleyball Club (KNVC) defeated the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) by three sets to nil (3-0) at the Patrick Iyambo Police College in Windhoek. On…

Past cannot be forgotten, Russia was there: Geingob

Namibia does not regret its decision to abstain from the United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution vote deploring Russia’s actions and calling for the withdrawal of its forces in Ukraine earlier this year. “I always say whoever was involved in Namibia’s liberation struggle, somehow, the Russian people were there to support us and now we…

Eight candidates to contest Swakopmund by-election

Eight candidates, including an independent candidate, are set to contest the Swakopmund by-election set for 12 August 2022. The candidates were selected in a process which took place from 17 June until 02 July. They include United Democratic Front of Namibia’s Zerold Dantu, Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters’ Rodger Dausab, Independent Patriots for Change’s Louisa Kativa,…

Richard Nixon

Let us build a structure of peace in the world in which the weak are as safe as the strong — in which each respects the right of the other to live by a different system — in which those who would influence others will do so by the strength of their ideas, and not…

Jazz Night

Date: Thursday, 15.09.2022 (ends 25.08.2025) Time 19:00 – 21:30 Venue Hilton Kalabar Corner of Reverend Michael Scott Street & Sam Nujoma Drive More about this venue Region Khomas (Windhoek) Town Windhoek   Come to the Hilton Kalabar for a (pre) celebration of Heroes’ Day with Ms Entertainment – Esme – digging deep into Afro-Jazz and…

NNOC announces 2022 Commonwealth Games team

The Namibia National Olympic Committee on Friday announced a team of athletes and officials who will be representing Namibia at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth is scheduled for Birmingham, England from 28 July to 08 August 2022 with over 5 000 athletes expected to compete in the…