The Council of the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) on Saturday held an extraordinary general meeting (EOGM) here to select its new executive. At the EOGM, Petrie Theron was elected as the new president of the NRU, while Johan Diergaardt was elected as vice president of rugby and Christian Windvogel, vice-president governance. In April this year,…
The Erongo police are investigating the alleged murder of 53-year-old Roland Antonius Wilhelmus, who was reportedly shot in front of his rented house in Ocean View, Swakopmund on Monday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Erongo Community Policing Commander, Inspector Ileni Shapumba, in a crime report on Tuesday indicated that the incident occurred around 16h00. It is…
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced the redeployment of Retired Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa as head of the Wildlife Protection Unit to the Etosha National Park with immediate effect. Kashihakumwa’s redeployment is one of the measures by the ministry to ensure that security adjustments and strategies are implemented without fail. Minister of Environment…
Erongo Governor Neville Andre Itope has urged the Walvis Bay Municipality to fast-track the process of recruiting a chief executive officer (CEO) who will steer the municipality’s affairs in the right direction. The governor made the remarks at the launch of the municipality’s strategic plan for the period June 2021 to June 2026 at Walvis…
‘Our time’ Cosmic flux; human energy. Some neutral, some positive, some negative. Clashing: opposing mortal intellects and fallacious verve. Unipolar hubris, thrashing out, pushing the false word. Social discourse fueling the human miscourse. Primordial Alkebulan now stirring with impetus to stimulate the inauguration of a new paradigm. Sophrosyne, will emerge from this asinine attempt to…
World Music Day It all started 40 years ago in France. In 1982, France’s Ministry of Culture dreamed up an idea for a new kind of musical holiday. They imagined a day where free, live music would be everywhere: street corners and parks, rooftops and gardens, store fronts and mountaintops. Make Music is a free…
South Africa has been announced as the hosts of the 2023 edition of the Forty under 40 Africa Awards. Ghanaian based Xodus Communications, the owners and organisers of the continental showpiece, have granted Black-White Incorporated, the rights to host this prestigious event, in March 2023. The hosting of these awards, in South Africa, will aid…
Members of the Windhoek City Police, the University of Namibia (UNAM) Security team, and the Student Representative Council (SRC) recently met to discuss possible measures to improve student safety around campus. This engagement follows an increase in criminal activities along the Hendrick Witbooi drive and the intersection leading to the university’s secondary gate and the…
– NWR announces refurbishments at most of its resorts – N$ 16 million budget has been set aside for the renovations. Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited (NWR) today announced the commencement of major renovations across most of its resorts that will see a cash spend of N$ 16 million. “The biggest challenge for Namibia Wildlife Resorts…
The European Commission adopted today a proposal to mobilise €600 million from the reserves of the European Development Fund to address the current food security crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These funds will support African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to cope with the dire situation, through humanitarian assistance (€150 million), sustainable production…