After re-igniting his career with a stunning victory over Miguel Berchelt in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jeremiah Nakathila intends to keep the spotlight firmly on Namibian boxing. He was hailed as a trailblazer on his return home yesterday, having achieved a historic first high-profile victory by a Namibian on the United States soil, with a […]
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The newly-established Namibia Local Business Association has condemned and requested government to stop the intention to lease 11 green schemes through the ministry of agriculture to potential foreign investors. This was announced by Naloba’s vice president Peter Amadhila during a media briefing in Ongwediva yesterday. He said they want that decision to be withdrawn following […]
The executive branch has been accused of violating the powers of the National Assembly. The accusation was made by National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) secretary general Joseph Kauandenge in the National Assembly on Monday. Kauandenge said the finance minister, Iipumbu Shiimi, doesn’t use contributions made by parliamentarians during the appropriation bill debate. The executive branch […]
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Namibia: Great Start By the X Men
The Express Credit Winter Futsal League kicked off with matches at the Windhoek Showgrounds over the weekend, with the X Men taking the early lead in the Men’s Premier League. They thrashed SBS Trucking 11-3 after leading 4-1 at half time and now lead the log on goal difference from Quality Futsal Club, who beat […]
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Namibia: Rape Accused Wants Bail
A northern-based optics manager accused of raping an 18-year-old girl has formally applied to be released on bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. Andimba Toivo Kapia (32) is pleading to be released on bail of N$10 000 after he was arrested on a charge of rape on 10 March in Windhoek. The State is objecting […]
ONGWEDIVA open market stall owners have accused the town council of sabotaging their businesses after it refused to allow traders to sell alcohol. The sale of alcohol at the open market has been prohibited since 2020, with the onset of the Covid-19, pandemic. Previously stall owners who sold ready-made food were allowed to sell various […]
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Namibia: Walvis Pensioners Verified
SOUTH African Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant recipients at Walvis Bay are satisfied with the assistance they are receiving from a South African review team. The team is currently in Namibia to review the social grants of current beneficiaries to ensure they still qualify to receive them. The elderly beneficiaries have been receiving a pension […]
Since last year, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Pan-African finance organisation Letshego Bank Namibia (LBN) to increase access to affordable housing finance for thousands of individuals in Namibia. LBN’s country chief executive officer Ester Kali said the initiative started in December last year and interest from the public, especially state-owned enterprises, has […]
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Namibia: Ongwediva Calls for Street Names
The Ongwediva Town Council has asked residents to propose names for its streets. Although the proposal for street names has been open to the public, the process has been slow. The council thus again calls on members of the public, particularly Ongwediva residents, to forward names accompanied by motivations for purposes of evaluation by the […]
Nyondo — A game breeding farm has been established in the Kavango East region, but although they are opening their gates to the public, optimally utilising the game is impossible as they are still awaiting a leasehold from government. The farm, about 95km east of Rundu at Nyondo in the Ndonga Linena constituency, has nine […]
Namibia is scheduled to pay domestic and international creditors some N$9.2 billion in interest, not including the value of the bonds due for redemption. This interest constitutes about 15.4% of all domestic revenue. In his contribution in the National Assembly last week on the 2022/23 appropriation bill tabled by the finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi last […]
Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has called on regional councils to prioritise services to the communities because they are supposed to serve people where they are. Uutoni made these remarks at the opening of a two-day consultative meeting for the 14 regional councils and delegated line ministries, to reflect on the progress made, […]
As the Impact of Covid-19 continues to cool off, combined with the re-opening of most economies, rental growth in Namibia is yet again back on its upward trajectory, recording smaller contractions over time. This points to a gradual easing of the tight market conditions that have characterized the rental market over the past year-and-a-half, said […]
Swakopmund — Descendants of the 1904-1908 genocide should guard against disunity and rather watch out for the enemy that is trying by all means to destroy common purpose as internal and political squabbles have no place in their fight for justice for their forefathers. This appeal was made by Ida Hoffmann, who is the chairperson […]
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Namibia: Nakathila ‘Belongs to A-Level’
JEREMIAH ‘Lowkey’ Nakathila says he is an elite lightweight campaigner after bludgeoning former world champion Miguel Berchelt into a sixth-round submission to record a statement win in Las Vegas on Saturday. Referee Russell Mora stopped the action once the sixth round ended after watching a relentless Nakathila (23-2, 19 KOs) batter Berchelt to a bloody […]
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Namibia: New Crop Leads the Way
THE Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) is looking to the future with renewed optimism after its youth-laden team plundered 30 medals at the South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled (SASAPD) championships this week. The games next door were once again a happy hunting ground for Namibian athletes who amassed 20 gold, three silvers and […]
THERE was an upward movement in the marketing of livestock during February, proving that the restocking exercise is bearing fruit, says a report by Simonis Storm Securities issued on Tuesday. Cattle registered a 21,7% year-on-year increase, with sheep recording an 11,1% increase. Goats went up 53,7%, but pigs dropped by 5,5%. Quoting figures from the […]
THE president of the Namibia Albino Association, Joseph Ndinomupya, says people with albinism are forced to limit their movement to avoid putting their lives at risk. Ndinomupya yesterday reacted to events in which two men were this week arrested in Windhoek while negotiating the sale of human hair, among others, the hair of those with […]