BRAVE Warriors assistant coach Paulus Shipanga and midfielder, Dynamo Fredericks will miss today’s Afcon qualifying match against Burundi due to Covid-19. The Namibia Football Association reported that the two had tested positive for Covid-19. “This is a huge blow to the team even though we had measures in place to avoid such incidents but there […]
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THE annual Nama cultural festival, which took place this past weekend at Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region, was a melting pot of storytelling and traditional cuisine and attire. The festival, which was initiated in 2018, is aimed at preserving the unique heritage of the Nama people, and creates a platform for the transgenerational transfer of […]
Spread This News POWER struggles have erupted in the Roman Catholic Church in Masvingo after a controversial change of the Vicar General recently. The former Vicar General, Walter Nyatsanza, who had occupied the post for several years, was recently relieved of his duties under controversial circumstances. Father Samson Mutsvanga, who is believed to be Bishop […]
Spread This News LOCAL government minister, July Moyo, has defended the controversial Pomona Waste Management project awarded to a shadowy company, Geogenix BV, saying it is irreversible. The US$344 million Pomona Waste to Energy Project was fronted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins, together with family friend, Delish Nguwaya. Harare mayor, Jacob Mafume, had suspended […]
Spread This News By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent FORMER state vice president Kembo Mohadi has lamented the unenviable status the country has earned over the years of being a “litter policing state.” Mohadi, who is ruling party Zanu PF second secretary, rallied citizens to self-regulate and avoid polluting the environment. “The days of having […]
Spread This News CAF Patrice Motsepe has heaped praises on former Zifa president, Philip Chiyangwa, commending him for ‘doing a great job in developing football in Southern Africa’, during his tenure as boss of the regional football body, Cosafa. Chiyangwa was president of Cosafa from December 2016 until last month, when he stepped down ahead […]
Spread This News THE High Court may have ruled Local Government minister July Moyo offside on his decision to suspend Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, but the circus at Town House is far from over as government continues to recognise councillor Stewart Mutizwa as acting mayor. Moyo has suspended Mafume several times over alleged abuse of […]
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Namibia: Gobabis Gets New CEO
GOBABIS Municipality on Wednesday got a new chief executive officer (CEO) Sophia Eises. Eises replaces Angeline Steenkamp, who was acting in the position since January this year. Confirming the appointment on Thursday, the municipality’s public relations officer Frederick Ueitele told The Namibian: “She was introduced to the new stakeholders of the municipality yesterday and she […]
Cape Town — Climate activists have demanded answers from Standard Bank for its involvement and continued support for oil and gas projects on the African continent, even as the worst effects of the climate crisis are being seen and felt. Activist shareholders and NGOs attended the company’s annual general meeting to question executives about the […]
The Competition Commission of South Africa says it has noted the announcement made by Comair to effectively suspend all British Airways and kulula.com flights with immediate effect, a decision which will significantly reduce capacity in the domestic air travel and reduce competition. Comair, which owns kulula.com and operates British Airways locally under a licence agreement, […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a call by political leaders for more frequent and collaborative engagement between political parties and government on key challenges facing the country. This comes after political parties appealed to the President for government to attend to and work with political parties in addressing security-related challenges. On Thursday, the President held […]
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says government is committed to addressing the energy generation shortages in the country. He was speaking at the signing of agreements of three renewable energy projects procured under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP). The programme was designed to allow government to source energy supply […]
African leaders have caused poverty, unnecessary suffering and impoverished young people with potential because of poor socio-economic policies, Namibian opposition leader McHenry Venaani has said. Speaking to newzimbabwe.com in Harare Thursday, Venaani said African governments were not creating opportunities for youths. He was in Zimbabwe as part of the southern region’s Pan-African Parliament’s (PAP) caucus, […]
Dynamos coach, Tonderai Ndiraya, says they have put behind them the chaotic two weeks they experienced and are bracing for the Harare Derby against struggling Caps United on Sunday. The Glamour Boys hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons when they suspended Ndiraya, opening a can of worms on underlying issues within its camp. Resultantly, […]
Cape Town — The David and Goliath battle of climate activists against plans by Shell has resumed in South Africa. The case, which in February 2022 saw the High Court in Makhanda dismiss the oil giant and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe’s application for leave to appeal a ruling that temporarily halted a seismic […]
A CASHIER at NetOne who stole $150 million from the mobile network services provider in an airtime voucher scam orchestrated over two years has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) after splashing the proceeds on six top of the range vehicles. In a statement yesterday, ZACC, the country’s corruption busters, said it had […]
Listed beverages manufacturer, Delta Corporation Limited has recorded volume growth across segments on the back of significant expenditure increases by the consuming public. Presenting the group’s performance for the year ended March 31 2022, Delta chairman, Sternford Moyo, said during the period, Lager Beer volumes for the year grew by 38% compared to prior year, […]
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) is reportedly investigating a case in which Manyame Rural District Council (RDC) leaders are alleged to be illegally selling land to desperate home seekers. The scam is reportedly being perpetrated under the pretext the officials had been given the green light by ruling Zanu PF party and […]