Borussia Dortmund host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday looking for inspiration from their Westfalenstadion fortress to overturn a 2-1 deficit. Winners in 1997 and finalists in 2013, Dortmund are somehow still in with a shot at returning to the semi-finals despite a terrible start in Madrid,...
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Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Nangolo Mbumba has officially appointed the members of the Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission, tasked with assessing the current boundaries of regions and constituencies in Namibia and recommending any necessary changes. “2024 is the year of Expectations and Elections. In light of this, there is much work expected of the Boundaries Delimitation...
Niël Terblanché In order to foster improved international collaboration, Namibia and Türkiye have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at bolstering parliamentary cooperation. This historic event took place in Istanbul, with Professor Peter Katjavivi, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, and his Turkish counterpart, Professor Numan Kurtulmuş, leading the ceremony. The MoU...
… defy order from mother body The Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) over the weekend concluded a tension-filled congress, described by some as a reflection of the political strife often witnessed in Swapo. The organisation, which is yet to be officially admitted as an affiliate of the ruling party, held its first-ever elective congress at...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Gobabis Municipality is embroiled in a heated dispute over a proposed 4 percent salary increase for its employees, despite dire financial warnings and mounting debts. An open letter addressed to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, this week by the town’s former mayor Elvire Theron and Management Committee member Isak...
Springbok rugby coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday that it was uncertain whether double World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi would continue to lead the team. Speaking at a press conference in Cape Town, Erasmus said Kolisi’s contract with French club Racing 92 did not prevent him from playing for his country and that he would...
Stefanus Nashama SWAPO Party Secretary-General, Sophia Shaningwa, urged party members, followers, and sympathisers to remain calm ahead of the Central Committee (CC) meeting tomorrow. The Central Committee is tasked to decide whether the party will have an extraordinary congress to elect the party president or if it will endorse Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the party presidential...
Niël Terblanché On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Namibia’s Deputy Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Ui/O/OO Royal Kxao, stressed the importance of women’s participation in the forthcoming electoral processes. Speaking at the official opening of the workshop that is aimed at bolstering women’s engagement in the political arena, the Deputy...
WINDHOEK: Namibia’s senior men’s futsal team, known as the ‘Brave Fives,’ are hard at work preparing for the upcoming Futsal African Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for Rabat, Morocco between 11 and 21 April 2024. The 2024 Futsal AFCON will be the eighth edition of the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by the Confederation of...