Jacques Theron and Euodia Bassingthwaighte won Wanderers Rugby Club’s sportsman and sportswoman of the year awards at the club’s annual prizegiving ceremony on Saturday evening. Theron represented the national team at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, while Bassingthwaighte was a star player for the women’s team during their league campaign. Neither team won...
Members of the |Khowese Clan, under the leadership of Gaob Hendrik Ismael Witbooi, gathered at Gibeon for the annual Gaob Festival in remembrance of their fallen heroes. At the festival, Gaob Witbooi led a parade of tribesmen on horseback to a fountain to pay their respects to the late Gaob Cupido Witbooi, who founded it...
Staff Reporter NAMIBIA’S Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, extended her condolences to the Government and people of Finland today. In a solemn ceremony held on October 19, 2023, she signed the Book of Condolences on behalf of the Namibian Government to express their sympathy following the passing of...
The Popular Democratic Movement President McHenry Venaani has tabled a motion seeking to erect a shrine at the Vaalgras in honour of the late Kaptein Hendrik !Anseb Witbooi. Venaani said the erection of a lighting shrine would not only serve as a perpetual beacon for Namibians, but it would also improve the area’s economic well-being....
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) will present president Hage Geingob with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his dedication to fostering a thriving energy industry in Namibia and contributing to the socio-economic development of Africa. According to a statement from AEC, a South Africa-based energy company, Geingob will be presented the award at...
Staff Writer CAPRICORN Group Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dr Etienne Slabbert has been named 2023 CIO of the Year for his exceptional leadership, visionary mindset, and relentless pursuit of excellence in the financial technology realm of Southern Africa. The prize was presented at the 19th edition of the Finnovex Southern Africa 2023 Awards, which took...