Recently elected Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Charles Siyauya has dismissed assertions that the football association has fired some members of the national soccer team’s technical staff. “It is an issue that is not yet on my desk, so for the time being, until it comes to my desk, please treat it as a...
The Namibian police at the busy Windhoek-Okahandja roadblock on Friday said they have not arrested any motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol thus far. The police said the majority of road users travelling for the Easter long weekend seemed to be complying with road rules and regulations, with only a few apprehended so...
By: Se-Anne Rall Former Steinhoff chief executive Markus Jooste has died. While details around Jooste’s death remain the subject of a police investigation, it has been reported that he shot himself on Thursday. Jooste’s death comes following a penalty of R475 million imposed by South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after it found that...
Maria David THE presence of the African Migratory Red Locust has been detected in some parts of the Zambezi Region’s river field areas and the Ohangwena Region, respectively. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Executive Director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata in a press statement issued on Monday, stating that to date,...
WINDHOEK: The Ministry of Health and Social Services, has announced 20 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Rehoboth in the Hardap Region, with the majority of the cases stemming from Dr. Lemmer High School and one from St. Joseph’s Primary School. In an interview with Nampa on Friday, Acting Director for Health in the region, Benville...
The offices of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture in Kavango East Region were broken into. The incident was discovered by staff members who reported for duty on Friday. Authorities say they lost valuable items and data that were on the stolen laptops. Work started on a dull note for staff members of the...
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate says cases of malnutrition among children continue to be reported almost on a daily basis in the region, while parents allegedly sell donated food items for alcohol. Last year, 45 children in the region died of malnutrition, while 132 cases of malnutrition were recorded. Nganate says since the beginning of December,...
Many learners do not have guidance at home and, as a result, attend school under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a situation that is undesirable and discouraging to teachers. The Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Anna Nighipondoka, made this assertion on Wednesday when she officially announced the National Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary results....
