Two men accused of acts of rape in Swakopmund during 2015 and 2017 tendered not guilty pleas when their trial started before Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen this week.
Year: 2020
Street honour for Hamutenya
The City of Windhoek has decided to rename one of its streets after liberation stalwart and former renowned politician Hidipo Hamutenya.
IPC Ohangwena members threaten to resign
ONGWEDIVA - Some members of the Independent Patriots for Change in Ohangwena region have threatened to resign ahead of the upcoming elections if the party does not address ongoing concerns.
Bank assists shack dwellers to build 20 homes
WALVIS BAY - Standard Bank Namibia has come to the rescue of 20 members of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) at Walvis Bay who lost their homes during the devastating Twaloloka (Otweya) fire at the town late July this year.
Robberies rattle Oshana
ONGWEDIVA – A spate of robberies have been reported in the Oshana region in recent months.
Amta procures 1 300 tons of mahangu
The Agro Marketing and Trade Agency (Amta) has thus far procured about 1 300 tons of mahangu and about 3 200 tons of white maize from more than 1 400 smallholder farmers and government’s green scheme projects.
Well-blended Warriors squad for Bafana…top guns in the mix
Brave Warriors old-time campaigners such as veteran goalkeeper Virgil Vries, Chris Katjiukua, Peter Shalulile, Ananias Gebhardt, Denzil Haoseb, Larry Horaeb and Wesley Katjiteo are some of the experienced players that made the final 30-man squad that will face South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in tomorrow international friendly at Rustenburg’s Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
Tjongarero remains unshaken by Fifa threats
Sports minister Agnes Tjongarero recently wrote to Fifa secretary general Fatma Samoura, informing the world’s football governing body that the Namibian government will push ahead with its efforts to resolve the ongoing standoff between the Namibia Football Association (NFA) and the Namibia Premier League (NPL), despite Fifa’s recent threats to suspend Namibia.
My weekly take away – What’s hindering sport from taking its rightful place?
Despite the importance of sports, it remains an area which is underdeveloped and underfunded, especially in Namibia.
NSSU, NamScore equip teachers with sports training
The Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU) in collaboration with NamScore Sports Consultancy have embarked on a mission of equipping school teachers from all over the country with basic and advanced sports training.