Month: July 2023

Namibia’s first Olympic Silver Medallist Frankie Fredericks has sent a heart-warming congratulatory message to Botswana’s Tebogo Letsile, who broke his 27-year-old 200-metre African record on Sunday evening.

The defending champions of the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League, the Mighty Gunners, returned to the top of the league over the weekend, while northern-based team Fatou Netball Club remains the only team in the league without a win.

The Namibia Football Associations have failed to register the 2022/23 FNB Women’s Super League (WSL) winners Tura Magic FC with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for their participation in this year’s Africa Women’s Champions League, whose qualifiers are set to start in September.

Okahandja has set the wheels in motion to restore its status as the ‘Garden Town’ after it was announced the town’s municipality has set aside N$25 million for the commissioning of a new dumpsite. 

The Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, one of the State facilities catering to a large part of the population, is faced with a serious shortage of specialist doctors and beds.

A self-proclaimed herbalist is under investigation by the Oshana police for scamming pensioners.

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Jennely Matundu, said Namibia is vulnerable to climate change and disasters, and that is a challenge that calls for a paradigm shift from investments in disaster response to preparedness.

Despite receiving insufficient funding since the 2020/2021 financial year, the management of //Kharas Regional Council managed to ensure a 97% completion rate of the regional office park. 

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