Month: December 2023

The Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum said although some strides have been made towards gender equality and women empowerment in the SADC region, many challenges remain, and progress is very slow. 

Violence against women and children can be reduced by promoting feminism, Chief Inspector Lina Binga of the Leonardville Police Station said on Wednesday.

Onayena constituency councillor Kamati Mateus has urged potential investors to contribute to the development of the settlement to transform it into a town.

The European Union delegation to Namibia and the United Nations Population Fund have initiated the “Combating Gender-Based Violence” campaign, and last week formally signed a contribution agreement in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency. 

Dominican sprinter Luguelin Santos has been stripped of his World Junior Championships gold medal and banned for three years for age manipulation violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

Namibia’s Debmarine Desert Jewels bounced back from the defeat to Zambia by beating the host nation, Botswana, 42-39 in their third match of the Africa Netball Cup in Gaborone.

In a dazzling display of proficiency, defending champions African Stars set the Debmarine Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) ablaze this weekend, decimating Karasburg-based outfit Young Brazilian with an emphatic 10-0 victory on Saturday.

Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili has denied rumours that the association is looking to replace the current coach of the senior national football team with a foreign coach.

Seasoned racehorse Earl Cardigan from Otjinene Supporters Club dominated proceedings at the Debmarine Gobabis Summer Cup at the Gobabis turf, where it scooped the all-important 1 800m Import Open category.