Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – Ondangwa United edged closest title rivals Mama Love 2-1 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the Oshikoto Regional League to seven points. The boys from Ondangwa are moving within touching distance of clinching the league title. With just four games left before the season concludes, they now...
The friends and family of Julien Bernard gathered on a hillside to greet him as the Tour de France passed by his home during last Friday’s stage in Burgundy, giving him a welcome that authorities found a little too warm. Celebrations went too far for the International Cycling Union (UCI) race commissaries, responsible for imposing...
Novak Djokovic accused Wimbledon fans of ‘disrespect’ in a withering on-court tirade after reaching a 60th Grand Slam quarterfinal and 15th at the All England Club this week. World No.2 Djokovic, the seven-time champion at Wimbledon and chasing a record-setting 25th major, defeated 15th-ranked Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. He then launched an angry outburst...
Iuze Mukube The Youth Brickmaking Project was launched in Walvis Bay late last month, and aims to create employment opportunities for the youth. This initiative is spearheaded by the African Councillors Social Development Association (ACSDA). Erongo governor Neville Andre said the ACSDA deserved recognition because by providing young people with the skills and resources needed...
Founded and led by youth activists, Wakapinya Environmental Education has emerged as a beacon for environmental stewardship in Namibia. Their mission is to empower communities to embrace sustainable living practices, enhance food security, and combat poverty through education and awareness. Ester Haikola-Sakaria, founder of the organisation, said Wakapinya envisions a world where every individual takes...
Florian Marembo, a beneficiary of the Young African Leaders Initiative (Yali) Regional Leadership Centres (Yali-RLC) programme at the University of South Africa (UNISA), emphasised that young people must diversify beyond their attained qualifications. “I learned the importance of diversifying avenues to success beyond academic qualifications,” he stated. He said alternatives such as entrepreneurship and leadership...
The sixth edition of the 2024 Influential Youth Summit brought together over 90 young Namibians at the Unam Rundu campus to discuss pressing issues affecting the youth, share innovative ideas, and develop strategies for a better future. Hosted in the Kavango East region on Saturday, the summit aimed to empower young leaders with the knowledge...
Long ago, underneath a yellow acacia tree, a redheaded green fly had smashed one of its see-through wings against the dancing branches. A small episode in the Kalahari that wouldn’t be overheard because of the angry wind threatening to dig up the papery tree. The crystal wing was not wholly off though. The green fly...
Growing up in an entrepreneurial environment led Martin Pandu Nankela to create a platform for young potential entrepreneurs to acquire the necessary information to set up businesses. The 29-year-old founder of Business Summit Namibia said the idea was initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic to encourage people to tap into business, and for those with small...
NAIROBI – Moody’s has downgraded Kenya’s debt rating further into junk territory, and warned the outlook was negative after a wave of protests led the government to abandon proposed tax hikes. President William Ruto, facing the most serious crisis of his near-two-year presidency, last month scrapped a finance bill aimed at replenishing government coffers and...