Belinda Kulatau RUNDU- Born in Sharukwe village in Kavango East region 36 years ago, Venancia Ruhepo Sindano has turned her hobby into a profitable business. Sindano, who owns Chepo’s Kitchen, which operates from a free-standing room in Kehemu, says being an orphan pushed her to always look for income-generating business ideas. “Having lost our parents...
Iuze Mukube Due to the long-standing lack of availability of dialysis services in public health facilities, the ministry of health made the decision to establish dialysis services across the country. This is to meet patient needs and for increased access to these services. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula, who officiated at the commissioning of the...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Women’s Football League, Glenda Damases says the league authority takes the education of players seriously and will always motivate their players to study. The 12-teams league composed mainly of school-going players, was recently halted to pave the way for learners to study for the examination. Damases told New...
The Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service, Agnes Tjongarero, says Namibian sports officials and leaders have failed athletes, when it comes to the number of participants at Olympics and Paralympics events. Tjongarero was speaking during the official opening of the third edition of the National Youth Games at Oshakati last week. The minister said...
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday warned Yemen’s Huthi rebels of retaliation after the group claimed a missile attack on central Israel.“This morning, the Huthis launched a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen into our territory. They should have known by now that we charge a heavy price for any attempt to harm us,” Netanyahu...
CARACAS – Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilise the country, the government said, as the United States and Spain denied Caracas’s allegations they were involved. The arrests come amid heightened tensions between Venezuela and both the United States and Spain over Venezuela’s...
DAKAR – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye last week vowed to “relentlessly track down” migrant traffickers a day after news that at least 35 people had drowned off West Africa. Faye, elected in March, called on the country’s young people to stay in Senegal rather than falling for the “illusion” of a better future elsewhere....
Rudolf Gaiseb Mueteli wakopano ya NDP Martin Lukato ubata tumelano ya museto mwahala Namibia ni Botswana ya silimo sa 2018 kufeliswa. Mwasilimo sa 2018, nyandi mueteleli wanaha Hage Geingob ni muetapili sapili wanaha Botswana Ian Khama, neba nyatezi tumelelano ya kwa museto, yene nitifaza tumelano ya kale ni kuyandulula hande museto mwahala linaha zepeli. Kono...
Iuze Mukube African entrepreneurs showcasing their enterprises at the African Union’s Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME) Forum in Windhoek last week expressed appreciation for Namibia’s convenient and at all-time accessible ports. Nigerian businesswoman Ameera Abraham, who owns Amali Cosmetics, expressed amazement at learning that Namibia’s ports are always open for business. “So, one...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Raymond Awaseb, affectionately known as ‘Lollipop’ to the people of Mariental, has been a cornerstone of his community’s musical life for years. The former Namibia Premier League footballer’s journey is a testament to unsung artists’ often-unseen struggles and triumphs, for who influence and recognition are sparse. The 50-year-old artist has...