KATIMA MULILO – Transport minister John Mutorwa believes the road crash crisis can be addressed with education and better, safer road design. Earlier this year, statistics from the Motor-Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) indicated that 237 people died in road accidents countrywide last year. The data also revealed that there were 3 153 accidents on Namibia’s...
Iuze Mukube The Republican Party has rejected an agreement signed by President Nangolo Mbumba in New York last week. The political party argues that Mbumba’s unilateral decision to bind the country to the agreement goes against the democratic ideals of public engagement and consultation. The party’s president, Henk Mudge, addressed the matter at a press...
CHINCHIMANE – Hundreds flocked to Chichimane, the royal seat of Chief George Simasiku Mamili VII of the Mafwe Traditional Authority, to celebrate the annual Lusata Cultural Festival. They included the Mafwe and other ethnic groups from all over the country and across the borders. In his remarks, Mamili described the festival as the pride of...
Namibian Paralympic athlete Lahja Ishitile has expressed her heartfelt gratitude for the swift action taken by the government in announcing rewards for her and her team’s remarkable achievements in France. She said it’s good to hear that the rewards they are to get are being spoken about as this recognition not only acknowledges their hard...
OKAUKUEJO – The Hai//om San community of Ombika Anderson Gate in Etosha say they feel left out. They are not happy, as they do not get all services and assistance from their constituency Uuvudhiya, and the region of Oshana, which they said is far from Ombika. The community stressed that they feel hidden from Namibia...
KATIMA MULILO – The government has made efforts to repurpose the Katima-Liselo farm as a correctional facility for food production at Katima Mulilo. The farm, which has been a white elephant until now, is situated between the Zambezi Vocational Training Centre and the Wenela Border Post. It has been idle for more than 20 years...
Disability affairs’ deputy minister Alexia Manombe-Ncube said most political parties do not make provision for people with disabilities, particularly those with hearing challenges. “The only challenge we are experiencing is the challenge with hearing impairment – the deaf people – as they are being called. You will find that somebody might be announcing something, but...
KATIMA MULILO – In its continued effort to make roads accessible to rural communities, the government has embarked on a project to construct gravel roads to schools and clinics in Makanga and Masida in the Zambezi region. These include the District Road (DR)3 562 to Makanga, which is approximately 3.54 kilometres (km) long, and the...
James Britz, head coach of Namibia’s U/20 men’s football team, is confident that his team will turn things around today when they take on Zambia in a decisive group stage match of the U/20 Cosafa qualifiers. The match is scheduled to start at 12h00. The competition, which is being held in Matola, Mozambique, sees teams...
Losing players to top teams and inadequate training are some of the key factors that led to northern based Young Stars relegation, said head coach David Tutaleni. Young Stars Netball Club and Tsumeb Netball Club are the latest teams to find themselves relegated from the country’s topflight MTC Namibian Netball Premier League. The play-offs will...