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Chamber, MPs clash over mining royalties

Chamber, MPs clash over mining royalties

2024-04-26Maihapa Ndjavera
While legislators have taken issue with a paltry 5% royalty rate that Namibia re...
Inside the lives of Okandjengedi sex workers

Inside the lives of Okandjengedi sex workers

2024-04-26Victoria Immanuel
Like in many parts of Africa, sex for cash is easily available, cheap, risky and...
Tourism contributes N$14b to GDP – Shifeta

Tourism contributes N$14b to GDP – Shifeta

2024-04-26Correspondent
The tourism sector in Namibia is a significant industry that directly contribute...
Tourists die in fatal crash 

Tourists die in fatal crash 

2024-04-26Correspondent
Two female tourists reportedly succumbed to injuries sustained during a motor-ve...
NAC, advertising firm await N$23.1m ruling

NAC, advertising firm await N$23.1m ruling

2024-04-26Maria Sheya
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has to wait until May to hear if the Windhoek...

Sports
Fireworks expected at Athletics National Champs …Mboma will be in action

Fireworks expected at Athletics National Champs …Mboma will be in action

Fans can anticipate an electrifying display of athleticism when Athletics Namibia (AN) hosts its national championships today and tomorrow at the Independence Stadium in the capital. 
Energy vows to panelbeat Wang… as he pays homage to late president

Energy vows to panelbeat Wang… as he pays homage to late president

The stage is set for the showdown between local pugilist, Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa and China’s Dekang Wang tomorrow night at Ramatex Hall in the Dr Hage Geingob Boxing Bonanza.
Down the white chalk with Gideon ‘Pule” Tjombe, aka “Noriega"

Down the white chalk with Gideon ‘Pule” Tjombe, aka “Noriega"

Former Eleven Arrows and Blue Waters football clubs’ sharpshooter, Pule Tjombe is among a rare breed of footies to have worn both the gold-and-maroon strip of Arrows and Blue Waters’ foam and navy attire at different levels.

Last hoorah for a great institution…Ghosts’ ship sailing through troubled waters

Marathon runners set for Durban race… as they hope to qualify for Olympic Games

Stars await crowning moment

Business
FlyNamibia, TotalEnergies partner on Lüderitz route

FlyNamibia, TotalEnergies partner on Lüderitz route

FlyNamibia, in partnership with TotalEnergies, is set to expand the number of seats available on the Windhoek to Lüderitz route, which operates every weekday.
Govt still hopeful with the Kudu gas project

Govt still hopeful with the Kudu gas project

Petroleum commissioner Maggy Shino has shared that a final investment decision is expected on the Kudu Gas project by next year. 
Oil companies to double down on Namibian exploration

Oil companies to double down on Namibian exploration

Chevron, ExxonMobil, Galp Energia and more international oil companies shared plans to double down on exploration in Namibia while ensuring local participation. 

MTC Aweh alterations tailor-made for customers

Record-breaking London stocks spearhead global rally

New appointments at Hyphen Hydrogen Energy

Courts & Crime
End in sight for Amupanda, Hinda suit

End in sight for Amupanda, Hinda suit

The N$1 million legal battle between Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda and deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende over an alleged defamatory Facebook post is nearing an end in the Windhoek High Court.
NAC, advertising firm await N$23.1m ruling

NAC, advertising firm await N$23.1m ruling

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has to wait until May to hear if the Windhoek High Court will compel advertising company Alliance Media Namibia to pay more than N$23.1 million for making use of its advertising space at the Hosea Kutako International Airport.
State wants 30 years for axe handle killer

State wants 30 years for axe handle killer

State Advocate Basson Lilungwe is asking Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan to sentence a man, convicted of bludgeoning his girlfriend and mother of his child to death with an axe handle, to 30 years in jail.

Killer cop pleads guilty

School gets partial win in de-registration fight

Mother arrested for allegedly raping son 

Entertainment
Local content creators say profits are stagnant

Local content creators say profits are stagnant

THE local content industry has grown over the past 10 years, with creatives working hard to entertain, educate and inform their audiences. 
Industry Loop - NSK’s monthly favs: April

Industry Loop - NSK’s monthly favs: April

LET’S continue what I started about a month ago by sharing a personal playlist of Namibian music. This is something I will do every month. 
/Ae //Gams Festival amplifying oneness

/Ae //Gams Festival amplifying oneness

While celebrating the city’s rich cultural diversity and artistic talent, the annual /Ae //Gams Arts and Cultural Festival also brings together young and old to partake in a plethora of entertainment activities, witness cultural performances, and down various local and international cuisines.

Next Ma/Gaisa Star to be crowned tonight 

These stones will speak

Ndapanda's Travels - The downside to travel, managing crises

National
Fireworks expected at Athletics National Champs …Mboma will be in action

Fireworks expected at Athletics National Champs …Mboma will be in action

Fans can anticipate an electrifying display of athleticism when Athletics Namibia (AN) hosts its national championships today and tomorrow at the Independence Stadium in the capital. 
Energy vows to panelbeat Wang… as he pays homage to late president

Energy vows to panelbeat Wang… as he pays homage to late president

The stage is set for the showdown between local pugilist, Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa and China’s Dekang Wang tomorrow night at Ramatex Hall in the Dr Hage Geingob Boxing Bonanza.
Down the white chalk with Gideon ‘Pule” Tjombe, aka “Noriega"

Down the white chalk with Gideon ‘Pule” Tjombe, aka “Noriega"

Former Eleven Arrows and Blue Waters football clubs’ sharpshooter, Pule Tjombe is among a rare breed of footies to have worn both the gold-and-maroon strip of Arrows and Blue Waters’ foam and navy attire at different levels.

Last hoorah for a great institution…Ghosts’ ship sailing through troubled waters

Marathon runners set for Durban race… as they hope to qualify for Olympic Games

Stars await crowning moment

Youth
Standing up for the boy child

Standing up for the boy child

The African Boy Child Foundation, founded by Levos Ekandjo, is a non-profit organisation aimed at addressing challenges faced by boys and men in the community.
IPPR donates 1 000 books to education ministry 

IPPR donates 1 000 books to education ministry 

The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) donated 1 000 copies of a book worth N$300 000 to the education ministry on Monday. 
Learners should protect, preserve the environment

Learners should protect, preserve the environment

Various schools accompanied by the Namibia Correctional Services brass band on Monday marched across town to the Jan Möhr Secondary School in Windhoek to commemorate Earth Day.

Oil company recruits local students

Short Story - Genocide: Draining the Atlantic 

Youth symphony orchestras to showcase talent 

 

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