Namibian featherweight boxer and former African Boxing Union champion, Nathaniel Natty Kakololo, has sent a stern warning to his opponent, Johannes Niinkoti, for the Salute Boxing Academy’s Building Champions Boxing Bonanza scheduled to take place in W…

Namibia has joined the world in the commemoration of Arbor Day, also known as national tree planting day, to create awareness on the importance of conserving trees.The government has dedicated every second Friday of October annually as the tree plantin…

The City of Windhoek (CoW) on Friday joined the rest of the world in commemorating Global Handwashing Day together with its annual Health and Hygiene Promotion Month under the theme ‘Seconds Save Lives – Clean Your Hands’.Global Handwashing Day is cele…

The European Union (EU) organised a four-day training workshop through the European Film Festival to help local screenwriters improve their writing material and production packages.The training, which began on Monday and ended Thursday at the Franco Na…

The second Local Tourism is Lekker (LTIL) SADC Expo and Networking Event is scheduled for 28 to 30 October this year at Swakopmund.Established in 2020, the expo is aimed at providing a non-profit opportunity to tourism suppliers to showcase and market …

Traditional leaders of the genocide-affected communities in Kaokoland in one of their recent meetings held in Opuwo argued that the government should not to rush the genocide discourse, and should rather engage the communities fully.In a report availed…

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has confirmed that there are no reported wildlife mortalities in the ongoing veld fire in the Etosha National Park.Informing the media on Thursday, MEFT Public Relations Officer, Romeo Muyunda, s…

Deliberate poisoning of wild animals is being seen as a weapon of choice by farmers who see wild animals as a threat to their livestock, and this is tantamount to wildlife genocide.This was said by Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (…

The third edition of the annual Ombazu and Eraka festival under the auspices of Veneruru Mieze is set to take place on Saturday at the Okakarara Trade Fair Centre, under the theme ‘Cultural Awareness Raising and the Youth’.The festival dates back three…

Changes date of the awards to 30 October in second sentenceWINDHOEK, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – The Namibia Sports Commission on Monday announced the nominees for the 2021 Namibia Annual Sports Awards, aimed at recognising athletes for their achievements through…

Senegal defeated Namibia 3-1 at Orlando Stadium in South Africa in the fourth Group H match of the 2022 Qatar International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.Senegalese striker Famara Diédhiou scored a hattrick, …

The Namibia Film Commission (NFC) has invited local filmmakers to submit films for consideration in the International Feature Film and Documentary Category of the 94th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars).This comes after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts a…

The European Union Delegation to Namibia, in collaboration with the Namibia Film Commission and the Filmmakers Association of Namibia, launched the 2021 Euro Film Festival in the capital on Wednesday.The Film Festival themed ‘Life is about laughter, sa…

Namibian hip-pop artist, Shilongo Ashipala, popularly known as Kanibal, has died.The 38-year-old rapper allegedly committed suicide by hanging in his family’s house in Windhoek’s Pioneers Park residential area.A police crime report issued on Wednesday …

Actor and former professional wrestling champion John Cena posted a video message on social media in which he apologized in Chinese for his “mistake” in describing the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan, over which China claims sovereignty, as …