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  The global Pink October campaign promotes awareness, early detection, and patient support for breast cancer. According to Rolf Hansen, CEO of the Cancer Association, the initiative stresses prevention, regular mammograms, and hope, represented by the pink ribbon. play_arrow Pink October Highlights Breast Cancer Prevention Leonard Witbeen

(Photo: NamCOR Facebook Site)   NamCor and its partners are conducting the second consultation for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the Offshore Venus Field, located 320 kilometers southwest of Lüderitz. NamCor’s Paulo Coelho emphasized that the engagement is part of Namibia’s legal environmental assessment requirements and seeks to involve communities and stakeholders in evaluating potential project impacts. play_arrow NamCor Engages Stakeholders on Offshore Venus Project Leonard Witbeen

Photo: Commission’s website The Namibian Competition Commission has transferred a total of N$65 million in penalties to the State Revenue Fund since its establishment in 2009, with the latest N$9 million payment made for the 2024/25 financial year. According to the NaCC, the N$9 million collected during the financial year came from settlement agreements in the non-financial (N$1 million), cement (N$5 million), and fuel and air transport (N$3 million) sectors. […]

Joanivia Bezuidenhout Sixteen-year-old Joanivia Bezuidenhout was crowned Namibia’s female tennis champion after winning the Namibia Tennis Association Senior Masters Championship held over the weekend at Olympia’s Central Tennis Courts in Windhoek. Bezuidenhout defeated Mari van Schalkwyk in a closely contested three-set final, securing the title with scores of 6-1, 6-7 (9), and 6-3. play_arrow Tennis-Petrus Tonata Kadhila Having started playing tennis at the age of nine, Bezuidenhout has steadily climbed […]

By: Staff Reporter Police in Kavango West Region are looking for a man in connection with the deaths of his wife and son at Sipwi village. This is follows the discovery of remain of an adult woman, believed to be Anastasia Mbunze Hausiku (36), and her baby in the bush near Gcarhuwa village on 11 October. It is alleged that Hausiku and her baby left home in early August this […]

  Top chefs competed in the 2025 NamChefs Chef of the Year Competition, celebrating culinary talent and creativity in the country. Young chef Isabella Adamson won the school category, while Elizabeth Shikongeni claimed both Junior Chef of the Year and overall winner titles. Timo Thomas was named Senior Chef of the Year.     play_arrow Timo Thomas wins Senior Chef of the Year Angie Scholtz

Photo Contributed: SASSCAL website   The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management, in partnership with the University of Rostock, and supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research, has concluded the 3rd International Conference on Circular Economy, Renewable Energies, and Green Hydrogen in Africa in Windhoek. We spoke to the Director of Science and Technology at SASSCAL, Dr. Budzanani Tacheba. play_arrow Stakeholders discuss Africa’s path to sustainable […]

By: Ketty Tjipepa Oshana Regional Council has set aside N$800,000 to build 10 houses for low-income earners under the Build-Together Programme at Eheke Settlement Area. The project aims to improve living conditions for residents and support government efforts to provide serviced land and decent housing for all Namibians. The council’s spokesperson, Nuusita Ashipala, said the council has already allocated residential plots and business plots at Eheke. “To date, the Council […]

By: Ketty Tjipepa Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has appointed Commissioner Johanna Ngondo as the first female commander of the Khomas police. Ngondo’s appointment is effective from 01 November. Similarly, Shikongo reassigned Commissioner Willem Steenkamp from his current position as Khomas regional commander to serve as an advisor in the office of the Inspector General. Steenkamp takes over the position previously held by Ngondo. In a press statement issued on […]