Month: November 2023

After an impressive start to the season in the first two rounds, the Oshana Regional Women League teams are gearing up for their upcoming fixtures on Saturday and Sunday.

The matches are scheduled to take place at the Oshakati Independence Stadium and the Valombola Vocational Training College’s sports grounds in Ongwediva.

The league kicked off on 04 November 2023 following approval from the Namibian Football Association (NFA). It was noted that the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) provided funding to support each region.

The league comprises eight teams, namely Hope Football Club, Oshakati Super Stars Football Club, Teenager Queens FC, Mighty Angels, Oshana NamPol Women FC, Bakpro Oshana Millennial Queens FC, Onelago Beauties FC and Vicky Andimba FC.

On Saturday, the spotlight will be on the clash between top-of-the-table Bakpro Oshana Millennial Queens FC and second-placed Hope FC at VVCT in Ongwediva. Later, Queens FC will face Mighty Angels at the same venue. Meanwhile, Oshana
NamPol Women will square off against Bakpro Oshana Millennial Queens at Oshakati Independence Stadium.

Sunday’s fixtures will all be held at Ongwediva’s VVCT, starting with Mighty Angels taking on Oshana NamPol Women FC, followed by Bakpro Oshana Millenial Queens FC against Bakpro Oshana Millennial Queens FC. The day will conclude with Teenagers Queens FC and Hope FC wrapping up their match.

Felisberto Pedarè Da Silva, the league’s public relations officer, confirmed the weekend fixtures to Nampa on Wednesday.

He said the league’s objective is to provide equal opportunities for women to freely participate in football and enable them to pursue careers in football, promote a healthy lifestyle through sports, and ensure that women’s football activities thrive across the country.

Da Silva also mentioned that the league champions will advance to the playoffs with the ultimate goal of qualifying for promotion to the national NFA Women’s Super League. Furthermore, he appealed for sponsorship for the league, sayi
ng sponsorship would be the backbone of the regional women’s football league, aiding in the development and advancement of women’s football.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

A 44-year-old man was electrocuted at Nzinze village in the Kavango West Region while working on a building at the Musese Irrigation Scheme.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, the Namibian Police Force in the region indicated in the daily crime report issued on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Joseph Muronga.

According to the police, Muronga died shortly after the ladder which he was holding hit electricity power lines. It is alleged that Muronga and a co-worker were busy putting iron angles on top of the house they were constructing when the incident occurred.

Muronga is a resident of Mupini village and was working for Makalani Engineering company in Grootfontein.

His next of kin have been informed.

In an unrelated incident, the decomposed body of a man was found by police in a house in the Tutungeni residential area in Rundu on Tuesday. The body was found around 18h30.

The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Edmund Narib, who was a caretaker of the house.

Narib was allegedly la
st seen last Saturday, and it is believed that he suffered from epilepsy and was home alone.

It is further alleged that a relative came to the house on Tuesday to check up on him and noticed a bad odour coming from the house, while all doors of the house were locked. She alerted the police.

No foul play is suspected.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

NamWater Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abraham Nehemia said the water scarcity in Northern Namibia has been caused by the revamping of the water system from Calueque to the Oshakati canal, the treatment plants and the pipelines.

Speaking to Nampa on Wednesday, Nehemia said the water systems in place from Calueque to Omuthiya were built in the 1970s and 1980s and the systems are now insufficient for the increased population.

‘NamWater will build larger systems than the demand for the next 30 to 40 years. The demand is definitely higher than the supply. So, therefore, NamWater is rationing to make sure that everybody gets water,’ he said.

Water is transported in raw form from Calueque to Oshakati for treatment. After treatment, it is sent to Ondangwa and from Ondangwa to Omuthiya, from where it is distributed to other areas. He however said it will take some time to reach further villages in the Oshikoto Region, which has been without water for about a month.

The CEO further said: ‘NamWater’s problem has b
een resolved, as the raw water from rivers to Oshakati has been totally recovered, and the water in Oshakati is now ready for treatment.’

All reservoirs are currently above 50 per cent capacity, including those at Oshali in the Ohangwena Region, Okatope in the Oshikoto Region, and Omuthya, the capital of the Oshikoto, he said.

Once totally revamped everybody will have water for 24 hours, Nehemia said.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

Norbert Lammert, Chairperson of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), paid a courtesy visit to the National Council of Namibia on Thursday.

During the discussions, the delegation explored the organisational structures of their respective federal systems.

‘We not only share a complicated common history, but even similar structures as far as the constitutional understanding of the political system is concerned,’ Lammert said during the visit.

Lukas Sinimbo Muha, Chairperson of the National Council, emphasised the importance of the working relationship between KAS and the National Council.

‘Today’s engagement marks the beginning of the warm working relationship between your office and mine,’ Muha said, acknowledging the challenges faced during lawmaking and policy formulation processes.

Muha highlighted, with gratitude, KAS’s sponsorship of the five-year strategic plan, which will run until the 2027/2028 financial year. He also discussed the imperative need for digitalisation, emphasising the launch of Namib
ia’s e-parliament strategy, which will ensure that the Namibian Parliament maximises citizen participation in the law-making processes, Muha said.

Muha further drew attention to the severe effects of climate change, emphasising the responsibility of lawmakers to proactively respond with robust risk management systems.

He also highlighted the positive relations between the German and Namibian parliaments, expressing hope for broader cooperation beyond government levels.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

A football and netball tournament in honour of the former head of the Kambekua Sports Association (KSA), Mannfredt ‘Molaiks’ Murirua-Kaaheke, will take place at the Khomasdal stadium in Windhoek this weekend.

Kumbee Ngakuzevi, president of the Namibia Rural Sports Development Federation (NRSDF), confirmed the tournament to Nampa on Thursday, stating that the tournament’s initial purpose is to pay tribute to one of Namibia’s icons and legends in football management who paved the way for most of the former football prodigies.

‘Kaaheke was an ardent advocate of grassroots sports and his stint as president of the Kambekura All Stars football club was unparalleled. During his heyday, Kaaheke played a vital role in recruiting and managing new talent at Hungry Lions Football Club, commonly known as the Lions of Judah,’ he said.

Kaaheke died in 2001.

The competition will include 10 football teams namely the Sesfontein, Omongua, Opuwo, Epupa, Okondjatu, Epukiro, Otjinene, Otjituuo, Okakarara, and Ovitoto All-Star
s.

Only eight netball teams have been selected for the competition on Saturday.

In the netball category, Okondjatu will face the Epukiro All Stars netball team in the opening encounter on Saturday, followed by Omongua and Otjinene. The players from Okotjiuuo will face Epupa, while the Ovitoto All-Stars will face the Okakarara squad.

In the football category, former Federation All-Stars tournament winners Sesfontein All-Stars will face Otjinene All-Stars followed by the Otjituuo and Omongua All-Stars, while Okakarara will take on Opuwo All-Stars later in the day. Okondjatu’s youthful team will play Epupa, while Ovitoto All-Stars will put their strength to the test against the tournament’s strong force, the Epukiro All-Stars.

A total of N.dollars 40 000 has been set aside for the tournament, with N.dollars 28 000 going to the football category and the remaining N.dollars 12 000 going to the top four netball teams.

The football champions will walk away with N.dollars 14 000, the runner-up with N.dollars 7 0
00, and the semi-final losers will each settle for N.dollars 3 500 for their efforts.

The winning netball team will walk away with N.dollars 6 000 while the runner-up will receive N.dollars 3 000, and the semi-final losers will each receive N.dollars 1 500.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has invested nearly N.dollars 60 million for the construction of 144 houses in Omuthiya, Ondangwa and Okahao, as part of addressing the housing backlog in the country.

Of the houses, 50 were constructed in Omuthiya, 24 in Ondangwa and 70 in Okahao.

Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, said the government recognises everyone’s right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate housing and the provision of basic infrastructure and services, which remain key priorities for government at all levels, including central, regional and local.

Uutoni was speaking during the official handover of the NHE houses at Okahao on Thursday, saying the town is one of the local authorities that do not hesitate to avail land for housing.

‘Decent shelter is a basic necessity of life and we believe that it is justified for citizens, as the sovereign, to expect to have a place they can call their own and to meet their dwelling and survival needs,’ he said.

He ad
ded that in keeping with this reality, and their commitment to the people, housing remains one of their key development priorities as articulated in the national development frameworks such as Vision 2023, national development plans and the Harambee Prosperity Plan 2.

NHE board chairperson, Toska Sem, stated that during the 2023/24 financial year, they are committed to raise enough capital to allow them to build over 1 400 housing units around the country, with a projected investment of over N.dollar 770 million.

Sem indicated that the NHE is mandated to build and finance quality and affordable housing products for Namibian inhabitants.

‘We have intensified our engagements with local authorities and other key stakeholders to foster sound relations that will result in the attainment of our national goals,’ she said.

At the same occasion, the Okahao Town Council also recognised the long service of the town’s mayor, Cornelia Iiyambulua, and deputy mayor, Julia Katoole, by awarding them medals.

Source: The
Namibian Press Agency