Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani has accused Swapo of being involved in the torching of the DTA’s Epupa Constituency Office at the weekend.
He has also accused the ruling party of other intimidation tactics, as the November 27 regional and local authority elections draw near.
Swapo leader and Head of State Hage Geingob has urged Venaani to report these incidents to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) or the police.
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The Confederation of African Volleyball (CAVB) aims to groom future volleyball champions for the continent, hence the launch of the African Dream Project.
The project was initiated in most African countries earlier this year.
In an interview with Nampa at the launch of the project in Ongwediva on Friday, Volleyball Federation of Mozambique president, Khalid Cassam said African Dream strives to prepare future volleyball players who could take the continent to a higher level in terms of the sport.
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Former Manchester United manager David Moyes revealed yesterday that he had rejected job offers from other clubs prior to his dismissal by Spanish side Real Sociedad last week.
In his first job since being sacked by United in April 2014, Moyes led La Real to a 12th-place finish in La Liga last season, but was dismissed after a run of six defeats in nine games and replaced by Eusebio Sacristan. “I am disappointed to have left Real Sociedad,” Moyes said in a statement released by the League Managers’ Association (LMA), which represents football managers in England.
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In the heart of the Havana informal settlement of Katutura - deep within the endless rows of corrugated iron shacks - a man with a shattered leg lies next to the tree he calls home.
Elias Rooinasie rests on a faded mattress and dirty worn-out blanket, which apart from the clothes on his back are the only things he possesses.
Rooinasie is a former South-West African Territorial Force (SWATF) soldier. He does not know his age or the whereabouts of his family.
He served in the SWATF between 1984 and 1990, and was stationed at a few army bases, including Ruacana.
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A group of 400 struggle kids camping near the Swapo headquarters in Katutura have split into two groups after an alleged snake attack at the camp.
The one group of 260 packed their bags on Monday and decided to move their camp inside the premises of the Swapo headquarters, while the smaller group decided to stay behind.
They had been camping together since September 15, as they wait for government jobs.
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Brawl: Windhoek residents witnessed a Namibian blockbuster of note yesterday, with bullets and fists flying. According to an eyewitness the noon tranquillity of the city centre was shattered when two City Police bicycle squad members spotted a red BMW X5, suspected of being involved in a criminal act. After warning shots and two bullets fired by the City Police officers hitting the luxury vehicle, which had come to a standstill between the Sanlam and Carl List buildings, the driver came out swinging and attacked one of the officers with his fists. Read more about Bullets fly in city centre
Convicted fraudster Esmerelda Majiedt, who has confessed to stealing N$56 million from a cement company, is expected to be sentenced by the High Court on December 1.
She was convicted on 396 counts of fraud after admitting to defrauding AfriSam in what has been described as the biggest case of its kind in the country’s history.
Arguments in mitigation and aggravation of sentence were finalised before Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday.
Majiedt will be sentenced as a first offender.
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The battle between Swapo, the DTA and the United Democratic Front (UDF) for the seven constituencies in the Kunene Region is reaching boiling point, as the November 27 regional and local government elections fast approaches.
Despite the fact that Swapo won six of the seven constituencies in last year’s national elections, DTA president McHenry Venaani says history will repeat itself, as Swapo received the most votes in the Epupa Constituency in the 2009 national elections, but ended up losing the constituency to the DTA in the 2010 regional and local government elections.
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Am I the only one that thinks modern young parents have their wires crossed when raising the little fruits of their loins, or are today’s youngsters seriously messed up? Whatever happened to spanking? Or is that what our learned colleagues describe as corporal punishment?
These days I run for cover when I see a six year old boy running towards me with open arms. The last time I was brave enough to face some spoilt brat, my white pair of jean pants were left pitch black from the youngster’s hands. Read more about Raising modern children
Estate agencies are kicking up a storm over the draft Deeds Registries Bill, which if enacted by parliament will give homeowners the power to register their own properties at the Deeds Office, without making use of conveyancing attorneys.
They say this will lead to chaos at the Deeds Office, and even longer delays in registering property transactions, as ordinary people struggle to get to grips with the complicated process. It may also open up the process to fraud.
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The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) on Wednesday was forced to retract the findings of a youth unemployment study it released hours earlier, because of “technical errors”.
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Striking fishermen have rejected a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, trade unions and stakeholders within the industry, saying it doesn’t change their working conditions at all.
The fishermen marched to the ministry’s Walvis Bay office yesterday and handed over a petition demanding that President Hage Geingob and Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila take action and dismiss Labour Permanent Secretary Bro-Mathew Shinguandja.
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DTA leader McHenry Venaani has blasted President Hage Geingob for approving an excessive utility allowance for public office bearers, which includes the president of the official opposition.
He added he is prepared to forfeit his massively increased allowance.
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Another two black rhinos have been found poached in the Etosha National Park, and a rhino calf is still missing, after poachers struck again this week.
This brings the total number of rhinos that have been killed in the country to 79 for the year so far.
Police spokesperson Inspector Slogan Matheus confirmed that two black rhinos had been found dead at Etosha with their horns hacked off.
The first rhino carcass was found on Monday and the second a day later. Both were discovered in an area between the Otjovazandu Strip and Renostervlei at Etosha.
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Following a massive public onslaught, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Paulus Noa says the institution does not owe anyone an apology.
Noa has endured heavy criticism after he was reappointed as the head of the anti-graft body, with his detractors claiming he has failed to fight corruption for the past decade, while being at the helm of the ACC.
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Former Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) president Hidipo Hamutenya says he will die in Swapo, and that the country is destined for great things under the leadership of President Hage Geingob.
Speaking for the first time in public since rejoining the ruling party recently, Hamutenya told a Swapo Star Rally at Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena Region this past Saturday that the country's developmental goals can only be achieved through a Swapo government being in control at all levels.
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ALTERCATION: Members of the Special Reserve Force and Special Field Force were called in yesterday afternoon to maintain order after a group of unruly so-called struggle kids, currently camping at the Swapo Regional Office at Oshakati decided to close the Okandjengedi bridge. The bridge, which joins Oshakati and Ongwediva, carries heavy traffic and hundreds of motorists and commuters found themselves stranded. Once authorities arrived heavily armed, a number of the group threw stones at them, which resulted in some arrests. Read more about Struggle kids clash with police, military
