January 25, 2016, 4:00 pm
One of Namibia’s stalwarts of the liberation struggle, Mburumba Kerina, says not only the OvaHerero and Nama people were affected by the colonial genocide of 1904 – 08.
That supports a disputed 2014 claim by the National Heritage Council of Namibia that the remains of Owambo, Damara and San people were taken to Germany alongside those of OvaHerero and Nama people during the colonial period.
That came after the repatriation of 35 skulls and three skeletons from Germany, which were said to include the remains of Damara, Owambo and San people.
Read more about Others also victims of genocide - Kerina
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January 25, 2016, 10:12 pm
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January 26, 2016, 4:00 pm
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation abruptly cancelled the weekly ‘Talk of the Nation’ television show just one hour before the live broadcast on Monday.
The NBC had advertised that the state of higher education would be discussed by a panel consisting of former Prime Minister and first Education Minister Nahas Angula, NUST vice-chancellor Tjama Tjivikua, Nanso’s Emma Theofilus and Sylvia Demas of the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
The NBC instead played a recorded show from the previous week during that time slot on Monday.
Read more about NBC no-show raises eyebrows
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January 26, 2016, 4:00 pm
A female resident of Ongwediva in the Oshana Region who recently fell victim of conmen who swindled her of more than N$300 000 has stepped forward to reveal the conmen’s modus operandi and warn the public to be alert.
The young businesswoman, who prefers to remain anonymous, confirmed most of the information as reported by Namibian Sun last month and added more details.
She said during November last year she was approached by someone who identified himself as Josuf Salum Kevin, a traditional healer, who was looking for a place to rent.
Read more about Conned woman speaks up
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January 26, 2016, 4:00 pm
A 36-year-old man is accused of beating up his 83-year-old mother on several occasions and threatening to kill her.
Narrating her ordeal to Namibian Sun yesterday at the Ondangwa police station, Maria Lotto said her life is in danger and her son, Stefanus Nampolo, must be locked up before he kills her.
Read more about Elderly woman lives in fear of her son
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January 26, 2016, 4:00 pm
The police yesterday reported two separate incidents of explosives and firearms discovered in Windhoek by members of the public.
In the first case, at around 13:20 workers at the municipal dumpsite in Windhoek’s Eros suburb reported finding a 50mm mortar bomb.
Police spokesperson Edwin Kanguatjivi said the bomb appeared to be of Indian origin and presumably dated back to the liberation war.
Kanguatjivi said the dump workers discovered the bomb device in a box left near one of their shacks.
Read more about Mortar, ammunition found in Windhoek
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January 26, 2016, 10:38 pm
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January 26, 2016, 11:12 pm
So the authorities have finally made the performance agreements of Cabinet ministers public. It was really long overdue and it will allow the public to have a clear picture of what is really expected from their political leaders. It should be said that ministers, like other civil servants, serve the public and not political interests. They are now able to identify their objectives and evaluate their performance. Although most of the performance agreements are not as detailed as one would have expected them to be, there are a few that caught our eyes. Read more about Our not so ambitious ministers
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January 27, 2016, 2:54 am
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January 27, 2016, 3:02 am
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
The World Bank warned on Tuesday that slowing emerging-market economies were hampering an oil recovery, and prices could sink further in a blow to a ‘fragile’ global economy.
Crude oil in 2016 is projected to come in at US$37 (N$614.20) a barrel, down from its October estimate of $51, the World Bank said in a new quarterly report.
Read more about Slowing emerging markets hamper oil recovery
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
Chaos erupted yesterday morning at Unam’s Hifikepunye Pohamba (HP) campus in Ongwediva after student leaders locked the institution to halt the registration of students. Their demand - free registration and the scrapping of student debts.
The protest action followed an order by the High Court in Windhoek which on Monday night ordered student union Nanso to end the student protest that started at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Windhoek last week.
Read more about High Court interdict against varsity lockdown
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
Customers of First National Bank (FNB) have complained that the bank’s automated teller machines (ATMs) won’t let them withdraw amounts smaller than N$100.
Several FNB customers yesterday complained that they were left with egg on their faces while attempting to withdraw less than N$100 from certain FNB ATMs in the North and in Windhoek’s Eros suburb.
Another client complained that some ATMs were only allowing withdrawals of N$200 and above.
Read more about Small ATM withdrawals cause headache
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
Residents of the Ombili informal settlement at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region were ordered to leave the area on Saturday.
The location is formally categorised as a squatter camp and everyone was ordered to pack up and go.
The town’s deputy mayor, Eunice Shonena, and chief executive officer Valde Ndevashiya addressed residents and informed them about the town’s layout and measures to control the mushrooming shacks.
The meeting was also attended by Senior Headman Ephraim Weyulu and the village headmen of Eenhana and Ekolola, Julius Ndjuluwa and Eino Haufiku.
Read more about Ombili residents told to pack up and go
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
NBC director-general Stanley Similo has clarified the public broadcaster’s position following media reports that it had cancelled a weekly talk show in order to avoid “stepping on people’s toes” in a “politically sensitive time”.
It was understood that Monday’s “Talk of the Nation’ show was cancelled to prevent former education minister Nahas Angula from saying anything that might offend his successors”.
Read more about Similo clarifies NBC’s position
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
A three-year-old boy who was swept away by a flooded river at Komsberg in the South last week Thursday still had not been found by late yesterday.
The search for the boy continues while hope of finding him alive is slowly dwindling. The flood destroyed the reed huts of workers at the Komsberg grape farm on Thursday night.
After hours of continuous rainfall, Komsberg – located in a valley next to the Orange River some 70 kilometres west of the Ariamsvlei border post – experienced a flash flood from the surrounding mountains after a cloudburst.
Read more about Boy still missing after flash flood
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January 27, 2016, 4:00 pm
Traditional leaders in the two Kavango regions are to compile a list of “educated” people in the regions for appointment in the public service “without any compromise”.
This came after a consultative trip to various traditional leaders to discuss the axing of Joseph Diescho from Nipam and Elijah Ngurare from the Swapo youth wing.
The trip came a little over a month after a failed mass demonstration by the residents of the two regions in protest against what they perceive to be constant snubbing by the central government.
Read more about Kavango's educated to be listed
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January 27, 2016, 10:48 pm
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January 28, 2016, 4:00 pm
The Nudo political party has reacted angrily to remarks by veteran politician Mburumba Kerina that other tribes also suffered during German colonial rule and not only the OvaHerero and Nama people.
Kerina’s remarks supported a disputed 2014 claim by the National Heritage Council of Namibia that the remains of Owambo, Damara and San people were taken to Germany alongside those of OvaHerero and Nama people during the colonial period.
Read more about Nudo responds angrily to Kerina
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January 28, 2016, 4:00 pm
The government has urged schools to use their Universal Primary Education (UPE) funds to buy stationery while waiting for the government to finalise its distribution run.
According to Khomas regional education director Gerard Vries, the distribution of stationery and textbooks is in full swing with two circuits in the region already completed.
He attributes the slow pace of distribution to a sudden increase in enrolment after the scrapping of school fees last year.
Read more about Learners wait for textbooks
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