Prison brutality claims
An inmate at the Windhoek Central Prison has claimed that some wardens beat, choke and threaten prisoners. This, after four inmates from Unit Six were allegedly severely beaten by four prison wardens a...
View ArticleTragic voter apathy
By this time last year, election fever had enveloped the entire Namibia. Young and old were all excited to hit the polls. Candidates’ posters and cars draped in party colours greeted Namibians every...
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Gambia no walk in the park
Brave Warriors coach Ricardo Mannetti has cautioned against taking Gambia lightly ahead of a 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary match set for next Friday, October 9. The coach was speaking at a press...
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Komeya on a mission
The newly appointed Technical Director of MTC Premiership side Young Chiefs, Ace Komeya, says they will chase success with the quality of players they have in their ranks. Komeya, a Brave Gladiators...
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Serena withdraws from China Open, WTA Finals
World number one Serena Williams yesterday announced her withdrawal from next week’s China Open in Beijing and the WTA Finals in Singapore. The announcement effectively ended her season.“I am taking a...
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Father questions concert security
The father of murdered Unam student Simson Gobs, who was stabbed to death two weeks ago at a music festival at the TransNamib sports grounds in Windhoek, says there are conflicting versions of what...
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Bright future for women's football
FIFA instructor Emy Casaletti-Bwalya says Namibia is doing well in developing women’s football. She says of all the African countries she has visited, the development programme for women’s football in...
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Nanso blames shebeens for exam failures
The police should ensure that shebeens operate within stipulated hours and that illegal alcohol outlets are closed down as learners start their end-of-year exams. The request was made by Ashwell...
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Shifeta condemns Ankara bombings
The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, who is currently in Ankara, Turkey, for a global climate change event, has condemned the terrorist attacks that occurred in Ankara on Saturday...
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Warriors progress in World Cup qualifiers
VICTORIOUS: The Brave Warriors progressed to the second round of World Cup qualifying yesterday after beating Gambia 2-1 (aggregate score 3-2) at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. A first-half goal by Willy...
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Rugby heroes return home
Despite not achieving their ultimate goal of booking their first win at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the players are satisfied with the way they have played against the world’s best rugby teams. Welcomed...
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Top duo wins Hemco Paint Rally
Wilro Dippenaar and his navigator Riaan van der Westhuizen once again showed the rest of the competitors and fans why they are Namibia’s top rally team. The duo, who won the 2014 Cymot Rally, at the...
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Honour and duty forgotten
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, says it is of critical importance that the principles of honour and duty are restored in the teaching...
View ArticleResidents attack court officers
Residents of Damara Location in Katutura on Tuesday prevented the Messenger of the Court from evicting of an elderly woman and her daughter, who are tenants of a house in Max Eixab Street. When the...
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Marking of exam scripts starts
The examination scripts of nearly 80 000 Grade 10 and 12 learners will be marked at the Windhoek Showgrounds over the next two months. Teams of markers started work on September 28 already. The...
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N$4 billion for transport plan
It will cost the government N$4.1 billion to make the Sustainable Urban Transport Master Plan for Windhoek a reality. The ambitious plan, which includes Rehoboth, Okahandja and the Hosea Kutako...
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DTA challenges Swapo in the North
The official opposition party, DTA, is promising to give Swapo a run for its money in some constituencies and local authorities in the ruling party’s northern heartland. While the ruling party has...
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Kafula says English literacy too restrictive
Swapo backbencher Agnes Kafula, a former mayor of Windhoek, says a clause requiring local authority councillors to be able to read and write English is restrictive and could discriminate against some...
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