Cop charged with murder of student nurse
Almost 10 months after the fatal shooting of student nurse Martha Ilonga, a police officer has been charged with her murder. Ilonga, 21, was shot on February 12, in an incident of which the police and...
View ArticleWarriors fall to 10-man Guinea
Namibia conceded a first-half goal by Naby Keita as they went down 1-0 to Guinea in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier match played yesterday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. The hosts enjoyed the lion’s...
View ArticleSACU revenue sharing needs revision: Geingob
President Hage Geingob yesterday emphasised the need for SACU member states to prioritise the review of its current revenue-sharing model, and work to transform their fragmented markets through...
View ArticleNo bail in Otjiwarongo murder case
The man arrested on Monday in connection with the death of 26-year-old Elizabeth Ganses, whose partly burnt body was found at Otjiwarongo on October 31, appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court...
View ArticleChaos over struggle kids 'special' status
Chaos erupted at the weekend when Namibia Exile Kids Association (Neka) executive committee members tried to explain to the more than 200 struggle kids living near the Swapo headquarters Katutura that...
View ArticleOpposition hold joint rally
The National Democratic Party (NDP), Nudo, the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), the Republican Party (RP) and the Congress of Democrats (CoD) at the weekend held their first joint political...
View ArticleRapist tells young mom to remove baby
A rapist who brutally attacked a 29-year-old mother while she walked home from a cuca shop, demanded that she remove her baby from her back before he sexually assaulted her. The attack happened at...
View ArticleDöbra gala dinner nets N$1.8m in pledges
A whopping N$1.8 million has been collected in pledges during a fancy gala dinner aimed at collecting funds for the overhaul of the St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic High School, popularly known as Döbra....
View ArticleNo turning back on solidarity tax
Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein has commended Namibians for their lively debate about the proposed Solidarity Wealth Tax, while strongly hinting the tax will be implemented, despite growing...
View ArticleDoctorates empower women - Pohamba
Former President and University of Namibia Chancellor Hifikepunye Pohamba says the awarding of honorary doctorate degrees to two leading female figures is a bonus to women empowerment. Pohamba said...
View ArticleFunds crippled Netball Namibia's activities
Having postpone or cancel their year plans due to either a lack of transport or funds have cost Netball Namibia, not to have a success story in 2015. Netball Namibia public relations officer Rebekka...
View ArticleLivestock industry braced for tough times
South Africa has informed the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it plans to implement its revised requirements for the import of Namibian livestock by May next year. The strict new requirements had...
View ArticleYa Nangoloh urges UN to probe ‘Caprivi Strip torturers’
NamRights executive director Phil ya Nangoloh has urged the United Nations to intervene on the side of the 132 former Caprivians that were detained and allegedly tortured by the Namibian government...
View ArticleOver 1 000 schools destroyed by Boko Haram
Boko Haram Islamists have destroyed an estimated 1 100 schools this year in their stronghold region surrounding Lake Chad, the United Nations envoy to the area, Toby Lanzer, said yesterday. Lanzer, who...
View ArticleRapist threatens to harvest body parts
A domestic worker and two teenage girls have lived through a nightmare after being sexually assaulted by a man who also threatened to cut off their heads, breasts and vaginas and take it to his “boss”....
View ArticleBattle on for Windhoek East
With less than two weeks to go before the regional and local government elections, a scathing battle is expected for the coveted Windhoek East Constituency, which has been a Rally for Democracy and...
View ArticleFraudster bought friends with stolen N$56m
Self-confessed fraudster Esmerelda Majiedt has testified that she “bought friends” with the N$56.5 million she stole from cement company AfriSam Namibia. A tearful Majiedt told High Court Judge...
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