‘Swapo Four’ gear for court battle
In what is expected to be a battle of the titans, the ruling Swapo Party next month will defend its decision to expel four of its youth wing members after a controversial fallout. Now known as the...
View ArticleBroke union can’t afford auditor
The Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU), which blames the government for its financial woes, has accused the Labour Commissioner of victimising the union by requesting its annual financial reports,...
View ArticleCabinet reshuffle on the cards
After almost a year in office, President Hage Geingob is rumoured to soon announce his first Cabinet reshuffle. Although the Presidency denies any knowledge of a reshuffle, Namibian Sun understands...
View ArticleRefugees’ deportation halted
Botswana and Namibia’s determination to have Namibian refugees return to their home country suffered a blow this week, after a court in Botswana halted their deportation. While most of the refugees in...
View ArticleOngwediva 'Auasblick' in the making
A new N$80 million investment by Standard Bank in the business of local property development company Stantoll Properties will soon see the development of 325 erven at the Oshana Region town of...
View ArticleInquest into death of ‘shebeen baby’
The police have opened an inquest docket into the death of a newborn baby that died in a shebeen in an informal settlement at Katima Mulilo. The investigation will determine whether a charge of birth...
View Article‘Beyonce Baartman’ raises eyebrows
Despite a representative of American singer Beyoncé Knowles refuting reports that Knowles is planning to make a movie of the tragic life story of Khoisan woman Sarah Baartman, the reports have sparked...
View ArticleTwo burnt bodies found at dump
Security guards at a dumpsite in Windhoek made a gruesome discovery yesterday morning when they turned up for duty. Checking on the source of smoke detected at the dump, the guards found the bodies of...
View ArticleHow to reconnect with life in the hood
There are things in life that a person does not mess with. For instance, you never talk to a hungry man with your mouth full of food. Ja, in the eyes of the hungry man, you will be considered a...
View ArticleThe struggle of Strydpan
A destitute family of nine have been braving rainstorms, Kalahari heat, hunger and thirst after their eviction from a government resettlement farm near Witvlei on Christmas Eve. Former national soccer...
View ArticleSuspected thief shot and killed
A 24-year old man, Florindo ‘Flo’ Njamba, was shot and killed, allegedly by a security guard, in Katutura yesterday morning. According to the police, the security guard saw two men running across the...
View ArticleUushona divorces his promoter
The former International Boxing Organisation (IBO) All-Africa champion welterweight champion, Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona, is facing a new challenge after he parted ways with boxing promoter Nestor Tobias...
View ArticleInvest in the poor
The time for fun is over and most of us who were on holiday now have to deal with seasonal blues of returning to work and facing reality. There is no doubt that seasonal blues often reach their peak...
View ArticleMore arrests in Kambwa theft case
Three more people have been arrested in a theft case that resulted in a building materials retailer in northern Namibia, Kambwa Trading, suffering losses of more than N$2 million. Oshana Police...
View ArticleWindhoek 'drags feet' on plots
The City of Windhoek has been accused of delaying the identification of plots for servicing under the Mass Urban Land-Servicing Programme but dismisses talk that it is protecting the interests of the...
View Article‘Free’ education pays off
A day before the start of the academic year, principals at Windhoek secondary schools have expressed gratitude at the introduction of universal secondary education. They say they will now receive 100%...
View ArticlePossible suicide pact in Canyon
The bodies of two German citizens missing since Friday last week in the Fish River Canyon were found yesterday morning. The mother (47) and daughter (28) had travelled to Namibia to collect the remains...
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