The might of the pen
Oh how the art of writing has changed. Gone are the days when people used to write love letters to each other to express their emotions for each other. Ja, a man would pen the most amazing words to...
View ArticleLuxury house raided by cops
A strong contingent of uniformed and plainclothes police officers descended on a luxurious house in the Oshakati West yesterday morning, sealed off part of the street and immediately started emptying...
View ArticleNo more lip service
Sierra Leone Foreign Affairs Minister Samura Kamara has urged his counterparts at the C-10 summit to focus on making history by coming up with concrete recommendations on Africa’s common position...
View Article‘Killing is not the answer’
The Deputy Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Lucia Witbooi has expressed shock at the recent murders of two women whose bodies were found dumped and burnt at a municipal dumpsite in...
View ArticleBurger out on bail
The employee of First Response Security, who appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court this week on a charge of racial discrimination and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, says he...
View ArticlePower plant negotiations steam ahead
The Kavango East Region has reached the top spot in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary Level examinations, ending the three-year dominance of the Erongo Region. Kavango East moved...
View ArticleKavango East makes history
The Kavango East Region has reached the top spot in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary Level examinations, ending the three-year dominance of the Erongo Region. Kavango East moved...
View ArticleStruggle kids: Swapo refuses responsibility
Following a violent stand-off between Brakwater residents and jobless people born in exile, known as ‘struggle kids’, Swapo appears to have distanced itself from its problem children, saying: “The...
View ArticleWelwitschia-inspired parliament mooted
Namibia’s new, state-of-the-art parliament building will be in the shape of the national plant, the Welwitschia mirabilis. The National Assembly and National Council will form the plant’s iconic...
View ArticlePolice detonate landmine at Oshigambo
Danger lurks along the recently upgraded Oshigambo-Eenhana road and the police have ordered contractors to stop work until a demining team completes its work. The order followed after a powerful...
View ArticleC-10 mounts pressure on UN reforms
The third summit of the African Union (AU) Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government (C-10) will now focus on garnering support from all African countries and interest groups on reforms of United...
View Article'Kids' can't be wished away
Namibia is a country where we celebrate our heroes, honour their memories in our national anthem, celebrate them every opportunity we get and remind the world that their blood waters our freedom. Yet...
View ArticleLanger Heinrich ups production and revenue for Paladin
Uranium miner Paladin Energy yesterday reported a 75% quarter-on-quarter increase in revenue and higher December quarter production from the Namibian-based Langer Heinrich mine. The Langer Heinrich...
View ArticleMPs to declare assets by June
After a wait of six years, Namibians will finally know what their lawmakers own when the assets register for parliamentarians will be made public Slated for May/June, the register will indicate what...
View ArticleSWATF/Koevoet on indefinite sit-in
Elderly and middle-aged members of the Namibia War Veterans Trust (Namvet) are gathering at the Red Flag Commando Hall in Katutura to “camp out indefinitely” to put pressure on the government to grant...
View ArticleDundee denies chemical poison claims
Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) says the international environment watchdog CEE Bankwatch is making false and misleading claims about exposure to arsenic as alleged by the town’s people. DPM argues that...
View ArticleAfrican languages neglected
A lack of commitment to local languages has contributed to the dismal performance of learners in African languages in Namibia because not enough emphasis is placed on the importance of learning and...
View ArticleMissing person
The police are requesting the public to assist in tracing the whereabouts of Liezle Dreyer, 35, who disappeared from her family home in Windhoek on December 20, 2015. She was last seen on Christmas Day...
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