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Others also victims of genocide - Kerina
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...
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NBC no-show raises eyebrows
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...
View ArticleConned woman speaks up
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...
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Elderly woman lives in fear of her son
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...
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Mortar, ammunition found in Windhoek
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...
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Our not so ambitious ministers
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...
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Slowing emerging markets hamper oil recovery
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...
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High Court interdict against varsity lockdown
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...
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Small ATM withdrawals cause headache
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...
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Ombili residents told to pack up and go
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...
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Similo clarifies NBC’s position
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...
View ArticleBoy still missing after flash flood
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...
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Kavango's educated to be listed
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...
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Nudo responds angrily to Kerina
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....
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Learners wait for textbooks
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...
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