Ambassador in hot water
Namibia’s ambassador to Germany, Andreas Guibeb, has come under fire for reportedly trying to influence the German Bundestag not to debate the genocide committed a century ago against Namibian...
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Namibian motorists never seem to learn. Tuesday 15 March 2016
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A tale of struggle and starvation
A social worker has revealed horror stories of child-headed households and severe poverty among some of the Namibian refugees who have returned from the Dukwe refugee camp in Botswana.“Many of these...
View ArticleFugitive rapist still at large
Convicted rapist Charles Namiseb, who escaped from police custody last month, is still at large. Namiseb was due to appear in the High Court on Wednesday for sentencing. His co-accused, Edwin Tourob,...
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Prisons bleed water
It was claimed this week that urgent measures to stem water wastage at one of Windhoek’s biggest water consumers, Prisons and Correctional Services, led to a “political battle” last year.Read more...
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Okahandja water supply throttled
NamWater has reduced Okahandja’s water supply by 20% because of the town’s failure to comply with a demand to cut back its consumption by that percentage. For the foreseeable future Okahandja residents...
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Zupta factor dominates SA parly
The Gupta family has not appointed any minister to the Cabinet, President Jacob Zuma told Parliament on Thursday.“I appoint ministers here,” a confident Zuma said in the National Assembly, in response...
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Hage's first year dissected
While receiving positive reviews, President Hage Geingob has also been critisised for certain decisions that he took during his first year as head of state. Among his achievements was introducing...
View ArticleMedical aid funds lose price-fixing case
The Namibian Association of Medical Aid Funds (Namaf) is not exempted from the jurisdiction of the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC), the High Court has ruled. The Competition Commission as a...
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Rain damages Oshakati’s patched streets
Potholed streets in Oshakati that were patched up last month have again developed large potholes following recent rains. The potholes, particularly in Kwame Nkrumah Street, have turned driving into a...
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NamWater owed more than N$500 million
NamWater is owed a staggering N$543 million by municipalities, villages, settlements, businesses and individual consumers. The water debt has ballooned by nearly N$100 million in the last few months....
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45 crashes on Independence weekend
While the country was celebrating its 26th independence anniversary last weekend, six people died in car crashes and 68 were injured. On the same weekend last year, 43 accidents were reported and 61...
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Johannes gets a shot at Rio Paralympics
Namibian T46 sprinter Albertina Johannes has potentially qualified for the 2016 Paralympic Games in September. She won gold in the 1000-metres sprint on Tuesday at the South Africa Sport Association...
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Warriors geared to gun down Burundi
National football team coach Ricardo Mannetti is confident of a good result when his team takes on Burundi in a 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier match in Bujumbura on Saturday. Speaking in...
View ArticleIndongo gets world rating boost
Julius ‘Blue Machine’ Indongo got a confidence boost with the release of the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) rankings for March. He has moved from sixth spot to fifth in the super lightweight WBO world...
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August 26 to build food banks
This week Namibian Sun has learned that a contract for the construction of the long-awaited food banks has been awarded, with tender exemption, to the Namibian Defence Force company August 26. Although...
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Rio beckons for women's team
Namibia’s women’s national beach volleyball team will fly to Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday to try to realise their dream of qualifying for the Rio Olympics. The team, consisting of Kim Seebach, Julia...
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