Lobby for SADC Parliament continues
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum (PF) will continue advocating for the transformation of the Forum into the SADC Regional Parliament in order to address issues of...
View ArticleUgly allegations levelled at RA
The Roads Authority (RA) is back in court and it seems that once again, its allocation of tenders will be under scrutiny.Read more about Ugly allegations levelled at RACategory: CRIME
View ArticleAnother northern pensioner murdered
A 63-year-old woman has been shot dead, allegedly by her 30-year-old son, at Onaizimba in the Omusati Region following an argument over chores. It is alleged that Sarah Kauna Shimuna was shot once in...
View ArticleNo reason for police intervention, struggle kids say
Some members of the Children of the Liberation Struggle, testifying at the inquest into the shooting of Frieda Ndatipo, maintain there was no reason for the police to intervene in their protest as they...
View ArticleIt's a sin and shame to die poor, Katrina tells San
The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, this week warned the San community not to die poor because she said it is “a sin and a big shame”. Shortly after a three-hour...
View Article‘Poachers won’t win’
The police are determined to get to the bottom of the rhino poaching problem regardless of the status of the people involved, Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa, who is leading an anti-poaching...
View ArticleFight against violence is mere lip service
The Namibian government is not serious about combating gender-based violence and other related issues that have developed into a pandemic during the last decade, a senior United Nations official says....
View ArticleGovt urged to engage AR before July 31
Local experts have called on the government to talk to the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) campaign leaders before July 31, while adding that the police and army are not the answer to the land crisis....
View ArticleHage ready for dialogue with AR
President Hage Geingob said despite his party recommending the expulsion of the leaders of Affirmative Repositioning (AR), as the Head of State, he is willing to engage them but described the July 31...
View ArticleWoman shot, dies after bar stampede
A 19-year-old woman was shot by a security guard and succumbed later to her injuries in the Katutura State Hospital after a bar stampede incident in the capital. According to the police, the security...
View ArticleLand demands justified - RDP
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has also joined the contentious debate surrounding the land issue as well as the housing crisis in the country. Newly elected RDP president Jeremiah Nambinga...
View ArticleShack crash victim wants compensation
A 35-year-old man, who narrowly escaped death after a police officer crashed into his shack on the night of July 5, has opened a criminal case against the officer to claim compensation. Zebedeus...
View ArticlePoo thrower threatens to strike again
An Okahandja pensioner who last week dumped human waste at the entrance of the Nau-Aib Okahandja Municipality branch says that he will continue pulling this stunt if the sewerage problem persists. The...
View ArticleNew FMD scare in Zambezi
There is another suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) reported in the Linyanti Consituency, southwest of Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region. The announcement, made by the Ministry of...
View ArticleSwapo expulsion plot thickens
The drama within Swapo seems to be drifting the ruling party further into troubled waters with the looming expulsions of its youth politicians. Also adding to the confusion is Swapo acting president...
View ArticleDax demands 'Rukoro plots'
The newly appointed advisor to the Hardap regional governor, Alfred Stephanus Dax, has criticised the Rehoboth Town Council for failing to implement the recommendations of the Rukoro Report of 1992....
View ArticleShifeta has no beef with Harry
The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, says the international media have taken his comments about Prince Harry’s visit to Namibia out of context and blown them out of proportion....
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