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Help the police identify a deaf man
Police in the Omusati Region have asked the public to help identify a deaf-mute man who was found wandering around Okapika village near Ruacana. The unidentified man, who is believed to be in his...
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OPM denies distributing rotten food
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has dismissed allegations that it is distributing drought-relief food that is unfit for human consumption. Spokesperson Saima Shaanika said maize meal and tinned...
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Orlando Pirates players win labour case against club
Orlando Pirates Football Club has been ordered by the Office of the Labour Commissioner to pay eight players their outstanding salaries by 30 August 2016 following an arbitration hearing on 12 July...
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End of the road for Craven in Rio
Elite cyclist Dan Craven, who only got an invitation to compete in the Olympic Games road cycling time trial on Tuesday, was not fast enough to get a medal for Namibia. Craven was the first one to...
View ArticleFistball action this weekend
The fourth round of the Bank Windhoek Fistball League will take place this Saturday at the Swakopmund Football Club (SFC). This will be the final round before playoffs start. Tension will be high as...
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Freak accident kills construction worker
Tragedy once again struck at the building site of the new police headquarters in Windhoek yesterday morning. Lukas Shaviyele, 45, was working on the second floor of the building when a steel pole fell...
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Army ‘on alert’ over Koevoet
Malicious propaganda is purportedly being spread within the ranks of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) that former SWATF/Koevoet soldiers are planning to attack the Luiperdsvallei and Suiderhof army...
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Rent board in Ngatjizeko's hands
The Office of the Prime Minister has announced that the minister of industrialisation, trade and SME development, Immanuel Ngatjizeko, has been tasked to administer the Rent Ordinance and to establish...
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Traffic rejects Nam ivory proposal
The global wildlife trade monitoring network (Traffic) has recommended that Namibia’s proposal for new measures and policies on trading in ivory should be rejected. Namibia proposed changing the...
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Junias out on bail with strict conditions
A Rio de Janeiro court is reported to have set strict bail conditions for Namibian Olympic boxer Jonas Junias following his arrest earlier this week. Junias, who fought French boxer Hassan Anzille last...
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Kalkfeld farmers demand grazing rights
Livestock owners at Kalkfeld staged a demonstration at their settlement on Wednesday in a desperate bid to plead with the government for temporary grazing rights on one of three state-owned farms in...
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Asset declaration our future
Although the movement towards public asset declarations in Namibia is gathering steam, many of those whose financial statements would be made public remain suspicious and reluctant. Members of...
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ECN selection could sow election mistrust
A storm is brewing around the recent nomination of five Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) commissioners. Civil society watchdogs want to know why public interviews of shortlisted candidates were...
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NUNW boss lashes Chinese contractor
National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) secretary-general Job Muniaro yesterday threatened a manager of a Chinese contractor with deportation following the death of a construction worker on...
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Still a boys’ club
Transformation and diversity in the workplace seem to be developing at a snail’s pace, with the latest employment equity report indicating that white men still occupy the majority of executive...
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Female ministers impress president
President Hage Geingob last week told a group of diplomats that his decision to appoint a number of women in some of the most important cabinet positions was not to do them a favour but because it was...
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Ministry opens case against lion killers
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has opened a case against the killers of three desert-adapted lions that were poisoned near Tomakas village in the Kunene Region last week. A ministry...
View ArticleOrlando Pirates win Bokone Bophirima Maize Cup
Orlando Pirates triumphed over Platinum Stars in the Bokone Bophirima Maize Cup with a 3-1 win on penalties after the game ended 0-0. The win will serve as a massive boost for Pirates after a...
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Schweinsteiger's United exile baffles Neuer
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says he is baffled as to why Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has demoted World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger and banished him from United's senior squad."I...
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