DTA speaks out on farm attacks
The escalating attacks on commercial farmers over the past two decades point to a deep-rooted culture that disregards the significant contribution that commercial farms make to the economy and lives of...
View ArticleCity responds to commonage farms
A City of Windhoek manager has expressed frustration over the failure of the municipality’s technical department to compile a report on the number of commonage farms around Windhoek. This follows a...
View ArticleFour die in horror crash at Onankali
Four people died in a blaze when a heavy truck collided head-on with a sedan and both caught fire at Onankali village on the Ondangwa-Omuthiya main road on Wednesday evening. According to the Oshikoto...
View ArticleHealth minister did not pull punches
In an exclusive interview with Namibian Sun, Haufiku shared his frustration with the ‘mess’ at the Okahao State Hospital and the stink in hospital corridors including the toilet next to his own office....
View ArticleNamibian Sun, Cymot donate to Kunene school
Namibian Sun and Cymot have come to the rescue to Omuhonga Primary School after a recent article on the plight of pupils who spend the chilly winter nights out in the open. Namibian Sun, which is a...
View ArticleFood security in the balance
Crop predictions are out and estimates indicate that Namibia’s agricultural production has suffered extensively producing an almost 50% lower harvest compared to last season due to severe drought...
View ArticleAlfred Angula is a liar - Nafwu
The Namibia Farm Workers Union (Nafwu) has dismissed as false claims by its former Secretary-General Alfred Angula that a meeting took place that allegedly reached an agreement to pay him N$1.18...
View ArticleAir Namibia’s Gsponer out
The recently appointed Air Namibia board of directors has decided not to renew the contract of the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Rene Gsponer. The Swiss national was appointed on November 4,...
View ArticleA PIPE DREAM
JUST MOVE IN: A snapshot of what, at least for the moment, appears to be everybody’s dream. Serviced plots photographed in an area between Otjomuise and Khomasdal in Windhoek. PHOTO: GARWIN BEUKES Read...
View Article“Hage’s remarks are laughable”
The weekend passed without any reported incidences of violence as the July 31 Affirmative Repositioning deadline came and went. Across the country, reports were received of the peaceful clearing of...
View ArticleState witness hammered over omissions in rhino trial
In the trial involving four Chinese nationals arrested for trying to smuggle 14 rhino horns out of the country, the state witness was hammered during cross examination for omitting certain facts. Li...
View ArticleYoungsters impress at Olympia tournament
The Namibian Tennis Association (NTA) held a junior tennis tournament that took place at various tennis courts in Olympia over the weekend. The event was organised by the Kallie Tennis School (KTS). A...
View ArticleMannetti returns for AFCON 2019 mission
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) has reappointed Ricardo Mannetti as the Tafel Lager Brave Warriors coach. The announcement was made yesterday at a packed NFA House. Mannetti has signed a...
View ArticleThe local authority stink
Namibia appears to be turning into a sewage-soaked nation – the stench of unhygienic muck and filth, coupled with mountains of dirt and garbage permeating the senses of those who dare to venture into...
View ArticleShifeta warns people not to provoke animals
After two people were killed in elephant attacks in northern Namibia at the weekend, the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, appealed to people to be vigilant, cautious and refrain...
View ArticleRDP reveals election agenda
With less than four months remaining before the regional and local authority elections, the leader of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Jeremiah Nambinga, said his party will prioritise land,...
View ArticleNashilongo hopeful of big title shot
One of Namibia’s leading boxing trainers, Tobias Nashilongo, is hoping that his fighter, Bethuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona, will get a world title shot in the near future. This after the Namibian claimed the IBO...
View ArticleMurder-suicide rocks the north
In a gruesome attack, a man stabbed his lover eight times and then hanged himself above her corpse. The 31-year-old small business owner hanged himself after repeatedly stabbing 25-year-old Outapi...
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