Ngurare, AR trio have case - lawyer
A local lawyer says the so-called expelled ‘Swapo Four’ have probable cause to drag the ruling party before the court for their political demise. This follows remarks by land activist Job Amupanda...
View ArticleGovernor unhindered by N$8bn project conservation concerns
Erongo Regional Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua says the proposed N$8 billion Desert Rose Namibia International Convention and Exhibition Centre (NICC) project, to be constructed between Swakopmund and...
View ArticleTop govt official, cops nabbed for poaching
A senior government official and two police officers are among the latest suspects arrested for poaching activities. Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta revealed this week that a deputy...
View ArticleOshakati needs N$46 million for housing
Oshakati mayor Onesmus Shilunga says his council needs N$46.5 million to compensate owners of communal land availed for the development of houses at the town. Shilunga said this during a meeting hosted...
View ArticleElderly abused, pensions pocketed
The Oshana Regional Police Commissioner, Ndahanagwapo Kashihakumwa, said it is worrying that his office is inundated with reports of pensioners who are suffering abuse and neglect at the hands of their...
View ArticleNamibian beef goes to China
Namibia has signed an agreement that would see it becoming the first African country to export beef to China. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Theo Diergaardt confirmed that the deal...
View ArticleAngry parents, teachers demolish church
Angry teachers and parents took the law into their own hands and demolished a place of worship of a Pentecostal church, the Save Souls Ministry, at Okankolo in the Oshikoto Region. A case of malicious...
View ArticleNanso’s suspension from NYC lifted
The stage is set for the upcoming General Assembly of the National Youth Council after one of its affiliates, the Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso), obtained an interim court order...
View ArticleFinnish man dies in city shooting
A 42-year-old Finnish national died at the weekend after being shot nine times by the driver of a white Volkswagen Polo. According to police spokesperson Slogan Matheus, the investigation into the...
View ArticleWelwitschias humble Kenya
Namibia defeated Kenya 43-13 in a thrilling but mostly one-sided Windhoek Draught Africa Cup match at the Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday. Namibia led 25-6 at the break. Their 6 try win over the East...
View ArticleNBC to shortlist candidates for DG position
Selected candidates for the position of director-general at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation will be notified next week, says NBC board chairman Sven Thieme.In an interview with Namibian Sun...
View ArticleSemba, //Hoebes in public spat
An education review meeting at Aminuis veered off the rails when regional councillors, principals and teachers witnessed a war of words between Omaheke Director of Education Peka Semba and the Deputy...
View ArticleChurch demolishers are ‘antichrists’ - CDVP
The president of the Christian Democratic Voice Party (CDVP), Gotthardt Kandume, is threatening to mobilise Christians to take their complaints directly to State House if the “systematic victimisation”...
View ArticleNamfisa closes NovaNam Pension Fund probe
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) has closed its investigation into the NovaNam Pension Fund fraud in which hundreds of workers were scammed out of their pension money....
View ArticleUukwambi, Ongandjera land dispute leads to arrest
Police in the Omusati Region have arrested two men for allegedly removing fencing from privately owned crop fields at Ondjungolume village in the Uukwambi traditional district last month. Warrant...
View ArticleStruggle kids get jobs
According to the Namibia Exile Kids Association (NEKA), the last batch of over 100 ‘struggle kids’ have secured jobs in the Correctional Service. The group, which consists of struggle kids that were...
View ArticleLPO bags N$560 000 for FMD containment
The Livestock Producers’ Organisation of Namibia (LPO) has received donations of N$560 000 from various stakeholders for its efforts to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the north...
View ArticlePohamba
PLOT RUSH: Technical Manager of the Ruacana Town Council Stephen Shilumbu (right) shows a map of the town’s residential development plan to former President Hifikepunye Pohamba, while Ruacana Mayor...
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