Storm displaces 30 villagers
A thunderstorm has left about 30 villagers at Okatuakoverua settlement in the Okakarara Constituency homeless. Okatuakoverua is about 80km from Okakarara in the Otjozondjupa Region. Around 03:00 on...
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Relegation woes for Vries
Brave Warriors goalkeeper Virgil Vries, who plies his trade in the South African Premier League, is confident that his club will survive relegation at the end of the current season. With only 12...
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Tempers flare at chief's funeral
The issue of the recognition of traditional leaders by the Namibian government took centre stage at the funeral of chief Bernhard Vemuuru Turitjo at Omuhama on Sunday. Speaking at the funeral, chief of...
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Thunderstorm hits Eenhana
Utter destruction. These two words sum up what happened to the Ombili informal settlement at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region during a thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon. Corrugated-iron huts were ripped...
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Strange predator has a taste for goats' heads
Residents of Ohaingu village in the Ohangwena Region are mystified by an unidentified predator killing goats at the village at night, only to eat the heads.“Reports of mysterious predators have been...
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School countdown begins
Erongo Director of Education John /Awaseb says the region always encounters problems with the enrolment of learners in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay and has been struggling with the issue for the past four...
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Racism rears ugly head in Namibia
While anger in the region is still mounting over racially offensive comments by South African estate agent Penny Sparrow, who compared black people to monkeys while complaining about black beachgoers...
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Parents are failing - Namoloh
Safety and Security Minister Charles Namoloh says parents have a crucial role to play in the upbringing of children who will become responsible and law-abiding citizens. Addressing Odibo residents in...
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Namibia tops travel destination list again
The Namibian tourism industry got another boost after the country was selected as one of this year’s hottest travel destinations by an American luxury-lifestyle magazine. Robb Report ranked Namibia...
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Squatters at chief’s house won’t budge
The OvaHerero Traditional Authority (OTA) says it will evict the close to 50 people illegally living at the paramount chief’s official residence in Katutura. The traditional authority asked those...
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‘Swapo Four’ gear for court battle
In what is expected to be a battle of the titans, the ruling Swapo Party next month will defend its decision to expel four of its youth wing members after a controversial fallout. Now known as the...
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Broke union can’t afford auditor
The Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU), which blames the government for its financial woes, has accused the Labour Commissioner of victimising the union by requesting its annual financial reports,...
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Cabinet reshuffle on the cards
After almost a year in office, President Hage Geingob is rumoured to soon announce his first Cabinet reshuffle. Although the Presidency denies any knowledge of a reshuffle, Namibian Sun understands...
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Refugees’ deportation halted
Botswana and Namibia’s determination to have Namibian refugees return to their home country suffered a blow this week, after a court in Botswana halted their deportation. While most of the refugees in...
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Ongwediva 'Auasblick' in the making
A new N$80 million investment by Standard Bank in the business of local property development company Stantoll Properties will soon see the development of 325 erven at the Oshana Region town of...
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Inquest into death of ‘shebeen baby’
The police have opened an inquest docket into the death of a newborn baby that died in a shebeen in an informal settlement at Katima Mulilo. The investigation will determine whether a charge of birth...
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