Approach must be unique
Reducing inequality is not easy, but Namibia will set a benchmark for the world to follow President Hage Geingob said. Speaking during the Leadership Seminar on Closing the Gap of Inequality in...
View ArticleFlores warns The Rock
The current WBA Super bantamweight world champion, Moises ‘Chucky’ Flores has sent a stern warning to Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda ahead of their 11 June clash. Flores sent his message to the MTC Sunshine...
View ArticleNujoma’s lavish bash
Founding President Sam Nujoma turns 87 today and will mark his birthday party with a lavish ceremony this weekend, at his farm outside Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region. More than 1 000 invited guests...
View ArticleWomen have right to polygamy - Mensah-Williams
National Council Chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams says women should also have the right to practice polygamy, if men are allowed to do so by customary law. Mensah-Williams, a staunch women’s rights...
View ArticleElephant killed after ‘terrorising’ villagers
A second case of illegal hunting of specially protected game has been opened against the owner of the Musese Irrigation Scheme in the Kavango West Region, after he shot another elephant. The animal was...
View ArticleNo FMD in Namibia
There is no outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in Namibia. However, the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry remains vigilant, as Angola is still fighting outbreaks of the disease....
View ArticleAvid trial bogs down again
The so-called Avid Investment fraud case, involving N$30 million of Social Security Commission (SSC) funds that went missing, was halted yesterday after a lawyer for one of the accused suddenly...
View ArticleB1 claims another life
A horror accident on Tuesday evening at Shipepe, situated along the B1 highway between Ondangwa and Ongwediva, claimed the life of 33-year-old Juuri Nailenge, while three passengers survived the crash....
View ArticleNo patients sleep on floors
Ministry of Health and Social Services have denied claims that patients are sleeping on mattresses at the Katutura State Hospital. Namibian Sun visited the hospital earlier this week, where children on...
View ArticleGovt probes hippo poaching mayhem
Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) officials have reached out to Angolan authorities, in order to get to the bottom of a reported hippo poaching case on the Okavango River, in which a number of...
View ArticleGirlfriend killer convicted of culpable homicide
A man accused of bludgeoning his girlfriend to death at a dumpsite in Walvis Bay in 2012, has been convicted of a lesser charge of culpable homicide, instead of the more serious charge of murder. High...
View ArticleForeign dancers arrested backstage at NAMAs
While music lovers were enjoying a world-class show during the Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) on 30 April, two Angolan male dancers were arrested backstage by immigration officers. This was...
View ArticleSyphilis soars among inmates
The landmark Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) Health Policy launched this week has singled out syphilis as a major health concern, with the Keetmanshoop Correctional Facility recording the highest...
View ArticleNama, OvaHerero 'sidelined'
Government has gone ahead with the establishment of a presidential forum on genocide, with claims that this further sidelines the OvaHerero and Nama people. OvaHerero Paramount Chief Vekuii Rukoro...
View Article!Naruseb to discuss aviation concerns
The Minister of Works and Transport, Alpheus !Naruseb, says the recent findings that there are serious safety deficiencies in Namibia’s aviation industry will be discussed with the Directorate of...
View ArticleFormer village CEO nailed for litany of offences
A disciplinary committee has found former Maltahöhe Village Council Chief Executive Officer Eliphas Shipanga guilty of abuse of authority, the misappropriation of council funds, dishonesty and...
View ArticleEndongo tali tyakaleke mondjeedhililo
Endiki lyEnzulonkalo lyOdholongo yaKaiti okwa lopotwa li na ondjele yomukithi gwendongo yi li poopresenda 16.7 omanga ondjele yopashigwana yi li poopresenda 2.6. Omusindalandu ngoka ogwa holola kutya...
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