Year: 2018

WINDHOEK - Morne Mouton, a man on trial for the death of two civilians and Windhoek City Police officer has denied allegations that he was drunk the night of the fatal incident that prematurely cut short three innocent lives.

WINDHOEK - The state has called on the court to give the two Chinese nationals four years imprisonment for bribing a police officer.

KATIMA MULILO - Entrepreneurs in Zambezi Region have accused the Zambezi Regional Council particularly the Directorate of Education for awarding tenders in a dubious manner.

KEETMANSHOOP - The Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi says racism will not be condoned in the education and training sphere in Namibia. 

WINDHOEK -The Women’s Action for Development (WAD) and the Wise Economy Global Association in Sweden yesterday launched the ‘My period is awesome’ pilot project that would train Life Skills teachers in menstrual hygiene management as well as Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. 

TSUMEB - The Ministry of Health and Social Services recorded only a nominal decrease of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in the past three years from 9154 cases of active TB reported in 2016, to 8854 in 2017 representing a decrease of a mere 3 percent, while so far this year the figure further decreased to 8575.

WINDHOEK - Local artist Albert Uulenga, better known by his stage name Mushe, yesterday called on uncircumcised men to get the ‘smart cut’. 

WINDHOEK - Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi on Tuesday postponed to next week Tuesday the first day of parliament after the august House reconvened.

WINDHOEK - Kambazembi Royal Traditional Authority, Chief Sam Kambazembi has raised serious concerns in what he terms as blatant interference by government in traditional matters.

KEETMANSHOOP - A 37-year-old man allegedly killed his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend at farm Rossenhoff in the Gibeon district on Tuesday before committing suicide.