Year: 2019

WINDHOEK - Bishop Luke Lungile Pato of the Anglican Diocese of Namibia says leaders of the faith community can play an important role in supporting efforts to eliminate malaria because of their close connection with the grassroots.

WALVIS BAY - Two suspects appeared before the Omaruru Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, following a robbery last Tuesday at Erongo Wilderness Lodge, outside Omaruru.

MARIENTAL - The first of its kind cancer centre in Hardap Region is expected to officially open today in Rehoboth.
The centre, christened the Hardap Cancer Centre (HCC), is said to will target hundreds of cancer victims in Hardap. 

WINDHOEK- National Council Chairperson Margret Mensah-Williams says 2019 will be a year where her office will embark upon social upliftment projects targeting the youth, the rural poor and all those Namibians who suffer from psychological and physical abuse. 

WINDHOEK – Foreign-trained medical professionals who lodged an urgent application on Friday in the Windhoek High Court were granted their wish when the Medical and Dental Council of Namibia heeded their call that pre-internship written evaluation be postponed.

WALVIS BAY - The death of a seven-year-old girl in Walvis Bay has sparked a public debate on the increasing cases of child neglect and whether Namibians are aware of this social scourge.

WINDHOEK - Despite widespread speculation that the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) is driven by political ambitions at the expense of students’ interest, the student body’s leadership has dismissed such claims saying they reject being used by politicians to achieve any of their narrow ulterior motives.

WINDHOEK - Zimbabweans living in Namibia last Friday held a peaceful demonstration during which they strongly condemned the brutal police crackdown on innocent protesters in Zimbabwe that led to the killing of 12 people protesting  against exorbitant fuel prices.

WINDHOEK - Khomas regional police crime investigation coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Abner Agas said Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma who is facing three charges including obstructing an officer to execute his official duty is likely to appear in court today.  This will depend on the doctor who admitted him in hospital.

WINDHOEK - A Swakopmund resident who allegedly raped a 14-year-old and another woman in the spate of five days after being released on bail on a previous rape charge will hear on March 6 whether his claims of consent will get him off the hook on four of the charges of rape.