ONGWEDIVA – Swapo’s Omusati candidates for the upcoming regional council and local authority elections say they will prioritise water provision, rural electrification and eradicating unemployment amongst the youth and women in their respective constituencies.
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2020-10-132024-06-18Crime and Courts
Witnesses continue testimony against Americans
Another State witness yesterday testified about the alleged firearm that the two American citizens, accused of the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in 2011, enquired about buying.
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2020-10-132024-05-07National
Kavango West isolation facility completed
RUNDU – The Kavango West region finally has its own Covid-19 isolation facility after months of referring cases to Rundu hospital for treatment.
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2020-10-132024-05-07National
NDF spray plane combats locust outbreak
A Namibian Defence Force (NDF) aircraft that was deployed to the Zambezi region started the aerial spraying of locusts on Sunday in an effort to combat the outbreak that has destroyed large acres of grazing land.
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2020-10-132024-06-18Crime and Courts
Illegal fuel trade on the rise
ONGWEDIVA – The police in Oshana on Friday evening confiscated 32 containers of fuel believed to have been smuggled from Angola.
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2020-10-132024-05-07National
Etosha fire under control
The environment ministry has assured the public that the fire that broke out last week south of the Etosha National Park is not as bad as it seemed and is in fact regarded as a management tool for vegetation.
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2020-10-132024-04-30Front Page News
Shannon: Cops pin hopes on fingerprint… N$45m needed to clear country’s DNA backlog
WALVIS BAY – Police have managed to get a partial fingerprint from the remains suspected to be that of Shannon Wasserfall which will now be used to identify her.
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2020-10-132024-04-30Front Page News
Anti-femicide protesters threaten to sue police
Protesters against sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) under the banner of #ShutItAllDown now plan to sue the police, alleging they were unlawfully arrested and detained on Saturday.
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2020-10-132024-04-30Front Page News
Protests a sign of hope – Geingob
President Hage Geingob has labelled the ongoing protests by young people against sexual gender-based violence as a “great sign of hope” and faith in the current administration.
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2020-10-132024-06-18Crime and Courts
Rape accused teenager arrested on way to school
A grade 7 learner from Omufituwenkete village in Outapi constituency was arrested yesterday morning while on his way to school in connection with the alleged rape of a nine-year-old girl last Friday.