WALVIS BAY – A desperate mother whose daughter has been missing for three years has accused the police at Rehoboth of not doing enough to locate her only daughter.
Year: 2020
93 independent candidates contest polls
A record number of 93 independent candidates will participate in the upcoming regional council elections, a significant jump from five who contested the 2015 vote.
Uncontested constituencies reduced to 4 from 26
The growth and acceptance of opposition politics may be the main factor that more constituencies are to be contested in the upcoming regional council and local authority elections scheduled for 25 November 2020.
Nudo sends Kandorozu packing
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) yesterday announced it has severed ties with long-serving Okakarara constituency councillor Vetaruhe Kandorozu whom the party accused him of de-campaigning ahead of next month’s regional council and local authority elections.
Man admits murdering lover of 17 years
A Rehoboth man admitted yesterday in the Windhoek High Court that he murdered his girlfriend of 17 years and mother of his two children by hitting her with the sharp end of a spade several times on her head.
Soldier’s murder case moved to next year
The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has postponed to next year the case of an officer of the Namibian Defence Force who was arrested for shooting and charged for the murder of a civilian during a joint law enforcement operation.
Otjinene man hacked to death
A 25-year-old man was hacked to death in the district of Otjinene on Saturday following a fight that started at a local bar.
Swapo takes on Geingob detractors… ruling party reacts to ‘white’ comments fallout
The ruling party Swapo has dismissed criticism by the opposition leaders against its president Hage Geingob over racial slur against white people last weekend.
NEFF contests 8 local authorities
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) national coordinator, Kalimbo Iipumbu, is optimistic his party is going to perform well in the upcoming regional council and local authority elections, scheduled for next month.
‘Closed-door fights financially, psychologically challenging’…as local boxing returns
Namibia’s leading boxing promoter Nestor “Sunshine” Tobias has admitted that staging fights behind closed doors will financially and psychologically not be sustainable in the long run – both for the boxers and their stables.