Three young men from Gobabis in the Omaheke region, convicted of taking turns to rape a woman at the Damara Block Squatters camp in Gobabis on 6 March 2016, were sentenced to jail terms of seven and ten years yesterday by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute.
Faced with the daunting task of ushering Namibia out of a prevailing recession coupled with significantly reduced revenue as a result of subdued economic activity brought about by a global pandemic, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday tabled the 2021/22 national budget with a total proposed expenditure outlay of N$67.9 billion.
Siblings Azaan Madisia (28) and Steven Junior Mulundu (22) who are accused of the brutal murder of Shannon Wasserfall last year in Walvis Bay have indicated through their lawyer that they will be applying for bail.
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the Covid-19 vaccination is a voluntary exercise and no one will be forced to get vaccinated.
Members of parliament who continuously portray a lack of decorum in the National Assembly (NA) should be taken to task, local commentators have suggested.
The lawyer of former Roads Contractor Company CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa yesterday told a witness in the long-running B1 City fraud trial that his client was unaware of a facilitation fee of N$150 000 that was paid to Cradle Investments.
A Windhoek resident who was acquitted on a murder charge at the end of his trial in Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in November 2018, is seeking justice and public assistance to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Lawyers representing government and President Hage Geingob have asked the High Court for leave to appeal a recent court decision to dismiss the exception application in a case in which the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement is suing the authorities for failing to service and deliver 200 000 plots in urban areas countrywide.
The Tanzanian government has finally opened its embassy in Windhoek less than two years after its president, John Magufuli, instructed the joint permanent commission for Tanzania and Namibia to explore areas of cooperation between the two nations.
With just weeks left before the Africa Indoor Hockey Cup roars into life, both Namibia’s senior men and women’s indoor hockey teams are putting final touches to their preparations as the two teams continue with their quest to qualify for the 2022 Indoor Hockey World Cup.