As we lay to rest another gallant son of the soil, Gaob Eduard Afrikaner of the Afrikaner Traditional Authority, I, the Leader of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and the entire LPM leadership and supporters are struck with a deep sense of grief and loss on his passing.
Noa’s bail hearing to resume today
Dennis Noa, a medical intern, who is currently fighting to be released on bail, is scheduled to be back in court today.
Church helps Rehoboth in Covid fight
The Rehoboth Methodist Church has set up a welfare centre on its premises, where people with minor Covid-19 symptoms can be treated and get information on the correct way to treat their symptoms.
Ovambanderu appoint Katjirua as acting chief
Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) supreme council has agreed to appoint their trusted senior traditional councillor, Gerson Katjirua as the authority’s acting chief.
Prison lockdown delays Americans’ murder trial
A decision by the Windhoek Correctional Facility authority not to allow any inmate to leave the facility for whatever reason until 9 July, delayed the resumption of the trial in which two American citizens are accused of the assassin-style murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in January 2011.
Travel ban stalls alleged paedophile’s case
The application of Russian national Alexander Krylof (57) and his Namibian counterpart Anna Katrina Engelbrecht (29) launched for a section 174 discharge was postponed yesterday to 16 August.
Doctor probed for ‘hitting’ nurse
The Rehoboth police are investigating a case involving a medical doctor who is accused of physically assaulting a nurse in front of patients.
Virulent Delta threatens Covid battle … Shangula says current measures sufficient to curb spread
The reality that many suspected for some time was confirmed yesterday. The deadly and fast spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus is in Namibia.
4IR task force gets down to business
President Hage Geingob has appointed an eight-member committee comprised of members from academia, the private sector and civil society, which will assist government in harnessing opportunities in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).
Seafarers awarded N$1.8m settlement
Twenty-three employees of ArcticNam on the Heinaste vessel were awarded a settlement of N$1.8 million by the Walvis Bay Labour Court.
