A cable repair ship was scheduled to arrive yesterday at the site where the West African Cable System (WACS) was damaged somewhere off the coast between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon.
Year: 2023
Pay us or else, war vets dare Swapo
As the 2024 elections draw closer, the Swapo-led government finds itself stuck between a rock and hard place, to either submit to veterans’ demands or risk suffering at the polls.
Geingob: Beneficiation a must
President Hage Geingob has encouraged government ministries to work faster on the implementation modalities to accelerate the realisation of beneficiation of Namibia’s minerals for a sustainable economic and social development.
Mukwe decries ‘wildlife over human life’
Kavango East residents are pushing for the amendment of laws and policies governing wildlife, with human life and protection at the centre of this revolution.
WHO lauds Namibia’s Covid response
The World Health Organisation’s director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus commended the Namibian government for the way it handled the Covid-19 pandemic.
Namcol theft accused employee resigns
An employee, accused of stealing at least N$2 million from the Namibia College of Open Learning, has resigned while still under investigation, a statement issued by the institution reveals.
Two die in government vehicle accident
Two people died in an accident involving a government vehicle about 10 kilometres outside Tsumeb towards Otavi on the B1 road on Wednesday.
State applies for joinder of Zimbabweans’ trials
Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Philanda Christiaan on Monday reserved her judgment on an application by the prosecutor general to join the trials involving three Zimbabwean nationals accused of murder. She will give her ruling on 18 September.
Rehoboth’s Bugershoek residents toil together
Rehoboth’s Bugershoek settlement residents have devised initiatives to make their lives a little easier.
Man ends life after rejection
Disheartened over alleged rejection by his girlfriend, a 24-year-old man reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself over the weekend.









