Namibian Police Force’s deputy inspector general of administration, Major-General Anne-Marie Nainda, failed in her bid to become the next International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) vice president for Africa. Interpol held the 92nd session of its general assembly elections in Glasgow, Scotland from 4 to 7 November 2024. Namibia, Morocco and Benin were vying for the...
The alleged killers of renowned stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua are in for another long wait for the finalisation of their trial. The matter, which was supposed to start in 2014, was plagued by postponements because of recusal applications, the withdrawal of lawyers and bail applications. This time, it is the unavailability of the...
State prosecutor advocate Ethel Ndlovu on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku to impose a sentence that would deter would-be offenders from committing murder in a domestic setting. She said this during submissions for the appropriate sentence to be imposed on Jeremias Nowaseb (40), who was convicted of murder, read with provisions of...
RUNDU – Swapo secretary general Sophia Shanigwa has appealed to members and supporters to defend and campaign intensely for their presidential candidate and party ahead of the elections. She made these remarks while addressing a packed star rally on Saturday in Rundu. On the day, Swapo also welcomed around 170 members. In the mix, some...
Suzith Tjituara KEETMANSHOOP – The Keetmanshoop Municipality on Friday handed over 10 houses under the Build Together project to beneficiaries in the Tseiblaagte 7 residential area. Speaking at the ceremony, Keetmanshoop deputy mayor Anneline Knaus said since the decentralisation of this project in 1998, the municipality has constructed 334 houses, helping families to find a...
LÜDERITZ – Residents of Area 7 informal settlement in Lüderitz are demanding improved sanitation facilities from the town council. The residents Nampa spoke to alleged that out of the 200 public toilets built by the town council over 10 years ago, only 80 are operational, but are in poor condition. They said this forces people...
The Secretary General of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), Akhator Odigie, has urged the Namibian government to advocate the inclusion of international labour standards in trade protocols. Speaking at a press conference in Windhoek on Friday, Odigie said Namibia is central to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),...
GAZA STRIP – Gaza’s civil defence agency yersterday said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory. The first strike early yesterday hit a house in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killing “at least 25” people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, civil...
MOSCOW – Russia downed 34 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow yesterday, the defence ministry said, in the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022. The attack, which forced the temporary closure of three Moscow airports, injured a 52-year-old woman and set two homes on fire in the village of...
BAMAKO – Three expatriate executives from Australian company Resolute Mining, which owns a gold mine in Mali, have been detained for questioning, industry and judiciary sources told AFP on Saturday. It is the second time in just over a month that employees of a foreign mining firm have been detained in Mali, as the ruling...