Rudolf Gaiseb The body of 87-year-old Theodor Volker was retrieved on Tuesday night from a riverbed in Dorado Park. It is alleged that on the same day at approximately 15h37, a small hatchback vehicle with driver Volker and two women, aged 47 and 49, was swept away by strong flash floods. “The driver was on...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – In response to the increase of lumpy skin disease cases in the Omaheke region’s Otjinene constituency, livestock movements have been restricted, effective 4 February 2025. In a statement released by the Otjinene State Veterinarian Dr Pakaa Kapimbua the restrictions are in line with the Animal Health Act 1 of 2011 and...
SWAKOPMUND – Healthcare services at the Mondesa clinic in Swakopmund have been temporarily halted following a fire that gutted the facility early Monday morning. The fire caused extensive damage to the clinic’s pharmacy, and destroyed much-needed medicine as well as valuable paperwork and records. Erongo police’s Chief Inspector Ileni Shapumba said, the fire was first...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – Two South African nationals, who stand accused of defrauding the Engen service station at Noordoewer of N$3.6 million, made their first court appearance at Keetmanshoop on Tuesday. The accused persons, 45-year-old Antoinette Arp and 47-year-old Henry George Arp, made their court appearance before Magistrate Erich Dandu. The case was postponed to...
ONGWEDIVA – Oshana regional council on Friday rolled out a programme to support farmers with goats. The council is giving 480 goats to 88 farmers in all 11 constituencies in the region. A first-of-its-kind initiative in the region, the council aims to support farmers in the region to become food-secure and grow the local economy....
The police in the Erongo region are investigating the deaths of three people, whose bodies were discovered in separate locations after they were reported missing last year. The incidents, classified as unnatural deaths, occurred at Tubusis, Otjimbingwe and Okombahe. Erongo police spokesperson Ileni Shapumba on Wednesday said the decomposed body of an unidentified man,...
Iuze Mukube The bail application of a 44-year-old man, accused of illegal wildlife hunting, was dismissed last Wednesday in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court by Magistrate Jozanne Klazen. The accused, Mukobela Lasken Mukobela, a police officer, was arrested on 10 December 2024 for his alleged involvement in a poaching syndicate. This came nearly two years after...
President Nangolo Mbumba has acknowledged the immense challenges and profound loss Namibia faced in 2024, yet also a year that laid the groundwork for prosperity. He expressed gratitude for the international support received during difficult times. Speaking at the New Year’s greetings’ ceremony for the diplomatic corps on Friday, the Head of State highlighted key...
Namibia’s ambassador to China Elia Kaiyamo has called on African countries to invest in information access, and thus close the digital divide. He said this during an online workshop on innovation, science, technology and the contemporary world on Friday. The workshop took place under the theme ‘Innovation, Science and Technology in a Contemporary World’. It...
Concerns over elevated radionuclide levels in the Stampriet Water Basin have reignited debates about the environmental risks posed by uranium exploration in the Leonardville area. Uranium One, through its Namibian subsidiary Headspring Investments, confirmed that water samples from the aquifer revealed high concentrations of radionuclides, which could pose serious health risks. “We found elevated levels...