WALVIS BAY – The police in Erongo have confiscated illicit drugs and stolen property worth over N$625 700 during a special operation carried out in Walvis Bay. The two-week operation, which started on 16 January, resulted in the arrest of 37 individuals as well. The operation was a joint effort by various police units and...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Khomas Regional Council (KRC), has allocated N$16 million for the construction of the Katutura Central constituency office. The amount is for infrastructural development. It will cover documentation, design and supervision, including its construction project at Single Quarters. Council chairperson John Moonde commended the council for a job well done over the last...
Eino Vatileni Parliament, through its e-parliament strategy, is set to modernise its operations with soon-to-be-launched digital tools. The move is aimed at improving transparency, citizen engagement and parliamentary efficiency ahead of the 8th Parliament session. These key initiatives include a mobile app, online Bill register system and an information and communication technology (ICT) policy framework...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Abraham Iyambo Primary School in Windhoek received sound speakers and carpets valued at N$20 000 from Grandview Klein Diamond Namibia last week. School principal Flora Petrus expressed gratitude, saying the gesture will significantly impact the lives of learners and improve the school’s learning environment. “We are honoured to be blessed with a...
Today marks exactly one year since the demise of Namibia’s third democratically-elected president, Hage Geingob. This abridged version of the late president’s life and times is republished in his honour. Geingob was in his final presidential term, which he dubbed ‘The Legacy Term,’ signifying his preparedness to leave office peacefully on 21 March 2025. He...
As Namibia celebrates the life and legacy of one of its most iconic leaders, late president Hage Geingob, a biography chronicling his life and contributions to the nation will be launched in Windhoek tomorrow. The book – authored by Audrin Mathe, executive director at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology – promises to be...
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed yesterday to continue providing support to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the face of nationwide calls to withdraw troops following the death of 14 South African soldiers. Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have made substantial gains in eastern DRC, taking the major city of Goma last week, and vowing to...
GOMA – Once crowded with white makeshift huts, the huge Kanyaruchinya camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma, in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, looked eerily empty on Sunday. Since Goma was taken by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters earlier this week, some 100 000 internally-displaced people have left the jam-packed hillside where they had...
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected yesterday assertions by Donald Trump that South Africa was “confiscating” land, and said he was ready to explain his government’s land reform policy to his US counterpart. Trump’s comments appeared to be referring to a Land Expropriation Act signed by Ramaphosa last month which stipulates the government may, in...
PESHAWAR – The Pakistani Taliban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled yesterday to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year of rising cases. The officer was travelling to guard polio vaccinators in the area of Jamrud town in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when...