PARIS – Global oil demand will fall slightly in 2030, its first drop since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the International Energy Agency said yesterday. In an annual outlook for the oil market, the Paris-based agency cited sluggish economic growth, global trade tensions, the rise of electric cars and the shift away from crude to produce...
Opinion – Rethinking democracy in Africa
Democracy is often praised as a system that reflects the “will of the people”. It promotes justice, fairness, and development. It’s widely seen as a path to a better future, guiding African countries toward the “promised land.” However, for many African nations, this promise has not materialized. In fact, the version of democracy adopted by...
Opinion – Embracing crime prevention through CPTED
The clarion call by H.E. Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, in her first maiden State of the Nation address in parliament, “for NAMPOL to intensify patrols to eliminate crime in our communities”, must have triggered officers to analyse their actions and experiences relating to crime combatting in the country. Police work...
Residents fish in sewage pond
OSHAKATI – Several desperate residents of Oshakati were arrested on Monday after being caught fishing in a sewage pond located behind the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) base, a move the Oshana police and Oshakati Town Council have condemned as dangerous and illegal. This move is discouraged as it is illegal and a national health risk...
Son wants death penalty for parents’ killers
One of the sons of the murdered farming couple, Armin Siegfried Riedel (68) and wife Brunhild Riedel (66), yesterday told High Court Judge Naomi Shivute that he wishes he could impose the death penalty on the killers of his parents. Burkhard Riedel, who spoke on behalf of the family in aggravation of sentence, said for...
Vote buying claims hit by-election …IPC at centre of allegations
Lahja Nashuuta Loide Jason The just-concluded by-election in the Sesfontein constituency has been hit by allegations of vote buying, where voters were allegedly offered nominal fees ranging from N$50 and N$100 to vote for a certain party by party agents. As an assurance, the party agents – allegedly from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC)...
Explosion kills woman in Gobabis
GOBABIS – What started as a normal and usual day took a horrible turn on Monday afternoon when Josephine Setsisho (50) died while trying to make ends meet. Setsisho, from the Canaan settlement in Gobabis, was struck dead by a metal that flew from the fire when they were burning scraps they collected to sell...
Govt, CAN opens cancer clinic at Swakopmund
SWAKOPMUND – Coastal residents no longer need to travel to Windhoek for breast cancer screening and treatment – thanks to a new specialised clinic that has opened at the Swakopmund State Hospital. The move is expected to ease financial burdens on patients and improve access to timely care. The Swakopmund Breast Clinic was officially inaugurated...
Low turnout at Grootfontein by-election
GROOTFONTEIN – Presiding officers of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) at various polling stations at Grootfontein all voiced great satisfaction with the ordinated manner and procedural maturity in which yesterday’s by-elections were conducted. All polling stations, including mobile ones, opened to the public at 7h00. No technical hiccups were observed or reported throughout the...
Hoachanas man pleads not guilty to nine charges
Iuze Mukube A 45-year-old resident of the Hoachanas settlement in the Hardap region, yesterday pleaded not guilty to a string of serious criminal charges. Jonas Murao faces a total of nine charges, including three counts of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, one count of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape, two counts...