Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has launched the final phase of the Supplementary Registration of Voters (SRV), which officially commenced today, 4 August 2025, as the country gears up for the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections later this year. The 10-day registration exercise, which will conclude on 19 August 2025, is...
RUNDU – Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo said six trafficking victims were repatriated to Namibia between June 2024 and June 2025. He made this announcement during the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The event took place in Rundu last Wednesday under the theme ‘Human Trafficking is Organised...
OSHANA – Oshana region has recorded a 12% reduction in overall reported crime, with 12 484 cases reported for the year under review. Notably, rape and domestic violence cases have declined by 7.1%, with 39 rape cases and 130 domestic violence cases reported for the year under review. This information was revealed by Oshana governor...
Matheus David Former Covid-19 volunteers at the State mortuary have been pleading with the Ministry of Health and Social Services to consider them for full time employment. On Tuesday, they gathered at the ministry of health to receive feedback from Executive Director Penda Ithindi. Raymond Samuel, a former volunteer at Mutual Estate, stated that, that...
WALVIS BAY – Residents in the Erongo region will no longer have to travel hundreds of kilometres or endure long waiting periods for diagnostic scans, thanks to the donation of a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner to the Walvis Bay State Hospital. The scanner, valued at approximately N$5 million, was officially handed over on Friday...
Iuze Mukube Following a decision by Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa, a murder case pertaining to 23-year-old former fitness trainer Tjizake Hoveka Murangi has been transferred to the High Court. Magistrate Olga Muharukua cemented the decision yesterday, ruling that Murangi’s trial will commence in the High Court on 15 October 2025. The case, which was previously...
Iuze Mukube A Rundu resident who was found guilty of hacking his biological mother with a hoe after she advised him not to rejoin a fight at a shebeen, has been sentenced to 20 years. Jacob Sikerete Sadwere was charged with one count of murder read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence...
OSHANA- More than 30 000 children in the Oshana region receive government support through social grants valued at more than N$12 million. Oshana governor Hofni Iipinge said the ministry also supports Early Childhood Development centres in the form of subsidy valued at N$3,7 million. He revealed this during his State of the Region Address (Sora)...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah surprised guests at the Legal Women’s Conference last week when she appeared unexpectedly at an event she had earlier delegated to Justice Minister Wise Immanuel. The conference, held at the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek, was organised by the Law Society of Namibia to bring together women in the legal profession. President Nandi-Ndaitwah...
Auleria Wakudumo The wave of violent protests, sparked by the removal of fuel subsidies in Angola, has left many Namibian informal traders stranded and unable to fulfil orders. This has caused fear, as possible business closures loom, coupled with growing frustration by small traders in Angola and Namibia. Traders who travelled to Luanda to collect...