Foreign dignitaries who graced the burial of late founding president Sam Nujoma at the Heroes Acre in Windhoek on Saturday hailed his unwavering dedication to the cause for the independence of his motherland. Angola’s President João Lourenço, who was among those in attendance, said Nujoma will be remembered for his tenacity and drive to not...
Iuze Mukube The Supreme Court has determined that the extension of the 2024 November elections was lawful and in the best interest of the public. Chief Justice Shivute rendered this decision on Friday, saying that Proclamation 34 of 2024, which established the extension period, guaranteed that all eligible voters had the opportunity to exercise their...
Part of the reasons why Namibia was able to become a peaceful, stable and developing democracy quite early on was largely due to late Founding President Sam Nujoma’s fierceness, decisiveness and daring leadership. This is the view of Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani in his tribute to the late statesman. Nujoma, who died...
KEETMANSHOOP – The residents of Keetmanshoop must find alternative sources of water for the next two days as supply interruptions and complete cut-offs will be experienced in some areas of the town. The national water utility, NamWater said this was due to unforseen maintenance and repair works which had caused interruptions. NamWater’s //Kharas regional head...
Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo has thanked Namibians for the manner in which they conducted themselves during the mourning of Founding President Sam Nujoma. Shikongo particularly thanked Namibians for ensuring a smooth and dignified send-off for Nujoma, who died on 08 February 2025. According to Shikongo, police officers were deployed...
The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, on Thursday shared insights into the close relationship between her late husband, Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, and Namibia’s late Founding President Sam Nujoma. Mugabe visited Nujoma’s wife Kovambo on Thursday at the family residence in Windhoek to express her condolences. Nujoma died on 8 February 2025....
Rudolf Gaiseb The new digital khoekhoegowab dictionary, Lexikhoe, will revolutionise the use, accessibility, interactivity and preservation of the indigenous language. The creator, Meidad Ovadia, is a linguistics student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Namibia (Unam). During a public lecture on Wednesday last week, Ovadia said...
KINGALI – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday said it had handed over to Kigali 20 fighters from a militia founded by ethnic Hutus who took part in the Rwandan genocide. Rwanda has long pointed to the alleged presence of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda...
CAIRO – Egypt yesterday rejected attempts aimed at establishing a rival government in Sudan, warning that such moves jeopardised the “unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of the war-torn country. Sudan has been locked in a war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for nearly two years, plunging the country into what...
KAMPALA – The Ugandan army confirmed yesterday it had sent troops to another town in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local armed groups, amid fears a raging conflict could spiral into a wider war. “Our troops have entered Mahagi town and we are in control,” Uganda’s defence and military affairs spokesman Felix Kulayigye...