MUTANGOVILLE – Two people were on Tuesday evening struck dead by lightning at Shakashondo village, in the Kangongo area of Mukwe constituency, Kavango East region. According a police report, about nine people were in a hut keeping themselves safe from rain showers when lightning hit the hut killing two on the spot and leaving some...
If the future of Namibia is written in lines of code rather than on maps, who then guards the gateways of our digital nation? To understand cyber threats in Namibia is to confront the unsettling reality that the most dangerous wars of our time are fought not for territory or treasure, but for control over...
KEETMANSHOOP – Former Keetmanshoop rural constituency councilor, Gerrit ‘Gertjie’ Witbooi, has asked the electorate to give him a second chance as they cast their votes in the upcoming 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, scheduled for 26 November. “You know my capabilities as I proved myself before, whilst we had such an excellent relationship,...
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) has intensified the decentralisation of healthcare services by officially handing over several delegated functions to Regional Councils (RCs). The core functions being decentralised include disease prevention, health promotion, community-based social welfare services, curative services, pharmaceutical stock management at regional facility level, management of capital projects...
KATIMA MULILO – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has availed N$100 million to the Katima Mulilo Town Council (KMTC) for the immediate provision of water and electricity services to various informal settlements. This was announced by Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, during a consultative meeting where matters related to the...
Iuze Mukube An application on appeal of a 41-year-old resident of Gobabis, who sentenced to 30-years’ imprisonment for two counts of rape five years ago, will only be able to have his case heard in January, next year. This is following the decision by Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo yesterday to postpone the hearing of...
NAIROBI – Tanzanian politicians are in shock over the massacre of hundreds of young protesters during the recent election, insiders told AFP. However, they are too afraid to speak out, as a tiny cabal of hardliners around the president takes control. Gruesome images of dead Tanzanians have flooded the internet in the wake of the...
Lahja Nashuuta The Oshana Regional Council has received an adverse audit opinion for the 2022/2023 financial year due to irregularities, misrepresentations, and non-compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). According to the report signed off by the Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke, the adverse opinion was issued primarily because of unclear investments in a joint venture...
JOHANNESBURG – A daughter of former South Africa president Jacob Zuma pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial Monday to charges of inciting 2021 riots that left more than 350 people dead. Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla (43) is accused of inciting terrorism and public violence via social media after her father was sent to prison...
Taimi Haihambo Ehangano loku yandjakaneka omalusheno moNamibia Nampower ola kwafa eefikola mbali dili moushilo woHangwena, Oluwaya Combined School osho yo oTitus Ndjaba Combined School. Oluwaya Combined School vati oya tungilwa oluumbo lofikola, osho yo okanduda koku kala ovatonateli vomaliko oufiku. O Titus Ndjaba Combined School oya tungilwa eengulu dovanafikola dili nhatu, omo Nampower a longifa...