Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Author: John Muyamba (John Muyamba )

Home John Muyamba
Officer arrested for ‘raping’ inmate
Post

Officer arrested for ‘raping’ inmate

John Muyamba  Victoria Immanuel  A police officer was arrested on Tuesday for the alleged rape of a 22-year-old trial-awaiting female inmate detained at the Ncaute police station in the Kavango West region.  The police officer, who was on duty on the day of the alleged incident, reportedly forcefully had sexual intercourse with the victim in...

Poor sanitation suspends Rundu schools 
Post

Poor sanitation suspends Rundu schools 

RUNDU – Two Rundu schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School (PS) and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, last Thursday suspended classes due to poor sanitation.  The schools share ablution facilities, which are in a non-functional state.  It is not clear how long learners will miss school.  Jafet Haiyambo Senior PS this year has 1...

Angolan man escapes hippo jaws 
Post

Angolan man escapes hippo jaws 

RUNDU – A 28-year-old Angolan national was attacked by a hippopotamus at Kapako village in the Kavango East on Monday last week.  Kapako is situated next to the Okavango River near the Shadikongoro government irrigation project.  “It’s alleged that Jovo Mutero (28) from Katunda village in Angola was crossing back to Angola from Namibia in...

Father ‘administers’ deadly concoction
Post

Father ‘administers’ deadly concoction

RUNDU – The police in the Kavango West have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly attempting to kill his 11-month-old baby boy at Sikondo village on Sunday. The suspect, who now faces a charge of attempted murder, read with the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, is the biological father of the victim, who is said...

Lisole ya takana wabaleha kasamulaho akubulaya 
Post

Lisole ya takana wabaleha kasamulaho akubulaya 

RUNDU – Sipokola sa naha Namibia sisweli kubata lisole kuzwelela mwa sisole sanaha Namibia (NDF), yakulubelwa kuli nabulaile mwana muhabo yena wamusizani kwa munzi wa Mbambi mwa silalanda sa Mukwe, mwa sikiliti sa Kavango ya Upa. Taba ya kubulaya ne kwalulezwi yakulubelwa, ili yabulelwa kuli watakana. Taba yakubulaya ibaleha ni bubangoki bwa mwa mabasi. Piho...

‘Mentally unstable’ murder accused denied bail
Post

‘Mentally unstable’ murder accused denied bail

RUNDU – A soldier from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Nicolaus Kakuru Kamati (25), accused of killing his niece, was denied bail. He made his first court appearance for a murder case, read with domestic violence. The incident happened at Mbambi village in the Mukwe constituency, Kavango East.  Kamati has been on the run since...

‘Mentally unstable’ soldier on the run after murder
Post

‘Mentally unstable’ soldier on the run after murder

RUNDU – The Namibian Police is looking for a soldier from the Namibian Defense Force (NDF), suspected to have killed his niece at Mbambi village in Mukwe constituency, Kavango East. A case of murder has been registered against the suspect, who is said to be mentally unstable.  The murder case is read with domestic violence. ...

Woman mysteriously dies in mahangu field
Post

Woman mysteriously dies in mahangu field

RUNDU – A 52-year-old woman was discovered dead by her children on Tuesday morning in bushes near her mahangu field at Mbambi village, in the Kavango West region.  She was identified as Regina Kaunda Musenya. It is alleged that the deceased person went with her children to her mahangu field to weed. When they got...

Fatal shooting costs police, NDF N$1.3m 
Post

Fatal shooting costs police, NDF N$1.3m 

RUNDU – The family of a police shooting victim, Joseph Kautjingu Ndondji, who was shot dead on 3 March 2023 during a joint police operation, have successfully sued the authorities for N$ 1.3 million.  They were represented by Rundu-based lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara. Initially, the family sued for N$3 million for the maintenance and support of...

Rundu: A plea for district hospital
Post

Rundu: A plea for district hospital

RUNDU – With a population of more than 100 000, the town of Rundu is in dire need of a district hospital, National Council vice chairperson Victoria Kauma has said. Kauma is also the Rundu Urban constituency councillor. Currently, the town only has an intermediate hospital, which is overwhelmed with district hospital functions, affecting quality...