2020-04-15Selma Ikela Outgoing Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa said he is bowing out with his head held high, saying he hopes the new broom will sweep clean. The 76-year-old Nghaamwa last week ended a 15-year reign as governor of the Ohangwena region and was replaced by Eenhana Town Council CEO Walde Ndevashiya. View more
2020-04-15Selma Ikela Without Sunday offerings, many churches in the country are feeling the financial strain from being closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. View more
2020-04-16Selma Ikela Ogu gakarerapo vantu ava valitura vene asi owo kugwana eparu lyawo mokulirandesa marutu gawo Rachel Love Gawases katente asi nampili ngomu kuna kara kambumburu aka koCovid -19 vanakuzedira sirongo hawe kuna gumu nye ngesefa zawo mokugwana yimaliwa, ntundi nawo vahepa kuvatura asi yirugana yohepero moNamibia, awo yimo nye vana kuyimona asi yirugana yawo eyi kwakara yohepero unene asi nawo vahepa ku View more
2020-04-16Selma Ikela A hospital cleaner endured stigma after putting her life on the frontline for two weeks to clean a patient’s room who tested positive for Covid-19 last month, joining the ranks of millions of health workers in the world whose selfless efforts have received worldwide praise and salutations. View more
2020-04-20Selma Ikela The government has undertaken to roll out mass Covid-19 testing on 200 000 individuals, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said on Saturday. View more
2020-04-23Selma Ikela About eight years ago, Fanuel Hashiyana went to bed after watching soccer and when he woke up the following morning, he faced total darkness as he had within the blink of an eye lost his sight. View more
2020-04-28Selma Ikela Two brothers employed at a farm in the Otjozondjupa region died after a car they had allegedly stolen to go purchase alcohol overturned on Friday night on the Hochfeld-Osire road. A passerby, who spotted a damaged vehicle along the gravel road 40km from Osire near Farm Nooitgedag, discovered the bodies of the two brothers around 20h00. View more
2020-04-29Selma Ikela The executive director of the Namibia Federation of the Visually Impaired (NFVI), Moses Nghipandulwa, says there is no awareness material or information in Braille for the visually impaired during the Covid-19 global pandemic that has already claimed over 200 000 lives globally. View more
2020-04-29Selma Ikela “I don’t know what I have done to the Lord to go through all this,” agonised a 47-year-old blind woman who narrated her tale of hardship and living alone in a small and dilapidated shack at Mix Settlement located 20km north of Windhoek. View more
2020-04-30Selma Ikela The City of Windhoek can reclaim its title as the cleanest city in Africa by closely monitoring activities at the open markets, urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni said this week. View more
2020-04-30Selma Ikela Government has devised a four-stage response plan aimed at easing the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown that has been in place since 18 April. View more
2020-05-05Selma Ikela A former presidential candidate and traditional leader Frans Migub /Goagoseb will appear in the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court today following his arrest last week for allegedly assaulting a transgender woman. View more
2020-05-05Selma Ikela Government intends to roll out a mass production of facemasks, as Namibians return to work this morning following the lapsing of the stage 1 lockdown period. View more
2020-05-07Selma Ikela Police arrested 32 men with drugs with a value of nearly N$900 000 in various regions around the country over the recent long weekend. The arrested men include 31 Namibians and one Angolan national. View more
2020-05-07Selma Ikela Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu has appealed to companies to come on board and assist with spring-cleaning markets around the city to enable vendors to resume trading. View more
2020-05-07Selma Ikela A senior member of the Namibian Defence Force has been caught and fined N$4 000 after he was found to be complicit in the illegal sale of alcohol during the nationwide lockdown period. View more
2020-05-08Selma Ikela The Damara King’s Council does not recognise Frans ‘Migub’ /Goagoseb as a traditional leader and has distanced itself from his action where he was recorded whipping a member of the LGBT community in Gobabis last month. View more
2020-05-08Selma Ikela Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has warned that the mandatory wearing of masks should not be seen as a substitute for other measures aimed at preventing the transmission of Covid-19. Shangula urged people to continue wearing masks and observe other measures like washing of hands, frequent use of sanitisers and maintaining social distance. View more
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