Lahja Nashuuta Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani and his protégé former lawmaker Maximilliant Katjimuine are divided in their diagnosis of the root causes of the recent resignations within the party. Venaani believes that those quitting are doing so for selfish reasons as they no longer occupy prominent roles and benefit financially or otherwise. However,...
Heather Erdmann Rehoboth – For decades, Kavuki in Rehoboth was defined by dusty streets, poor infrastructure and as a hotspot for drugs and crime. The biggest concern was safety. During the rainy season, the river cut the community off, forcing children to be driven across to avoid risking their lives. A few years ago, a...
Iuze Mukube During the bail hearing yesterday in the fraud and corruption case, former Namcor’s logistics manager Cedric Willemse revealed that Erongo Petroleum was never his first choice as a customer for a fuel supply agreement with the oil parastatal. He was debunking the State’s allegation that he conspired with others to allow Enercon and...
Kaviveterue Virere Deadly stabbing In Okahandja Park, Ernesto Lucas Ngongo Ndara (19), was fatally stabbed on Saturday morning. The tragedy unfolded when he and a friend went to fetch water from a communal tap – an ordinary task that turned violent after an argument broke out with two men. Police accounts state that the suspect...
Lylie Joel SINGURUVE – A determined farmer in the Kavango West region is working to transform food production in his community through the expansion of his agricultural project, despite significant challenges relating to water and access to funding. Thomas Hausiku, owner of Nanzamba Mixed Farming at Singuruve village in the Ncuncuni constituency, is expanding his...
JERUSALEM – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday told Israel that the United States backed the “constructive role” by Qatar in mediating in Gaza, after an Israeli strike on the Gulf state against Hamas. President Donald Trump and Rubio have both said they opposed the attack last week on Qatar, which is home to...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Frans Kapofi praised the high level of competition and camaraderie at the recently concluded Namibia Defence Force’s (NDF) 10th annual sports games held at Gobabis’s Legare Sports Complex in the Omaheke region. The event concluded with a vibrant awards ceremony, where teams and individual athletes from various...
GABORONE – A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the Botswana government to grant constitutional recognition and stronger protections to indigenous communities, citing longstanding discrimination against the San people. The San are hunter-gatherers who were evicted from their ancestral land in the Kalahari, where there are diamond deposits. They have lived in southern...
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court on Friday rejected an attempt to block the release of a Netflix documentary about a man convicted of rape and murder who faked his death to escape prison. Thabo Bester gained global notoriety in 2023 after his arrest in Tanzania, a year after he had escaped from a private...
BIZERTE (Tunisia) – A flotilla bound for Gaza carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists set sail yesterday from Tunisia after repeated delays, aiming to break Israel’s blockade and deliver aid to the Palestinian territory. “The fleet that departed Barcelona is already at sea, and the Tunisian boats are now setting sail in stages,” the Global Sumud...