OSHAKATI – Two male suspects have been arrested in connection with an alleged housebreaking incident which happened shortly after Christmas last year, at the residence of Oshakati mayor Leonard Hango. In an update on Sunday, the Namibian Police in the Oshana region said the duo was arrested by the serious crime detectives who travelled to...
KATIMA MULILO – A 36-year-old man died on Sunday morning after he was struck by lightning along the Chobe river in the Muyako area of the Katima Mulilo rural constituency. Namibian Police Force Zambezi Regional Commander, Commissioner Andreas Shilelo informed Nampa that the incident happened between 07h00 and 08h00 on Sunday. He said the police...
JERUSALEM – Israel’s government has told the Supreme Court that a ban on international media access to Gaza should remain in place due to security risks in the Palestinian territory, according to a court submission. Since the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, triggered by an attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant...
Adolf Kaure Open water sensation, Phillip Seidler claimed a record-breaking twelfth Pupkewitz Jetty Mile victory recently at Swakopmund. The two-time Namibian Olympian claimed the win in a time of 19 minutes and 40 seconds, powering to the finish line ahead of second-placed Nico Esslinger (21:10), followed by third-place finisher Nathan Chase (22:44). Seidler came short...
NAIROBI – Amnesty International yesterday said that Ugandan security forces have used torture and arbitrary arrests to intimidate the opposition ahead of elections on 15 January. President Yoweri Museveni (81), is seeking to extend his 40-year rule but is accused of increasing repression to maintain power. Amnesty said that it had gathered evidence of security...
OMUTHIYA – The Namibia Police at Omuthiya have opened an inquest after a 25-year-old man was reportedly electrocuted at Oshifukwa village, in the Omuthiya constituency, on Saturday. A Namibian Police Force (NamPol) weekend crime report on Sunday indicated that the incident happened around 14h00, and the deceased was identified as Boy Boy Makango, a resident...
NEW YORK – Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was expected to appear in a New York court yesterday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington’s plans to dominate the oil-rich country. Leftist strongman Maduro (63) faces narcotrafficking charges along with his wife, Cilia...
Ester Hakaala OSHAKATI – Okatana constituency councillor Petrus Ashipala has outlined five long-term development agenda points aimed at improving service delivery, strengthening the local economy, and promoting inclusive governance in the constituency. Ashipala told Nampa on Wednesday that his development goals are aligned with the Oshana Regional Council’s strategic plan, Namibia’s sixth national development plan...
Auleria Wakudumo Epangelo ola hovela okuandjaneka omambakumbaku moitukulwa ya yooloka koshitopolwa shokonooli yoshilongo. Omambakumbaku okwa hovela nale okupulula, sha landula eshi Shihenga shaNangobe ya tilila omeva a wana pedu. Ngoloneya woshitukulwa shaShana Hofni Iipinge okwa holola kutya ombelewa yaye oye lilongekida melongelokumwe noumisteli wounamapya nounaimuna okukwashilipaleka kutya ovakwashiwana ova mona ekwafo la wana pefimbo eli...
Cairo will soon host an important political event: heads and officials of the foreign ministries of Russia and the African countries will gather in the hospitable capital of Egypt to assess the state of Russian–African relations and set out the ways of their development. For the first time, the ministerial conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership...