Lahja Nashuuta MARIENTAL – Thousands of mourners, including President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, filled the Mariental Stadium yesterday afternoon for the national memorial service in honour of the 16 people who lost their lives in last week’s tragic road accident, about 10 kilometres outside the town, in Hardap region. The victims were 12 Namibian Correctional Service officers,...
LONDON – A global bond selloff extended yesterday, sending yields in Japan to record levels, and gold reached a new peak, as investors fret over mounting government debt. European equities firmed while Asia’s major stock markets were in the red. “Government bond yields have jumped sharply in recent days, largely because investors are demanding a...
Hilma Nalupe Joel Angula, one of the men accused in the high-profile Namdia diamond heist, has denied ever possessing stolen diamonds. Appearing in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, Angula pleaded not guilty to all charges, insisting in his plea explanation that he never held rough or uncut diamonds and did not contravene the law...
KIGALI – Rwanda has announced it recently received the first group of deportees from the United States of America, becoming the most recent country to accept migrants under agreements with the Donald Trump administration. Trump has made a priority of deporting migrants , including through controversial arrangements to send people to third countries, which have...
Rudolf Gaiseb Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) member of parliament John Louw Mouton has brought the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) under scrutiny following revelations in its 2023 audit report, which highlighted the financial constraints gripping the national broadcaster. Amid these constraints, NBC’s management has been accused of overworking and underpaying staff while awarding themselves hefty...
Rudolf Gaiseb Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani says tribalism continues to rear its ugly head, keeping Namibia polarised, thereby threatening cohesion, social harmony and equitable development. In addition, he said tribalism is rooted in the legacy of colonialism and apartheid systems and it deliberately divides Namibians and entrenches unequal development across regions. Venaani, who...
Taimi Haihambo Eenhana – For months Hifikepunye Pohamba Combined School in Omundaungilo, Ohangwena region, has been fighting a silent battle against hunger. Many pupils come to school having had nothing in the morning, some having had their last meal as supper the night before. Principal Petrus Shikongo says the situation has been heart-breaking. “Every morning,...
Hilma Nalupe When Heskiel Ndahangwapo first stumbled upon a chess pamphlet at the Oshana Library as a teenager, he never imagined the game would take him around the world. Today, the 25-year-old Namibian player and coach is one of the country’s most passionate ambassadors of the sport. Born in Endola and raised in Oshakati from...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Rehoboth Town Council (RTC) will auction five of its vehicles and one grader, public property, on 6 September 2025 to settle a N$1.8 million legal dispute. Popular Democratic Movement member of Parliament Winnie Moongo in Parliament last Tuesday, revealed that the town council has been involved in persistent labour disputes over the...
ANTANANARIVO – Madagascar held a ceremony yesterday to mark the return of three skulls kept by France for 128 years, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops in the 19th century. France handed over the skulls in Paris on 27 August in the first such restitution since it...