Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Mobile populations, including long-distance truck drivers, female sex workers as well as men who have sex with other men, continue to pose unique challenges to health service delivery in the Erongo Region. This was according to Maria Hamunyela, a registered nurse with the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) at the Erongo...
Hilma Nalupe A State witness in the case of the murder and rape of a 16-year-old Hannelie Swartbooi, pointed out at Isak Blockstaan (30) as the person who took the girl’s life.Swartbooi was murdered in May 2021, following an alleged deadly assault by Blockstaan, who was her boyfriend at the time. The incident took place...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security officially launched African Amnesty Month in Windhoek on Friday, urging citizens to voluntarily surrender illegal firearms, ammunition, and explosives. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Lucia Iipumbu, Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Joseph Shikongo, emphasised the importance...
The Office of the Judiciary on Thursday announced the publication of new rules in Government Gazette No. 8719, governing the sale in execution of primary homes. According to a media statement issued by the Deputy Director of Public Relations Vikitoria Hango, these rules are designed to provide greater protection for homeowners and ensure a fair...
Matheus David The National Assembly will next week resume heated deliberations on whether Namibia should lower the voting age from 18 to 16 – a proposal that has divided political leaders, analysts, and the public. The motion, spearheaded by Affirmative Repositioning (AR) parliamentarian Tuhafeni Kalola, argues that 16-year-olds already shoulder important civic responsibilities and should,...
Isabel Bento WALVIS BAY – Etosha Fishing Corporation has landed its first consignment of pilchards since 2017, following Cabinet’s approval of a 10 000-tonne quota earlier this month. The government first imposed a moratorium on pilchard harvesting in 2018 after scientific surveys showed the stock had collapsed to dangerously low levels. Research by then Ministry...
RUACANA – NamPower on Friday donated health and education equipment worth over N$570 000 to various institutions in the Omusati and Kunene regions. The donations were handed over by acting Ruacana Power Station Manager, Sakaria Shivolo, on behalf of NamPower CEO Simson Haulofu. In the statement read on his behalf, Haulofu reiterated NamPower’s commitment to...
Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – Lulu Gugushe, omukalimo waWindhoek okwa ti keshe odula oha kala e linekelelwa oshinakuwanifa shokueta omajumping castel, omo hamu kala ounona tava nhuka keshe momauliko oipindi aNgwediva. Gugushe vati konima eshi a pendjelwa moilonga yaye youhongifikola, ponhele a shune koSouth Africa oku a dile shaashi ye odalele yaSouth Africa nonande e na...
Auleria Wakudumo ONGWEDIVA – Lisa Nekanda, omulihongi okudja koshiputudilo shopombada moUnam oye a vena po epapa lokakadona dingi momaulikilo oipindi aNgwediva 2025. Nekanda okwa kufa ombinga mefiyafano lokakadona dingi olo la li ko oufiku wEtine monhele yomaulikilo oipindi mOngwediva. Saima Tjimupapa omulihongi mo-IUM Ongwediva okwa findana okakadona dingi okativali omanga Esperanza Martins omulihongi moUnam Oshakati...
Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – Lavinia Gabriel omunamido 80 okwa ti okwa waimina oipindi yokuma oitoo nomatiti mo 1967, manga a li okaadona. Gabriel vati tete okwa li e hole okuhondja, nokonima okwa ka wila mohole nokuma oiyuma. “Ame ngeno kapwa li oiyuma ngeno ihandi djala voo nounona vange kave na apa tava xupu,” ta ti....