Iuze Mukube A resident of Lüderitz yesterday in the Windhoek High Court tendered a guilty plea to a charge of murder for stabbing his four-month pregnant wife, Dorethea Ricket, multiple times with a knife in 2014. Johannes Swartbooi, is facing a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act....
Iuze Mukube Former justice minister Sacky Shanghala filed another request with acting judge Marilize du Plessis, asking for a delay in the start of the Fishrot trial until all pre-trial issues are resolved. During yesterday’s proceedings, where the trial was expected to begin, Shanghala argued that the trial cannot move forward while a review application...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Over the past five years, Salinde Kamberipa, a civil servant at the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court, has cared for the former Kaptein Hans Diergaardt house, dedicating her own time and money to make it liveable. Now, after the government officially handed the property over to the Baster Traditional Authority, she faces uncertainty...
Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao has urged the public to remain calm, saying the health ministry, supported by partners, is implementing full-scale surveillance and response measures across all 14 regions. She made the remarks on Friday as she provided updates on Namibia’s current public health situation, covering measles, Mpox, Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic...
PADANG – The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1 100 yesterday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Racehorses, Pee Jay from Burger Racing (BR) and Tsumis Racing’s (TR) Soldier Boy won the main races at the popular MTC Summer Cup race competition held in Okahandja on Saturday. The distance of 2000 metres (m) was set as the main plate for both Nambred and thoroughbred horses in the event, worth N$200...
Hilma Nalupe Round 10 and 11 of the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) concluded over the past weekend at stadiums in Windhoek, Otjiwarongo, Oshakati and Okahandja. African Stars FC has risen to the top of the NPFL log standings after defeating Okahandja United 3-0, with goals scored by Thabang Malane, Godwin Eiseb and Turipamwe Mbongora...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia U/21 men’s team will face Spain today in a crucial pool match at the Junior Hockey World Cup in India, a fixture that could determine their progression to the round of 16. The team stands a fair chance of advancing, provided they beat Spain, secure a draw, or avoid a heavy...
Mainz sporting director Niko Bungert has left the future of coach Bo Henriksen open after they dropped to the bottom of the Bundesliga table on Sunday. The 4-0 loss at Freiburg extended their winless league run to eight games. Mainz have just six points from 12 matches and only one win. “We will discuss the...
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia were yesterday supposed to begin administering a groundbreaking new HIV-prevention injection in the drug’s first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world’s highest HIV burden. Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9%, making it functionally...