Rudolf Gaiseb The High Court yesterday suspended youth minister Agnes Tjongarero’s decision to dismiss and remove the National Youth Council of Namibia (NYC) board. The court also put Tjongarero’s directive to halt the holding of the NYC’s general assembly (GA) on ice. In the matter heard on an urgent basis, High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele...
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – Illegal timber harvesting in the Kavango West region remains an ongoing problem, despite a sharp decline in recent years. While timber harvesting has decreased following the suspension of permits in 2019 due to legal violations, illegal cross-border timber trafficking continues to undermine conservation efforts. The ban was lifted in 2023, and...
KATIMA MULILO – The police in the Zambezi are investigating a road accident after a vehicle which was reportedly carrying illegal elephant tusks and other game products overturned at Kapani village, some 90 kilometres south of Katima Mulilo last Friday night. Sergeant Alex Mawaya the spokesperson of the Namibian Police traffic unit in Zambezi confirmed...
Uakutura Kambaekua OPUWO – The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored), has reached a notable achievement in its Token Identifier (TID) Rollover project, having recorded 121 697 prepaid meters that have been updated in its jurisdiction.This is contained in Nored’s report shared with Nampa on Monday, following the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) held in Opuwo...
Iuze Mukube Walter Mostert, a former magistrate accused of fraud, will stay in police detention after Judges Claudia Classen and Herman January dismissed his appeal for refusal of bail in the High Court yesterday. This followed the regional court’s refusal to allow him to be released on bail. Mostert is charged with 12 counts and...
December is a time to reflect, celebrate our triumphs and accomplishments, or simply rejoice in the fact that we made it from January to December. As the year ends, we look back on 2024 – a year filled with both challenges and victories, a year that will be remembered for its trials and the resilience...
GAZA – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip in a report documenting the 14-month conflict published yesterday. The report documents 41 attacks on MSF staff including air strikes on health facilities and direct fire on humanitarian convoys.The NGO said it was forced to evacuate hospitals and health...
BEIJING – China yesterday upheld the death sentence for a child trafficker whose crimes shocked the nation and traumatised dozens of victims. Yu Huaying (60), separated at least 17 children from their parents and sold them to other families during the 1990s. She was first handed the death penalty last year but appealed her sentence,...
AVIGNON – A court yesterday sentenced a French man to the maximum term of 20 years jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes of his now former wife Gisele Pelicot, with dozens of strangers he recruited online. Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was earlier found guilty by the court in...
Auleria Wakudumo Opolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto oya tula omulumenhu moipandeko sha dja eshi vati a xwika po eumbo omo a li omunailonga oule womafiku ane. Oshiningwanima osha ningwa momukunda Onamishu moshikandjohoololo Eengodi, okupendukila Etitano. Oshiningwanima osha kolekwa komupedukulunhu wopolifi moshitopolwa shaShikoto, komufalapedu Linea Shikongo. Shikongo okwa holola ta ti moule womafiku ane omulumenhu ou eli omufekelwa...