Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN – The British tourist detained at Maroelaboom Police Station is seeking release on bail of N$50 000. He was arrested over the alleged Tsumkwe West nude photographs of San children at the Grashoek Living Museum in May this year. Douglas Robert Brooks (65) has been in custody since May. He informed the...
Nancy Muniaro Residents of Farm Julianne, situated in the Grootfontein constituency, were overjoyed after the health ministry on Tuesday allocated a vehicle to the farm and the surrounding areas. The vehicle will assist the community in transporting sick patients to the nearest health centres and for outreach programmes. This came after the members of the...
KATIMA MULILO – Two people were confirmed dead by the Namibian Police in the Zambezi region on Sunday afternoon after their canoe capsized in the Zambezi River last Monday. According to Zambezi regional police spokesperson and Head of Community Policing, Chief Inspector Kisco Sitali, the incident happened at Impalila Island along the Namibia-Zambia border while...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – A 28-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend at Rosh Pinah in the //Kharas region on Friday. Namibian Police crime investigations coordinator for the region, Deputy Commissioner Nicodemus Mbango, on Sunday said the incident happened between 20h00 and 21h00 at the Tutungeni residential area. The deceased was identified...
Hilma Nalupe Netball Namibia hosted a welcome-back lunch for the Debmarine Desert Jewels at Butcher’s Block yesterday, celebrating the team’s triumphant return from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they were crowned champions of the UAE Netball Cup. The event brought together players, officials and partners to reflect on the team’s success and the power...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Prime Minister (PM) Elijah Ngurare said Cabinet has approved the reinstatement of the Food-and-Cash-For-Work (FCFW) Programme to empower the vulnerable. Ngurare said this while also calling for the full operationalisation of all green schemes across Namibia to strengthen livelihoods and drive rural development. The PM was speaking on Saturday at the...
Iuze Mukube Prominent lawyer Sisa Namandje, who is representing some accused in the Namcor corruption saga, accused the State of not only having a weak case but also barking at the wrong door. Yesterday, Namandje fired a barrage at the State’s handling of the Namcor scandal case, arguing that the matter is being wrongly criminalised...
Iuze Mukube Twelve years later, the family of Gobabis’s stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua finally found a measure of closure. This is after the custodial sentences to his killers were delivered last Friday in the Windhoek High Court. Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka has sentenced three men to 25 years in prison each for the...
Auleria Wakudumo For 36-year-old Alma Iiyambo from Iipanda-Ombathi village in the Omusati region, taking her six-year-old daughter to school meant walking 16 kilometres daily, carrying her on her back. Her daughter, Fransina Mutilitha, was born with a clubfoot disability, making it impossible for her to walk long distances on her own. Despite the physical demands...
Taimi Haihambo Oshivike shadja ko vahapu moshilongo ova kala noku popya nehafo molwa eteyo loihakautu moshitukulwa shaShikoto. Ashike oshitukulwa osho natango osha longa noudiinini oku weda ko komaludi oikulya, eshi paife moshitukulwa muna neepoloyeka dolwishi. Ngoloneya woshitukulwa shaShikoto Sacky Kathindi okwa ti okwa talela po eefalama dafika punhatu tadi ungaunga yolwishi di li moshikandjohoolola shaNayena....