Iuze Mukube State advocate Ethel Ndlovu last Friday urged the court to impose a severe sentence on Abel Mokalabatho. Mokalabatho was recently convicted for the brutal rape and murder of a woman, whose body he dumped in a sewage drain in an attempt to conceal the crime. During pre-sentencing submissions last week, Ndlovu pleaded for...
Hilma Nakanduungile EENHANA – The Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture in the Ohangwena region has officially launched its Customer Service Charter. The launch took place on Friday at the directorate’s regional headquarters in Eenhana. Speaking at the event, Chairperson of the Ohangwena Regional Council, Erickson Ndawanifa, described the charter as a...
Iuze Mukube A ruling delivered by Magistrate Monica Andjaba last Friday has cleared the way for the trial of former fisheries minister Mac-Albert Hengari and his co-accused to proceed. The matter was postponed to 21 July 2025 for plea. Hengari (59) and his 30-year-old co-accused remain in custody after their attempt to squash their charges...
Former Nanso president Gelasius Haingura urged young people to shift away from a culture of blame and instead reflect on how they can contribute to improving situations. “Ask yourself, how did I assist the person I want to blame? In answering that, we can begin to solve the problems our country faces today,” he said....
NAIROBI – The World Food Programme said yesterday it had airdropped food aid to help tens of thousands of people in remote parts of South Sudan where surging conflict has pushed some communities “to the brink of famine”. The unstable east African nation has seen a drastic uptick in violence since simmering rivalry between President...
Isabel Bento Cleanergy Solutions is to invest N$50 billion in the construction of a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Arandis, setting Namibia closer to its renewable energy goals. The facility, to be developed on 2 400 hectares of land, will host a 900 megawatts solar power and 500 megawatts of electrolysis capacity,...
Auleria Wakudumo ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) is set to welcome a growing international presence this year. Countries such as Ghana, Japan, Indonesia and others are confirmed to participate in the 2025 edition of the iconic trade event. This development marks a significant milestone for the trade fair, which has grown from...
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in Oshana has confiscated over 776 000 litres of illegal fuel between January 2024 and May 2025 with an estimated retail value of N$17 million. Oshana crime investigations coordinator Fredrick Ndjadila in an interview with Nampa last week said the confiscation of such a large volume of fuel suggests a...
Iuze Mukube Cameroonian-born businessman Antoine ‘Tony’ Mbok and his co-accused Daniel David Nghiwilepo, who are accused of N$3.9 million fraud, are seeking a discharge in terms of section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act. Their defence lawyers, who made submissions before Acting Judge Nate Ndauendapo last week argued that their clients should be acquitted due...
Rudolf Gaiseb Molly Weyulu Deputy Defence and Veteran Affairs Minister Charles Mubita last week clarified misconceptions regarding programmes for veterans of the liberation struggle, particularly the Individual Veterans’ Project. In his statement in the National Assembly, he noted that since the programme’s inception in the 2011/2012 financial year, the government has allocated annual funding towards...