TEHRAN – US president Donald Trump extended a ceasefire with Iran to allow more time for talks, claiming the Islamic Republic was “collapsing financially” because of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There was no word from Tehran on the ceasefire, and an Iranian gunboat fired on a container ship off the coast of...
OSHAKATI – The Namibian Police’s Omusati regional commander, Commissioner Ismael Basson, has confirmed a case of suicide after an Angolan cattle herder was found hanging at a cattle post in the Otamanzi area on Monday. Basson said the incident occurred around 08h00 at the Eeshipu cattle post in the Otamanzi constituency.“It is alleged that the...
LONDON – Britain’s annual inflation rate jumped to 3.3% in March as the Middle East war sent oil and gas prices surging, official data showed yesterday. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increased from 3.0% in the 12 months to February, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. “Inflation climbed in March, largely due...
Iuze Mukube Fourteen individuals accused of defrauding millions from the State-owned enterprise Namcor, tendered pleas of not guilty to 75 charges on Tuesday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. Appearing before Magistrate Eliud Nakulonda, the fraud and corruption accused opted to give no plea explanation, placing the onus on the State to prove the allegations. The...
Iuze Mukube On Tuesday, Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen found Mecthilde Karomo guilty of murdering her boyfriend and his girlfriend by setting fire to the house where they were sleeping. “Holistically considered, the accused’s version amounts to a bare, exculpatory, and unsupported denial in light of the persuasive and strong evidence presented by the...
Auleria Wakudumo The City of Windhoek continues to prioritise effective governance and improved service delivery through a structured capacity development programme for its councillors. City spokesperson Lydia Amutenya said the initiative was implemented under Council Resolution 182/08/2021, adopted on 31 August 2021, to ensure that all councillors are supported with opportunities to enhance their skills...
ABUJA – Nigeria is facing renewed violence from armed groups as the country heads towards elections, with assaults in the northeast killing high-ranking officers and analysts warning of the entrenchment of foreign jihadists in the west. Insecurity has long been an issue, from “bandit” kidnapping gangs, farmer-herder violence, a smouldering southeastern separatist conflict and a...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ngoloneya woshitukulwa Ohangwena Kadiva Hamutumwa okwa pandula ovadali osho yo elelo lofikola yaSakaria Shikudule eshi va longela kumwe noshiwana okutungila ofikola omuhandjo wofikola. Okwa ti osha ulika elitulemo nelongo noudiinini mehongo. Pefimbo a talela po ofikola oyo i li moshikandjohongo Ongha, Hamutumwa okwa ti epangelo efimbo limwe nalo ohali kala lihe na oshimaliwa...
Monika Amunyela The 19th National Youth Week, launched last Friday and scheduled to take place from 27 to 30 April, is expected to bring together more than 500 young delegates from across the country. The four-day event, which will be held under the banner “Young Innovators, Real Impact: Turning Challenges into Solutions for Namibia”, will...
Iuze Mukube The Institute of Air and Space Law at McGill University, Canada, competing as Team Canada at the 2026 Leiden-Sairin International Air Law Moot Competition, emerged victorious in the highly competitive and prestigious global competition on Sunday in Windhoek. The competition’s 17th edition was hosted by the School of Law at the University of...