KATIMA MULILO – The Zambezi region records an average of 34 gender-based violence (GBV) related cases every month. This was said by Detective Senior Inspector Rahele Tawana of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol), on Friday when she presented an overview at the launch of the regional communication campaign to end the scourge. Tawana said 90...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their new tariff rate within a week. Trump was referring to Canada’s digital services tax, which was passed last year and forecast to bring in...
Monika Amunyela Windhoek’s Etcetera space pulsed with emotion, vulnerability and truth as Frieda Mukufa, known as Damn_Etu hosted her official brand launch through a moving night of poetry. The Friday evening was rooted in themes of identity, cultural memory, trauma, healing, and relationships, the Damn_Etu Show brought together poets, visuals, and community in a deeply...
Many natural or juristic persons found themselves in a predicament when aggrieved by the conduct of the functionaries or institutions that infringe on their right to just administrative action. Such administrative conduct usually unravels in a form of a decision of public administrators. Think about a decision of a public body that affects a tender...
Monika Amunyela “Behaviour is taught; how you speak, address people and do things; children will immediately pick up on it. They are imitating us,” Windhoek community member, Jane !Owases said. Community members in Windhoek are alarmed by the number of high-rise crimes in Namibia. Following the death of three minors in the town of Okahandja...
OPUWO – The newly formed political group, the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli), has announced that it will contest the local authority elections, targeting municipalities in the Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Erongo and Oshana regions. Recently registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, Asoli announced an ambitious plan to target the councils of Windhoek, Karibib, Swakopmund, Ongwediva,...
Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN – Nearly 1 500 nude photos of San children were allegedly found in the camera the police confiscated from the 65-year-old British tourist arrested after allegedly photographing naked boys and girls from the San Community at the Grashoek Living Meseum in Tsumkwe West. Detective Warrant Officer Richard Muronga, who is investigating the...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Youth Service (NYS) has denounced allegations of tribalism and favouritism, with the shortlisting of intakes for its training programme. Two regional and local government leaders expressed deep dissatisfaction with the 16th NYS intake list. The list making rounds on social media, has also been slammed by civil society and youth. The members...
The Namibian Qualifications Authority (NQA) together with the Khomas Regional Council’s Directorate of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture and the #BeFree Youth Campus, will host an information session for high school learners. According to a joint statement released on Friday, the three-day information session and career guidance event is slated to take place...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was “not going to stand” for the continued prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. “The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to...