Iuze Mukube Following persistent requests for her trial to begin and be finalised, Vapeni Lucia Boois, a former police officer accused of murdering her one-year-old child, will finally stand trial in August. Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan this week scheduled the trial to commence on 11 August 2025. The 36-year-old woman is charged with...
Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN – A 65-year-old British tourist arrested Sunday after allegedly instructing San children at the Grashoek Living Museum in Tsumkwe West to undress and photographed them, has been denied bail by the Grootfontein Magistrate’s Court. Robert Douglas Brooks, who was accompanied by his privately-hired lawyer Thomas Andima, appeared before Magistrate Abraham Abraham on...
Stefanus Nambara SIKONDO – A unifier, mother to many, selfless, outspoken, loving and a dedicated public servant, is how speakers remembered National Council chairperson Lukas Muha’s late wife Magreth Wayera Muha during her memorial service over the weekend. Among those who delivered tribute messages last Friday during the official memorial service were Prime Minister Elijah...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Rundu residents and business owners have expressed concern that the town is being turned into a dumping site. This is especially the case along the Maria Mwengere Road and Riverside, harming the local economy and tourism.The residents called for serious intervention on Monday during the Rundu Town Council’s (RTC) Proposed Capital...
When Russian president Vladimir Putin recently remarked that Russia and Western Europe would “sooner or later” restore constructive relations, it was less a statement of policy than a reminder of historical inevitability. For now, there are no signs of readiness on the part of the EU. But history is full of unexpected reversals, and diplomacy...
Hilda Mahagama DAR ES SALAAM – President of Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah arrived in the country on Tuesday for a two-day working visit that is expected to strengthen political, economic and social ties. The Namibian Head of State landed at Julius Nyerere International Airport at around 17h00. She was received by Minister for Foreign Affairs and...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Swakopmund-based football club Java Java FC, which boasts both male and female teams, continues to set its sights on long-term success in regional football leagues. The club’s men’s team competes in the Erongo Coastal League (ECL), while the women’s side plays in the Erongo Regional Women’s League (ERWL). Founder and club...
Auleria Wakudumo Ehangano loStanlib Namibia ola yandja ekwafo lokatemba oko haka dulu okushingwa mefululu oshoyo ocompiuta komuhongwa eli mondodo oniheyali koDr. Albert Kawana moRuacana. Stanlib okwali a yandja nale ekwafo lafaafana eshi a hyandja okatemba komuhongwa oye tuu oo – Michael Shekutamba – mo2021 eshi ali mondodo oninhe. Omunambelewa koshikondo shoimaliwa moStanlib Phillip Ashimbanga okwa...
Mrs Windpump sported an ankle-shy dress with red-blue earrings stroking her shoulders. In addition, a stonewashed purple handbag swayed over her hips. First, she hunched forward and worshipped the purplish beads necklace crayoning a V between her drooping breasts. Soon she opened the solitary car’s door and squirrel in. Later, she waved her furrowed hands...
SANTIAGO – Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco announced a partnership on Monday with British-Australian miner Rio Tinto to extract lithium from a salt flat that contains the world’s second-biggest deposits of the prized metal. Mining companies are scrambling to get their hands on lithium, a key ingredient in electric car and smartphone batteries.Argentina, Bolivia and...