MASERU – Lesotho on Monday granted a licence to tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service, hours after denying it was fast-tracking the process as part of United States (US) tariff concessions. The small African kingdom was hit this month with tariffs of 50% on goods exported to the US – the highest for...
BEIJING – The world’s leading maker of electric vehicle batteries, Chinese firm CATL, posted a 32.9% jump in first quarter profit, even as demand for electric vehicles slows. The firm produces more than a third of all electric vehicle (EV) batteries sold worldwide, cooperating with major brands including Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volkswagen. Founded in...
Iuze Mukube Judge Alfred Siboleka on Monday convicted four men on counts of murder, stock theft and defeating the course of justice. The charges relate to the murder of stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua on 28 December 2012 in the Gobabis district. Stockley Kauejao, Matheu Kakururume, Muvare Kaporo and Afas Kamutjemo stood trial on...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia remains one of the driest countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with water scarcity affecting over 60% of the population. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Ruth Masake says adaptive and science-based solutions to climate challenges are just not necessary, but urgent. She spoke yesterday at the Southern Africa Science Service...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Only caregivers of children seven years and below are eligible for meals at the Rundu State Hospital, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has said. The ministry’s public relations officer (PRO) Walters Kamaya said this last Thursday following enquiries and media reports that mothers who are admitted with sick children...
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – The Kavango West Communal Land Board has recorded a total of 56 cases of illegal fencing. One such case has been submitted to the line minister’s office for actual removal as the perpetrator has not removed it voluntarily, said Deputy Director for Kavango West Communal Land Board, Justine Milinga, in an...
OSHAKATI – A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly hacking his 94-year-old uncle to death and seriously injuring his 17-year-old cousin at Onekwaya West on Monday. Warrant Officer Andrew Nghiyolwa of the Namibian Police Force’s Community Policing Sub-division in the Ohangwena Region told Nampa the incident occurred around 10h00. The deceased elder has been...
Iuze Mukube “You have killed me” were the last words of Fransiska Ngeve Simaho, who died at the hands of the man who was supposed to protect her. Andreas Kapepo Kudumo was on Monday found guilty of killing his wife by stabbing her with a knife before hitting her head with an iron rod. The...
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) said it has seized drugs worth over N$3.5 million in the month of March this year. NamPol in a media statement issued yesterday said the drugs seized were cannabis weighing 312 560 kilogrammes valued at N$3 125 600 and 3 965 Mandrax tablets valued at N$475 800. Cocaine powder of...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – Katrina Geises was denied bail by the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court on Monday afternoon when she made her first court appearance in a case of attempted murder. She was arrested at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region on Friday for allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend with a knife once on the left side of...