Rudolf Gaiseb Political parties have reiterated their stance that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) cannot handpick a printing company for ballot papers in the absence of a fair and transparent bidding process. This development has raised concerns about transparency and fairness in selecting a printer for the ballot papers, which parties say could potentially...
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Henning Crusher shooting victims identified
Two people who were allegedly shot by their 59-year-old colleague at Henning Crusher at Ondangwa on Friday have been identified as 43-year-old John Myburgh and 44-year-old Johana Richter. The Oshana police commander Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, said the two victims were employed as production and mechanical managers at Henning Crusher. According to Sakaria, the incident occurred...
Ex-cop sentenced to 25 years for murder
A former police detective attached to the Keetmanshoop Gender Based Violence Unit was on Thursday sentenced to an effective 25-year imprisonment for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Sharon Louw.Brian Plaatjie during the trial admitted to having murdered Louw, the mother of his two children, between 25 and 26 June 2021. A postmortem found that she suffered...
ECN cancels public bid for ballot papers
The Electoral Commission of Namibia has cancelled the public bid for ballot papers for the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections and will hand-pick a printer. In a statement, chief electoral and referenda officer, Peter Shaama said that the commission deems this to be in the best interest of electoral democracy and public interest to...
Tunisia votes with Saied set for re-election
TUNIS – Tunisians cast ballots in yesterday’s presidential election, with incumbent Kais Saied expected to secure another five years in office as his main critics are behind bars. Three years after he staged a sweepingpower grab, the election is seen as a closing chapter in Tunisia’s experiment with democracy. The North African country had prideditself...
Intense Israeli bombing rocks Beirut
BEIRUT – A huge fireball lit up the night sky and plumes of smoke rose over south Beirut early yesterday as Israel unleashed intense air strikes targeting Hezbollah, nearly a year after the Gaza war erupted. Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of today’s anniversary of Hamas’ 7 October attack, which triggered the war....
Fresh US hurricane threat on heels of deadly Helene
MIAMI – Florida’s governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as forecasters warned the US state – still reeling from deadly Hurricane Helene – could be slammed by another major storm next week. Tropical Storm Milton, currently churning in the western Gulf of Mexico, was “forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane as it...
Madrid beat Villarreal to level Liga leaders Barca
Fede Valverde and Vinicius Junior strikes helped Real Madrid bounce back from their first defeat since January with a 2-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Los Blancos lost in the Champions League at Lille, but are still unbeaten in the Spanish topflight, and moved level with leaders Barcelona before the Catalans were...
Ompangela yaNamWater yokupata okanaala halakwa
Charles Ndeumane Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa shaMusati Erginus Endjala okwa holola kutya elelo lyoshitopolwa shoka olya kateke ompangela yaNamwater yokutula omunino gwomeya mokanaala komeya hoka ka za koAngola momumvo. Endjala okwa ti momumvo 2016 NamWater okwa li a yi kombelewa yelelo lyoshitopolwa shaMusati opo ya kundathane ompangela yaNamWater yokupata okanaala hoka haka eta omeya moshilongo okuza komulonga...
Ombelewa yamangestrata yaGobabis ya tomekwa kuwalye
Auleria Wakudumo Opolifi moshitukulwa shaMaheke otai konakona oshibofa shetomeko lomundilo konima eshi omufekelwa ehe shivike a tomeka nelalakano okuxwika po mangestrata waGobabis. Omupopiliko wopolifi Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga okwa ti oshiningwanima osha ningwa Etivali lwopokati kotundi 01h00 nopo02h00, sha ningilwa moGobabis. Kuwinga okwa ti vati omupolifi womukulukadi ha di meumbo lopolifi okwa fekela kutya mangestrata...