Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – Residents of Keetmanshoop have suggested that the Namibian Police introduce curfews and set up CCTV cameras and mobile police stations to curb gangsterism and other gang-related crimes in the town. Residents during a community police engagement meeting here last Thursday, also suggested that the police consider deploying members of the Namibian...
NKURENKURU – A 63-year-old man was arrested at the Mururani checkpoint in the Kavango West region on Sunday after he was allegedly found in possession of a dry crocodile skin. According to Deputy Commissioner Elsavador Ndeunyema, the incident occurred around 10h00 during a routine stop and search conducted by the ministry of environment’s officials. The...
The Windhoek Magistrate’s Court last week postponed the bail hearing of Tjizake Murangi (22), who stands accused of murdering his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend Frieda Amadhila, to today. Murangi, a gym instructor, made a brief appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday. It is alleged that in April last year, he stabbed Amadhila eight times when...
Six suicides were recorded countrywide by the police on Saturday, with five involving men. A crime report issued by the police on Sunday said two of the bodies were discovered around 07h00 on Saturday. In Otjiwarongo, the body of 51-year-old David Garab was found hanging in his room by his wife, while at Otamanzi village...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) financial department allegedly scrapped its media team from the payroll in December, and withheld their salaries. The party is said to have hired the crew via verbal agreements. One of the aggrieved members of the media team is Desere !Ganes. She told New Era on Friday that their...
Linea Dishena The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly rejected the joint declaration between Namibia and Germany on the 1904-1908 Ovaherero/Nama genocide. The chiefs furthermore called for a national conference with the descendants of the victims and affected communities. Speaking at their 121st Remembrance Day commemoration at the UN Plaza in Windhoek on Sunday, technical committee member Benestus...
PRAYAGRAJ – Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters as the Kumbh Mela festival opened yesterday. Organisers are expecting 400 million people – the world›s largest gathering of humanity – to assemble over six weeks. The millennia-old Kumbh Mela – a show of religious piety and ritual bathing, and a logistical...
SEOUL – Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol will receive a scheduled pay rise. This was revealed in official documents yesterday. The increase is despite an impeachment trial and investigation into his ill-fated martial law declaration. Yoon suspended civilian rule on 3 December last year, sending soldiers into parliament and plunging South Korea into...
SEOUL – Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2 700 wounded while fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine. This was revealed by a South Korean lawmaker yesterday, citing information from Seoul’s spy agency. Seoul has previously claimed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent more than10 000 soldiers as “cannon...
Young American Alex Michelsen yesterday caused the first big upset of the Australian Open by knocking out former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the opening round. Tsitsipas was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the final two years ago and is also a three-time semi-finalist, but he has struggled since reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open...