Chelva Wells MARIENTAL – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Hardap region is making progress with vote-counting and data-submission following voting Wednesday. ECN Hardap regional electoral officer, Willem Uirab told Nampa yesterday that three constituencies – Aranos, Daweb and Gibeon – have finished counting ballots, and were in the process of uploading results...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s //Kharas regional electoral officer Jejamaije Mujoro expressed satisfaction with how the election process went in the region. Wednesday’s voting went into the early hours yesterday in some parts of the country, as Namibians were eager to cast their votes in the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections. In...
An article in The Namibian newspaper of Thursday, 21 November, titled ‘Namibia-Germany genocide negotiations reached final stage’, has reference. In mid-2015, the German foreign ministry unequivocally admitted that the war his country waged against the Ovaherero and the Nama communities between 1904 and 1908 in German South West Africa, now Namibia, was a genocide. Since...
Over the years, we have unapologetically advocated for Namibians to take up their civic responsibilities with the seriousness they warrant. Therefore, it was not a coincidence that election-related stories, opinion pieces, analyses, infographics, explainers, investigations, and breaking news dominated our reportage for the better part of the last 14 months and will continue for the...
PARIS – Nigerian president Bola Tinubu yesterday began a two-day visit to France, with both sides seeking increased economic cooperation and Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent. French president Emmanuel Macron greeted his counterpart at the historic Invalides memorial complex, with the...
KAMPALA – At least 30 people were feared dead after landslides in a village in eastern Uganda, a local official said yesterday, warning the toll could rise.The East African country has been deluged by heavy rains in the past few days, with the government issuing a national disaster alert after reports of flooding and landslides....
MONROVIA – Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died yesterday aged 72, officials from his party and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then-president Samuel Doe to death in 1990, was an influential senator. ...
BERLIN – German investigators suspect a Berlin doctor of killing eight elderly patients under his care, and setting fire to some of their homes to cover up his crimes, prosecutors said yesterday. The unnamed suspect, 40, who worked in palliative care for a nursing service, was remanded in custody in August on suspicion of killing...
ASTANA – Russian president Vladimir Putin yesterday said a massive air attack against Ukraine was Moscow’s “response” to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with Western missiles. He has previously railed at Ukraine’s allies granting permission for Kyiv to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets on Russian territory, warning of retaliation. “We carried out a comprehensive...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OZOMBOUVAPA – Former African Stars player Vemuna Supii Hoveka said sharing the bench with coaches from top clubs in the country will make his coaching dream a reality. Earlier this year, he attended the Introductory Course of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) in the capital to fuel his dream. New Era Sports desk...