Charles Ndeumane Ehangano lyuukumwe waEurope (EU) olya yambidhidha Namibia moshimaliwa shoomiliyona N$3.8 mekondjitho lyoshikukuta. Omupilimaminista gwaNamibia Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila mEtitano lyoshiwike sha ziko okwa taamba ko oshimaliwa shoka opo shi yambidhidhe moku landa iikulya yoshikukuta nomayambidhidho galwe ngoka ga pumbiwa pethimbo ndika. Ehangano lyuukumwe waEurope olya gandja omayambidhidho ngoka oku pitila mehanga lyaNamibia lyomushigakano omutiligane. Shi...
Recently, the Bank of Namibia, as the country’s central bank responsible for safeguarding the stability and integrity of the financial system, has been at the forefront of identifying a troubling surge in fraudulent investment schemes. These schemes, which falsely promise financial support for Namibia’s development initiatives, have been targeting high-ranking government officials, ministries, traditional leaders,...
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court judges Herman January and Philanda Christiaan dismissed a rape charge against Dennis Noa (29) on Friday. This arose from an appeal to the High Court by Noa against an eight-year rape sentence meted out by Windhoek Regional Court magistrate Victor Nyazo earlier. The former intern medical doctor was convicted of...
Andraes Thomas Political parties have pledged to adhere to the electoral code of conduct, and have promised to educate their members to behave peacefully as election campaigns reach their final stretch, with voting day on 27 November. Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) chairperson Elsie Nghikembua said party representatives signed the code of conduct on Friday,...
Namibian Police Force’s deputy inspector general of administration, Major-General Anne-Marie Nainda, failed in her bid to become the next International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) vice president for Africa. Interpol held the 92nd session of its general assembly elections in Glasgow, Scotland from 4 to 7 November 2024. Namibia, Morocco and Benin were vying for the...
Suzith Tjituara KEETMANSHOOP – The Keetmanshoop Municipality on Friday handed over 10 houses under the Build Together project to beneficiaries in the Tseiblaagte 7 residential area. Speaking at the ceremony, Keetmanshoop deputy mayor Anneline Knaus said since the decentralisation of this project in 1998, the municipality has constructed 334 houses, helping families to find a...
LÜDERITZ – Residents of Area 7 informal settlement in Lüderitz are demanding improved sanitation facilities from the town council. The residents Nampa spoke to alleged that out of the 200 public toilets built by the town council over 10 years ago, only 80 are operational, but are in poor condition. They said this forces people...
The Secretary General of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), Akhator Odigie, has urged the Namibian government to advocate the inclusion of international labour standards in trade protocols. Speaking at a press conference in Windhoek on Friday, Odigie said Namibia is central to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),...
GAZA STRIP – Gaza’s civil defence agency yersterday said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory. The first strike early yesterday hit a house in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killing “at least 25” people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, civil...
MOSCOW – Russia downed 34 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow yesterday, the defence ministry said, in the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022. The attack, which forced the temporary closure of three Moscow airports, injured a 52-year-old woman and set two homes on fire in the village of...