Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – To gain a two-thirds majority in the 2024 Namibian general election on 27 November, the ruling Swapo Party said at least 1.3 or 1.4 million registered voters should go to the polls. Party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa expressed this during the Swapo Party Youth League rally that was held at Rundu...
KEETMANSHOOP – Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has expressed concern over the low number of eligible voters who have registered so far in the //Kharas region. He raised these concerns in an interview with Nampa here on Saturday during the belated independence celebration for the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency. “Generally, voter apathy is a...
ONGWEDIVA – The Namibian Police recorded 110 551 criminal cases countrywide during the 2023/24 financial year. The cases range from robbery, rape, violence against women and children, and other forms of domestic violence, murder, theft of motor-vehicles and livestock, dealing in drugs, housebreaking, and theft. This was revealed by Inspector General of NamPol, Lieutenant General...
Two farmworkers accused of killing their employers in 2018 appeared briefly in the Windhoek High Court yesterday, for the commencement of their trial today. The suspects, 35-year-old Bernadus Afrikaner and Salatiel Unaeb (47) appeared before Judge Naomi Shivute, who informed them about the commencement of the trial today. They face 11 charges including murder, rape...
Isai Sipunga In a firm stance against perceived injustice and financial mismanagement, Windhoek residents have issued a comprehensive set of demands to city officials, aiming to address longstanding grievances. They also want the Windhoek municipal council to take them into their confidence and restore community trust. “We no longer trust the City of Windhoek with...
Charles Ndeumane OKATYALI – Namibian Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has officially inaugurated a new police station at Okatyali village in Oshana Region. The office, consisting of the mini-police station, officers’ accommodation and ablution facilities, was built at the cost of more than N$5 million. The police chief said the construction of the station is...
BEIJING – Flash floods in northern and southwest China have killed at least 20 people and left dozens missing, state media said on Saturday, after a week of deadly downpours across the country. Several vehicles in northwestern Shaanxi province plunged into a swollen river late Friday after a bridge collapsed, with at least 12 people...
DAKAR – It was only when 12-year-old Senegalese schoolboy, Lassou Samb, prepared to sit for his end-of-year exams that his lack of legal documentation finally caught up with him. Like many young people in the West African country, Samb was never registered at birth, an oversight that has potentially profound consequences for his education. Hundreds...
Paulina Ndalikokule ONGWEDIVA – Kakukutu gwetanga lyopolisi Joseph Shikongo okwa pula aakwashigwana mboka ye li ompinge noshimaliwa shoka sha longithwa okutunga eyinda epe lyopolisi lyOshiko Police Checkpoint mOngwediva ya ye kombelewa ye ya ka fatululilwe nkene oomiliona N$12 dha longithwa metungo ndyoka. Shikongo okwa popi ndhoka pethimbo a li ta patulula pambelewa einda ndyoka mOlyomakaya,...
Charles Ndeumane OKATYALI – Aakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo shaKatyali moshitoplwa shaShana oya gongala mOlyomakaya oshiwike sha zi ko ya tyapule epatululo lyosasiyona yopolisi yawo ndjoka ya patululwa pambelewa kukakukutu gwetanga lyopolisi yaNambia Joseph Shimweelao Shikongo. Shikongo okwa ti epatululo lyombelewa ndjoka onkatu ya simana mokwaadha iilalakanenwa yetanga lyopolisi yaNambia. “MOkatyali omwa ndhidhilikwa unene iimbuluma ngaashi omahepeko guukashikekookantu,...