Rudolf Gaiseb LGBTQ+ advocates are worried by Parliament’s refusal to accept the recent Supreme Court ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages in Namibia, a report has found. This situation could lead to a damaging showdown between the Legislature and Judiciary, threatening separation of powers vested in each body. Retired coordinator of the research and...
SAINT DENIS DE LA REUNION – Rescuers raced against time yesterday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes across the islands, with hundreds of people feared dead. Images from Mayotte, which like other French overseas territories is an integral part of France and ruled...
ANKARA – Turkey yesterday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to “expand its borders”.“This decision is a new stage in Israel’s goal of expanding its borders through occupation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement condemning the move. Israel’s government on Sunday...
AVIGNON – The French man who admitted enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife yesterday asked for forgiveness from his family and hailed the courage of his now ex-spouse during his trial. “I would like to start by hailing the courage of my ex-wife, Gisele,” her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot said in his final...
Pinehas K Pinehas Anti-Doping Namibia took an important step in raising awareness about the dangers of doping at the Africa Netball Cup, held from 9 to 14 December at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund. The organisation set up a booth to educate athletes, officials, and the public about the severe health impacts of doping with...
Pinehas K Pinehas Netball is often viewed as a female-dominated sport, but Boikhutso Victor Tuelo, a passionate sports enthusiast from Botswana, is breaking barriers and inspiring others to follow his lead. As a male umpire at the recently- concluded Africa Netball Cup held in Swakopmund, his involvement is a significant step towards diversifying the sport....
Auleria Wakudumo Ehangano loRani Group ola yandja eemiliona N$ 1.4 di kwafele ovalihongi ovalihongi Ovanamibia veli koiputudilo yayooloka. Omukulunhu wiliki wehangano olo Ali Dharani okwa holola ta ti oshimaliwa otashi ka kwafela ovalihongi vaja koitukulwa aishe 14 moshilongo, nomoshitukulwa otamu kadja ovalihongi vatano. Ekwafo eli ola nunhinwa ovalihongi ovo veli momhumbwe vena ovakulunhu itava dulu...
The Namibian government should seriously consider merging the National Youth Council (NYC) and the National Youth Service (NYS) into a unified entity to address governance inefficiencies, overlapping mandates and resource wastage. This bold proposal aims to streamline youth development efforts and establish a more accountable structure for empowering Namibia’s youth, who constitute over 70% of...
The festive season is finally here, and people have already started travelling to their respective places across the country. It is a season where family and friends come together and celebrate Christmas and New Year. Yet, it is also a season prone to criminal activities. Crime trend The trend has indicated that crime escalates during...
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has reaffirmed that the Namibian government is committed to ending HIV and AIDS as a public threat by the year 2030. He made these remarks in a speech delivered on his behalf at the World AIDS Day commemoration in Groot Aub on Saturday.The event, themed as ‘Take the rights’ path’,...