The police in Kunene reported 2 683 criminal cases in 2024, ranging from murder, rape, stock theft, domestic violence and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Other cases include stock theft, housebreaking, theft and drug-related crimes. The police attribute the increasing crime levels to poverty and alcohol abuse. A report by the Economic...
OPUWO – Kunene’s regional capital is running out of water, a situation that has prompted the town council to deploy a myriad of interventions, CEO Matjandjara Katurota confirmed. The town’s water woes are further worsened by the fact that the town council currently loses about 40% of its water due to theft, leakages or malfunctioning...
Omuramba – Ombara Hikuminue Kapika (92) of the Ombuku Traditional Authority has a sharp memory, despite his ripe old age. He easily recalls a lot of detail on his interaction with Founding President Sam Nujoma, who died on 8 February. Kapika, a key figure of Namibian politics in the early 90s, had several encounters with...
The Namib Desert Diamonds board yesterday suspended CEO Alisa Amupolo, chief operations officer Uahoroka Kauta and security manager Paulinus Sheyapo over the diamond heist more than three weeks ago. Late yesterday, the Namdia management was still in a “crisis meeting” on the way forward. However, at around 18h15, the company dropped the bombshell, confirming what...
Defence minister Frans Kapofi has confirmed that Namibia will not deploy troops to the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Kapofi represented Namibia at the extraordinary SADC Heads of State summit in Zimbabwe on Friday.
Today marks exactly one year since the demise of Namibia’s third democratically-elected president, Hage Geingob. This abridged version of the late president’s life and times is republished in his honour. Geingob was in his final presidential term, which he dubbed ‘The Legacy Term,’ signifying his preparedness to leave office peacefully on 21 March 2025. He...
The public has the general right to access information held by public institutions. Similarly, the public may access information held by private entities if will assist in the exercise or protection of a fundamental human right or freedom. This is the rationale behind the Access to Information Act. The brazen diamond robbery at the Namibia...
The Meat Corporation of Namibia last week resolved to show CEO Mwilima Mushokabanji the door, defying a Cabinet directive that his services be retained. In the directive dated 23 July 2024, Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa communicated Cabinet’s desire, and directed finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi to ensure that Mushokabanji goes nowhere. “Cabinet directs the Ministry...
President Nangolo Mbumba yesterday commissioned 149 military officers of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) during the graduation parade of the 11th regular commissioning course at Osona Military Base near Okahandja. During the ceremony, Mbumba said proper training of military personnel cannot be overemphasised, praising the defence ministry and NDF leadership for ensuring Namibia’s military personnel...
National Assembly secretary Lydia Kandetu says Parliament is not liable to backpay members who joined the House two years later, while their seats were occupied by fellow party members. She was responding to a fresh bid by Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarians who were sworn-in in 2022. Since their swearing-in, they have been demanding backpay...