RUNDU – A soldier from the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Nicolaus Kakuru Kamati (25), accused of killing his niece, was denied bail. He made his first court appearance for a murder case, read with domestic violence. The incident happened at Mbambi village in the Mukwe constituency, Kavango East. Kamati has been on the run since...
RUNDU – The Namibian Police is looking for a soldier from the Namibian Defense Force (NDF), suspected to have killed his niece at Mbambi village in Mukwe constituency, Kavango East. A case of murder has been registered against the suspect, who is said to be mentally unstable. The murder case is read with domestic violence. ...
RUNDU – A 52-year-old woman was discovered dead by her children on Tuesday morning in bushes near her mahangu field at Mbambi village, in the Kavango West region. She was identified as Regina Kaunda Musenya. It is alleged that the deceased person went with her children to her mahangu field to weed. When they got...
RUNDU – The family of a police shooting victim, Joseph Kautjingu Ndondji, who was shot dead on 3 March 2023 during a joint police operation, have successfully sued the authorities for N$ 1.3 million. They were represented by Rundu-based lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara. Initially, the family sued for N$3 million for the maintenance and support of...
RUNDU – With a population of more than 100 000, the town of Rundu is in dire need of a district hospital, National Council vice chairperson Victoria Kauma has said. Kauma is also the Rundu Urban constituency councillor. Currently, the town only has an intermediate hospital, which is overwhelmed with district hospital functions, affecting quality...
RUNDU – One-hundred and forty-six police officers were promoted in Kavango East last week. Speaking during the ceremony, regional commander Andreas Haingura cautioned the officers against the irresponsible use of social media and other digital platforms. Of the promoted officers to different ranks are 48 females and 98 males, with the highest rank being senior...
RUNDU – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has referred 817 dockets to the Office of the Prosecutor, General for a decision on whether to prosecute or not. This has resulted in 413 cases being concluded in criminal courts, while other cases are still pending a decision, or have been dealt with differently. “I must point out...
NKURENKURU – !Hū!nāsi Ommās ǂNûiǂgās (NHE) ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Denstaxtsēs ai !hūkhôas ǁaxasib 172 omde ǂnuwis !aroma Nkurenkurus, Kavangob Huriǂoas dis !nâ ge ūhâ i. NHEs di ǂnuwisa xūn omkhâisens !âb sîsenǂuira mâisab, Thomas Shilongob ge ge mî, ǁîn ge Tweya Consulting Engineersa ǁnā !ereamxasiba a māsa, kai ǀnōb !nâ nē omdi nî...
RUNDU – Baana baketalizo babanyazwa kabubiteleli, bao mwa kweli ya Njimwana neba hanezwi lifa masheleñi akulibelela taba yabonda kwande, kalikakalezo zakuli neba bitelela banana kwa maino akeleke ya Catholic kwa Nyangana mwa sikiliti sa Kavango ya Wiko, neba tomezwi kulifa N$ 3000 yakulibelela taba yabona kwande cwalecwale. Babakulubelwa nebapila kwa maino alituto za silumeli, mi...
NKURENKURU – The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) on Tuesday broke ground for the construction of some 172 housing units at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region. NHE’s executive for infrastructure development Thomas Shilongo said they have appointed Tweya Consulting Engineers as the contractor to do the bulk servicing of the area designated for the construction...