Communal land boards across the country are facing a challenge of many requests for land in their areas, with over 30 000 applications yet to be processed, land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has said.
Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )
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Cop, pastor nabbed for possession of rhino horn
An Otjiwarongo-based police constable and a pastor of the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church were arrested on Friday in Omuthiya after they were found in possession of a rhino horn.
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Nampa hits back at media report
The Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) has taken issue with a newspaper report, which insinuated the agency was a problematic public enterprise.
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Butchery owner fingered in stock theft
The police in Oshikoto are hot on the trail of a butchery owner, who allegedly evaded arrest when he and four others were intercepted whilst transporting cattle carcass last week.
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Pensioner strangled at coast
A good deed by a Swakopmund pensioner has cost him his life when he was allegedly murdered by an unemployed man he was helping with accommodation by strangulation.
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Exile kids’ jobs gravy train unlawful
The decision by Cabinet to set aside certain jobs within the public service and employ children of the liberation struggle without them going through the recruitment process as required by law has been declared unlawful by the High Court.
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Woman fatally shot during firearm scuffle
A woman was allegedly fatally shot in the head during a scuffle for a firearm with her boyfriend at Odimbwa village in the Etayi constituency of Omusati.
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Man falls to his death at construction site
A worker of Nghede Construction plunged to death on Saturday after a cage he was using to clean rails at a construction site in Karibib detached, causing him to fall several metres to the ground. The deceased was identified as Walter Shiweda (31).
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NSC told to revisit unlawful NPL decision …as league scores partial victory
Put in simple terms, the National Sport Appeals Committee yesterday ruled that the decision by the Namibia Sport Commission (NSC) not to grant the Namibia Premier League (NPL) a licence to operate a professional football league is oxymoron,
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Warriors to play for pride against Guinea
Sunday’s encounter, which will basically be dead rubber match, will see the Warriors host the visiting Guineans at the Sam Nujoma Stadium at 15h00 and the match will be broadcast live on NBC TV. No spectators will be allowed into the stadium due to Covid-19 restrictions.