A 23-year-old Angolan woman, Isabela Lukas, who was arrested for allegedly dumping her baby at the Ndama location at Rundu on Thursday, was remanded in custody when she appeared on a charge of abandonment of a child, read with Section 1 of Child Care and Protection Act 3 of 2015.
The executive director in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has denied claims by the Okakarara town council that they were forgotten during the budget process.
To date, MTC has deployed 475km of fibre for backbone to its sites to alleviate congestion currently experienced by users. The most recent fibre installations took place in Windhoek’s Pionierspark Extension 1, Dorado Park, Olympia, Kleine Kuppe and in the coastal suburb of Langstrand.
Windhoek High Court Judge Orben Sibeya yesterday sentenced convicted drug dealers Grant Noble and Dinath Azhar to an effective jail term of seven years each. Noble (40) and Azhar (66) were convicted on one count of dealing in cocaine.
Namibia’s Young Warriors’ gaffer James Britz yesterday announced his final 20-man squad for the upcoming Cosafa U/20 Cup, which will see the local youngsters battling it against the likes of Comoros and South Africa in Group C.
Namibian versatile defender Aprocius ‘Kalefa’ Petrus has signed with Kosovo First Football League (FFL) outfit Liria FC, and joins compatriot Prins Tijueza at the same club.
Namibia is one of the last countries in Africa enforcing mandatory Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card Registration. Mandatory SIM Registration is a policy adopted by several governments, around the world as part of efforts to mitigate security concerns, address crime and enable the application of digital services.
The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) yesterday confirmed it provided N$155 million in finance for the City of Windhoek’s Khomas substation. The existing 66kV transmission network that supplies Windhoek is reaching maximum capacity, while Nampower’s Van Eck transmission substation has reached its physical and operational margins.
After receiving numerous queries from the Namibian public as to why domestic diesel prices were left unchanged for October, the energy ministry explained this is due to under recoveries (losses) recorded on diesel fuel sold locally.
In memory of the late Erastus Tsempo Nghindishange