State advocate Palmer Khumalo on Friday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku to sentence a man she acquitted on charges of kidnapping and rape, but convicted on a lesser charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a term of imprisonment.
Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )
Prost! to Oktoberfest
Beer has started flowing in the annual Oktoberfest activities, which commenced on Thursday at the Sport Klub Windhoek.
Namibian cinematic extravaganza underway
Four documentary films by Namibian producers will screen tonight at the City of Windhoek parking lot as part of the annual Namibia Film Week, which started Wednesday.
Durbanville’s HoneySuckle Demi-sec
Picture yourself out on a picnic brunch with great company, good conversation and a Durbanville Hills Sparkling Honeysuckle Demi-sec – the main character of your shared merriment.
Down memory lane with People’s Choice
The 11th edition of the Kasi Vibe Festival promises to be a thrilling show, with a performance from the hit makers of ‘Siwelewele’ – People’s Choice – expected to grace the stage on Thursday for a throwback section.
Vivo Energy Namibia focusses on a safer workplace
Vivo Energy Namibia, the retailer and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, recently held its annual Safety Day across company operations countrywide, reinforcing the importance of Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Quality (HSSEQ).
Construction minimum wage to increase
The second year of the collective agreement negotiated between the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF), Metal, and Allied Workers Union (MANWU), in May 2021 and then published on 2 November 2021 in Government Gazette No. 7675, will commence on 2 November 2022. This means that the minimum wage payable will increase by 2.6%.
Opinion – The battlefield called the mind
As Namibia joins the rest of the world this month in recognising the impact of mental health on the human race, the question remains, ‘who is the enemy on the battlefield, called ‘the mind’? The mind is like a war battlefield (the war front), where only the lucky ones with strong moral support survive.
Opinion – Systemic instability and inflation
The inflation-rate prevailing determines income distribution between sectors and the attractiveness of foreign investments in the country. Inflation is a product of a number of interacting forces and cannot be blamed on an individual factor.
Opinion – Let leaders be respected not feared
There is always a debate on what is the best type of leadership style to be used, and the answer I often get is, ‘It depends on the type of surbonates and working environment in which one finds themselves as a leader’.








