According to the United States’ Uniformed Crime Report (UCR), rape has been redefined as “the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim”.
With a total membership of 15, and an annual mandatory contribution of N$1.5 million per annum per parliament, the SADC Parliamentary Forum realised a total of over N$21 million from mandatory contributions for the financial year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) and the Namibia Biomass Industry Group (N-BiG) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Windhoek.
Current oil market dynamics, where demand and supply are out of sync and an oil price super-cycle lasts for the short- to medium-term, place the Namibian government in a better bargaining position to increase its take of 10% in resource projects to a higher level. This is a recommendation from a report released this week by local stock brokerage Simonis Storm Securities (SSS).
We are writing to you once again regarding the ongoing attempts to push Namibia towards the acceptance of the highly controversial marine phosphate mining project as proposed by Namibia Marine Phosphates (Pty) Ltd and supported by Dr Chris Brown, CEO of the Chamber of the Environment.
This article is prompted by the current debate in the print, electronic and public domain as to whether or not sexual intercourse without consent in marriage can be regarded as rape.
Namibians should not lose sight of the fact that the revolution of 1989 was about dismantling the evil infrastructure of Apartheid and colonialism.
It is true that the President is assisted in the execution of his functions by members of the Cabinet, whom he appoints and delegates, but delegation does not mean abdication of responsibility.
The job requirement of vaccination for Covid-19 is a big barrier for many applicants.
The whole brouhaha around the recruitment of 1 500 cadets for the Namibia Defence Force again reminded us of the destructive power of the keyboard activists who would not last a day as a soldier.