The layers of dysfunction that led to the arrest of Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas on Monday in Windhoek’s Okahandja Park and the fallout from the incident leaves no doubt that the Namibian Police need to seriously pull up their socks.
Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )
Know your civil servant – Inspired by patriotism
Not many people can boast about having worked for the same employer since day one, and still being at it. For Kondjeni Tjilale, the human resources division in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is a home away from home – having served in the same division since 1995.
Pensioner donates 300 blankets
A 67-year-old woman, who has love for children, has donated 300 blankets to children in Okahandja Park to keep them warm during the extremely cold winter in
Windhoek.
Shack fire robs family of breadwinner
Three struggling young women who hail from Eheke in the Oshana region and came to Windhoek to further their studies, suffered a triple blow when they lost both their breadwinner, home and all belongings in a shack fire.
Getting to university against all odds
The odds were always stacked against Johanna Kamati, one of the few San people from Onamatadiva village in the Ohangwena region who made it through school without dropping out or at least reaching tertiary education level.
Commissioner Abel retires
Outgoing Kavango West police commander, Commissioner Josephat Abel yesterday handed over the reins to Julia Sakuwa-Neo.
Incomplete record halts infanticide trial
An incomplete record of the ongoing trial of a woman, accused of killing her six-month-old son by throwing him on the ground, thereby fracturing his skull, has caused a pause in the trial.
Hinda scoops gold at Gauteng championships… in semi-final action today
Namibia’s foremost young mixed martial arts fighter Veja Hinda on Saturday once again defied all odds to scoop a gold medal in the eight-man elimination round of the Gauteng Fighting Championships, which also saw him book a place in the semi-finals.
Namibian top ref to officiate in Morocco
Namibian referee and former Brave Gladiators star player Twanyanyukwa Antsino is amongst the list of 40 top African referees selected to officiate at the 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations, slated for Morocco from 2 to 23 July.
Mahindra takes the wraps off All-New Scorpio-N
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd this week yesterday unveiled the much-awaited SUV, the ‘All-New Scorpio-N’ in southern Africa. Following its African reveal, the Scorpio-N is scheduled to embark on a comprehensive local testing programme, before coming to Namibian showroom floors in 2023.









