Lahja Nashuuta Loide Jason The just-concluded by-election in the Sesfontein constituency has been hit by allegations of vote buying, where voters were allegedly offered nominal fees ranging from N$50 and N$100 to vote for a certain party by party agents. As an assurance, the party agents – allegedly from the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) – allegedly confiscated voter cards...
Explosion kills woman in Gobabis
GOBABIS – What started as a normal and usual day took a horrible turn on Monday afternoon when Josephine Setsisho (50) died while trying to make ends meet. Setsisho, from the Canaan settlement in Gobabis, was struck dead by a metal that flew from the fire when they were burning scraps they collected to sell to recycling companies. Her unemployed...
Govt, CAN opens cancer clinic at Swakopmund
SWAKOPMUND – Coastal residents no longer need to travel to Windhoek for breast cancer screening and treatment – thanks to a new specialised clinic that has opened at the Swakopmund State Hospital. The move is expected to ease financial burdens on patients and improve access to timely care. The Swakopmund Breast Clinic was officially inaugurated on 10 June 2025 as...
Low turnout at Grootfontein by-election
GROOTFONTEIN – Presiding officers of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) at various polling stations at Grootfontein all voiced great satisfaction with the ordinated manner and procedural maturity in which yesterday’s by-elections were conducted. All polling stations, including mobile ones, opened to the public at 7h00. No technical hiccups were observed or reported throughout the day, which allowed voters to...
Hoachanas man pleads not guilty to nine charges
Iuze Mukube A 45-year-old resident of the Hoachanas settlement in the Hardap region, yesterday pleaded not guilty to a string of serious criminal charges. Jonas Murao faces a total of nine charges, including three counts of housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, one count of housebreaking with intent to rape and rape, two counts of housebreaking with intent to...
Chicago Bar ‘shooter’ in court
Iuze Mukube Gabes Shiimi, who was arrested on Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting at Chicago Bar and Restaurant in Windhoek, made his first court appearance yesterday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. The 30-year-old was charged with one count of murder and one count of discharging of a firearm. The State alleges that on 15 June 2025 at Chicago...
Residents want election promises fulfilled
GROOTFONTEIN – Grootfontein residents said they are growing tired of unfulfilled election promises and are hoping that those being elected to office will not only pay lip service but embark upon delivering tangible change. These were their mixed demands, aspirations and frustrations expressed after casting their votes in yesterday’s by-election across various polling stations in the town, where they went...
African parliaments urged to embrace digital shift
SWAKOPMUND – Africa’s parliaments must embrace digital transformation to avoid falling behind in advancing democracy, transparency and governance. This was the message from Speaker of Parliament Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila at the official opening of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Eastern and Southern Africa (APLESA) underway in Swakopmund. The conference, which runs until Friday, brings together...
Late drought subsidies an ‘incomplete form’ issue
Rudolf Gaiseb Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said delays occur in the issuance of farmers’ drought relief subsidies when application forms submitted are incomplete. He said this happens frequently, while others are filled with incorrect information. “These are then returned to the respective offices for correction before being forwarded to the ministry’s head office in Windhoek for final validation,” he stated....
Commonwealth prioritises economic growth
Linea Dishena The Commonwealth Secretariat’s Senior Director of Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development, Ruth Kattumuri, has urged member states to translate shared values into strategies for inclusive, sustainable economic growth through trade and investment, thereby harnessing their demographic dividend. Kattumuri made the call in her keynote address at the opening of the Commonwealth Senior Trade Officials Meeting (STOM) in the...