Iuze Mukube A 35-year-old Okahandja Park resident, accused of murdering her former boyfriend and his girlfriend by setting them alight in a shack while asleep, pleaded not guilty to the murder, and arson charges on Monday. Mecthilde Karomo informed Judge Claudia Claasen that she will not offer any plea explanation and instead placed the onus on the State to prove the...
Otjozondjupa Regional Council chairperson election nullified
OTJIWARONGO – The special council meeting of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council announced the nullification of its internal election process that took place on 31 March 2025 when Okahandja constituency councillor Betuel Tjaveondja was elected as chairperson.The announcement was made by acting chief regional officer Shikongo Alweendo. He said Tjaveondja’s election contained technical errors, as Magistrate Peingondjabi Shipo, who presided over...
Second computing school mooted for Oshana … region awards top performers
Auleria Wakudumo Oshana governor Elia Irimari has unveiled plans to mobilise resources for the establishment of a second School of Computing in the region. The school will be established in Ondangwa. The region’s first school of computing was built at Oshakati in 2022. It is geared to encourage learners to feel at home in sciences, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics....
Heroes’ Acre presidential graves’ aircon explained
Andreas Thomas The site manager for Heroes’ Acre, Helena Nengola, said the air-conditioning installed in the presidential mausoleums at the national shrine is intended for visitors who are paying homage to the graves of the former presidents. Nengola told Nampa on Monday that visitors at the shrine often query about the installation of air-conditioners and charging sockets in the mausoleums...
Students laugh last in ATI saga
Students enrolled in an unaccredited auxiliary nursing programme at Atlantic Training Institute (ATI) have secured full tuition refunds and a pathway into the Enrolled Nursing Programme, following weeks of protests and pressure from the National African Students’ Association (NASA). In a recent statement, NASA confirmed that ATI has agreed to provide full refunds to all affected students who choose to withdraw from...
Kalangula: Seven-seater permits problematic
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) Member of Parliament Nelson Kalangula said proper and inclusive consultations were not carried out with the various public transport industry players before a decision to allow seven-seaters to obtain permits for long -distance operations was taken. Kalangula is IPC’s shadow minister of works and transport. He asked the country’s works and transport minister Veikko Nekundi...
Shitana wants equitable representation of artists
Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Member of Parliament Fredrick Shitana has called on government, through Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, to broaden the scope and list of artists hired to perform at various national events. Shitana, a renowned traditional Afro-pop and Shambo artist, recently raised concern in the National Assembly that a selected group of artists and bands have for years enjoyed preferential...
Tokely: Namibia is an exemplary, evolving democracy
The president of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF) Justin Tokely has described Namibia as a patriotic nation with a fascinating history. The SADC-PF delegation is in Windhoek for the forum’s executive meeting. Tokely was impressed by the Heroes’ Acre, the burial site for the country’s heroes and heroines. “Today’s visit has allowed us to know something about...
Kenya’s desperate need for more snake antivenom
MALINDI – Writhing in pain on a hospital bed in a Kenyan coastal town, teenage snakebite victim Shukurani Konde Tuva faced the grim reality of his left leg from above the knee being amputated. The 14-year-old was bitten by a puff adder — a venomous snake and the most common snakebite in sub-Saharan Africa — while eating outdoors in his...
Spain, Portugal rule out cyberattack for massive blackout
MADRID – Spain and Portugal yesterday ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of a sweeping blackout that sparked chaos for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula the previous day. Telephone, internet and lights were working again, train services resumed, shops reopened and workers flocked back to offices following Monday’s outage that lasted up to 20 hours in some...