Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao officially declared cholera an outbreak in the Opuwo district of the Kunene region, for which six of the eight cases were reported to be from one household. The minister said the cholera response includes the rapid deployment of emergency teams to affected areas to provide immediate medical care, conduct disease surveillance and implement control measures. ...
Panga survivor determined to walk again
Six years after a horrific panga attack claimed the lives of her grandmother, uncle, and a one-year-old cousin, Rejoice Gift Petrus continues to struggle for a basic quality of life. Now seven years old, Rejoice was the sole survivor of the brutal incident, where she lost her leg and sustained serious head injuries. Since then, she has faced immense challenges....
Oil magnate courts Namibia
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has signalled possible investment interest in Namibia following his group’s record-breaking energy and industrial expansion across 12 African countries, including a newly completed oil refinery – the largest in the world. During a high-level meeting at State House yesterday morning, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Nigerian billionaire agreed that Africa must be developed by Africans,...
Woman raped, survives attempted murder
OSHAKATI- A 27-year-old woman is currently admitted in the Oshakati Hospital with multiple stab wounds after she was repeatedly raped and attacked by an unknown man. The incident occurred on Monday evening at Omalyata village in Ohangwena region, at a homestead where she is a domestic worker. Police have confirmed the incident, but the suspect – who is known to...
Public urged to steer clear of seals amid rabies discovery
WALVIS BAY – The Directorate of Veterinary Services has urged the public to avoid any contact with Cape fur seals, following confirmation of the country’s first case of rabies in a seal at the Walvis Bay Lagoon. Namibia is home to a large population of Cape fur seals, many of which regularly come ashore along the coast, including areas frequented...
NNN jets out to SA for working visit
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will travel to South Africa today for a one-day working visit. This trip marks her first official visit to South Africa since becoming president on March 21, 2025. Presidential spokesman Alfredo Hengari, in a statement released yesterday, highlighted the importance of the visit. “The visit marks the second meeting between President Nandi-Ndaitwah and President Cyril Ramaphosa of...
Church speaks out on GBV
KEETMANSHOOP – Members of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, together with other sister churches in Keetmanshoop, recently staged a protest against the increasing number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country. During the handover of their petition to //Kharas Regional Police Commissioner Marius Katamila, spokesperson for the Women’s Missionary Society of the AME Church, Aletta Goliath, said the...
‘Scissors killer’ appears in High Court
Robert Marlo McNab (39), who allegedly murdered his estranged wife by stabbing her at least 27 times with a pair of scissors, made his first appearance before Deputy Judge President Shafimana Ueitele in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. McNab faces charges of housebreaking with intent to murder, and murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act....
Education receives qualified audit
Rudolf Gaiseb The auditor general, Junias Kandjeke, says the audit outcome of the Department of Education in the Ministry of Education, Information, Youth, Sports and Culture is unsatisfactory. This is contained in the audit tabled early this year and publicised last Wednesday. The Department of Education budgeted N$15 million for the purchase of furniture and office equipment during the 2023/24...
Learner commits suicide in bathroom
A 12-year-old Grade 7 pupil at the Tsara Aibes Primary School in Otjiwarongo died, allegedly after committing suicide in a bathroom at his parent’s house. The deceased has been identified as Michael Shikudule. The incident occurred on Monday night in the Ombili location of the town. Police spokesperson Maureen Mbeha said the boy was instructed by his mother to take...