Namibia Desert Diamonds (Namdia) says its fallen former senior protection officer Francis Eiseb “valiantly and bravely” defended Namdia diamonds as he attempted to fend off robbers over the weekend. This tragically led to Eiseb being killed on duty by the robbers. “We extend our most heartfelt and deepest condolences to Mr Eiseb’s wife, children, grandchildren...
Three judges of the Electoral Court yesterday ordered that the challenge on the results of the National Assembly elections held last November be put on hold until the apex court decides on a similar matter. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) brought the two applications – one against the outcome of the National Assembly elections...
Victoria Immanuel Rudolf Gaiseb Rural schools have broken barriers to be among the top 10 best-performing schools in the country. The schools topped the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) and the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) examinations. Pundits say this achievement highlights the power of dedication, innovation and support in transforming education,...
Suzith Tjituara KEETMANSHOOP – The chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy has urged the Keetmanshoop Municipality and Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) to resolve their issues and reopen the Homs Ai Community Market. Peter Kazongominja made the appeal during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in the southern town last week. He...
Khomas NamPol coach Fortune Eichab said they are barely holding onto the log lead after the weekend’s tough matches in the Debmarine Premier League. Eichab said they played tough opening matches, coming from the festive season. “We had numerous chances to score on Saturday against Young African, and we didn’t. We even got a red...
Michelle Doman and Rodger Suren won the elite women’s and elite men’s races, respectively, in the second edition of the 2025 Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power Race Series, which took place at Copper Kettle in Windhoek on Sunday. Doman took top honours on the day after a sprint finish as well, ahead of Louise Breed, who...
Edgar Brandt Edward Mumbuu A brazen diamond robbery at Namibia Desert Diamonds (Namdia) early on Saturday evening and involving what is suspected to be the company’s largest-ever consignment of precious stones received, has resulted in two fatalities and two arrests. Although the figure could not be independently verified, a person with intricate knowledge of the...
Iuze Mukube Vice President and President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says she has no knowledge of international agreements the Namibian government signed pertaining to the red line. Last week, Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda has in his continuing fight in court for the removal of the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF) running across northern Namibia, notoriously known...
Rudolf Gaiseb The government has allocated N$120 million to roll out network and transmissiontowers nationwide over a three-year period. For the 2024/25 to 2026/27 financial years, N$35 million has been allocated in the first year, and N$40 million in the subsequent year. In the recent mid-term budget review, an additional N$45 million was allocated to...
Festus Hamalwa Linea Dishena GUINAS – Swapo’s Moses Khumub won the Guinas constituency by-election with 1 407 votes, defeating his cousin Fransiskus Khumub from the Landless People’s Movement, who garnered 612 votes. The by-election took place on Friday and saw 2 019 votes cast, with 22 ballots rejected. It was necessitated by the death of...