A Windhoek-based psychiatrist found that a Kunene man, accused of murder and raping multiple women in 2012, is fit to stand trial despite having been diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2016.
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Virus halts appointment of town CEO
ONGWEDIVA - The Oshakati Town Council’s management committee was unable to sit yesterday to recommend the successful candidate to fill the vacant CEO position at the local authority
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Tsumeb runs out of land
The Tsumeb municipality is considering approaching Weatherly Mine Namibia for a portion of land as the local authority looks at expanding its town boundaries to meet the ever-increasing demand for urban land.
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City suspends executive over bribery claims
The City of Windhoek has suspended its information and communication technology strategic executive following bribery allegations. Acting CEO O’Brien Hekandjo yesterday indefinitely suspended Reckliff Kandjiriomuini following allegations that he offered a N$5 million bribe to a city councillor to support the 5G project. Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) City of Windhoek councillor Brunhilde Cornelius claimed...
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Covid patient regrets party spree
A Windhoek young man who went on a partying spree shortly after he swabbed for Covid-19, has issued a public apology for his conduct. John Paul Karuaihe III snuck out of self-isolation last week and was seen partying at various social spots in Windhoek. He subsequently tested positive. In a statement issued yesterday, Karuaihe said he...
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Retailer resumes plan to slash 229 jobs
Pick n Pay Namibia yesterday announced it has retrenched 229 employees, citing unfavourable trading conditions. Pick n Pay had put the redundancy plan on ice in June after entering into negotiations with the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau). In a memo on Tuesday, Pick n Pay Namibia managing director Graeme Mouton informed employees...
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Alleged pastor swindler, co-accused denied bail
WALVIS BAY – A flamboyant pastor from Walvis Bay and his co-accused were denied bail yesterday during their first court appearance in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court. The duo appeared in court after being arrested for allegedly swindling N$800 000 from five women through scams. Kaetanus Shilimela nicknamed ‘Atomic Bomb’ and Showa Lukas also known...
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Blue Waters distances itself from pro-NFA rogue clubs …as BA shuns ‘desperate’ Moetie
Coastal giants and one of Namibia’s oldest football clubs, Blue Waters FC, yesterday distanced itself from a letter dated 6 August 2020, written by eight clubs to the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and to sports minister Agnes Tjongarero, wherein the clubs blasted the minister and tried to influence the NSC. The said letter of 6...
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Tales of the Legends – Gosbert ‘The Conductor’ Shikerete: The Kavango River Crocodile
Born in the Karapamwe residential area, on the outskirts of Rundu on 7 November 1972, the much travelled versatile footballer started out at boyhood team Cuca Tops. He was the youngest squad member at the tender age of 15 in a star-studded team that had the likes of the club’s blue-eyed boy Pau Kandere, NBC...
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Governor talks tough on homelessness
WALVIS BAY – Erongo governor Neville Andre yesterday made a commitment to address the poor housing situation in the region, which has seen thousands languishing in shacks. “We have to take a brutally honest look around us, the shacks that the people are still living in – the land earmarked for development and have budgetary...