The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, says a government investigation will “get to the bottom” of why 16 correctional officers were loaded into a van meant for transporting inmates. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Iipumbu dismissed claims that the officers did not have an alternative decent means of...
In a world where time often dictates the pace of our passions, Stella Williams continues to write her own story, defying age, rewriting limits, and shining brighter with every stride on the pitch. At 47, while many of her former teammates have hung up their boots, Williams remains at the heart of Beauties FC’s midfield:...
Hilma Nalupe Grootfontein was alive with the sound of engines this past weekend as the Namibia Motorsport Federation hosted a rally in memory of the late Jaco van Dyk, a prominent figure in the Motosport industry, who tragically passed away in a car accident near the town in late July. Van Dyk, who was based...
Kaino Sheehama Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa has pledged N$200 000 towards the upcoming Outjo Trade and Tourism Expo 2025, channelled through the Council’s Mayoral Fund. Nghaamwa, who is well known for his philanthropic work, made the pledge during a gala dinner held on Friday in Outjo. Staged under the theme “Promoting Outjo as an...
Out of about 455 000 youth in the country’s labour force, about 253 000 are in full-time or gainful employment, while the remaining 202 000, which is about 44.4%, are still without jobs, according to the latest figures contained in the National Development Plan (NDP6). Overall, Namibia’s entire labour force stood at 867 247 in...
OGONGO – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing research and food production being carried out at the University of Namibia’s Ogongo campus in Omusati region, saying the institution is setting an example for agricultural innovation in the country. She stressed that Africans must focus more on research if they are to conquer...
Lahja Nashuuta Mariental – The Jagger family is reeling from tragedy after two sisters, Diana Jagger and Roselda Higoam, lost their lives in Saturday’s horrific road accident near Mariental, leaving a total of seven children – now all orphans. The deceased sisters’ father, Bereht Jagger, now left to care for the surviving children, lost his...
Lahja Nashuuta Festus Hamalwa Mariental –The road outside Mariental still tells the story of tragedy. Oil spills and mangled debris mark the spot where 14 Namibian Police and Correctional Service officers perished in a devastating head-on crash that left a town and a nation in mourning on Saturday morning. Passing motorists slow down, some hooting...
WALVIS BAY – The safety and security cluster at the coast is reeling in shock after one of its own, Sergeant Eustance Simasiku Matongo, was shot dead in the line of duty. Matongo was gunned down on Wednesday evening while trying to convince a robbery suspect not to take his own life. Matongo (34), was...
Namibia has been thrown into mourning following one of the darkest road tragedies in recent memory after 16 people – 14 officers from the Namibian Correctional Services and the Namibian Police Force, as well as two civilians, died in the horrific road accident on Saturday. The civilians were a heavily pregnant woman and her sister....