Rudolf Gaiseb The accident in which a Robinson r44 Raven plane crashed last year, killing the pilot and an apprentice maintenance engineer, was due to a motor stall and the main rotor blade striking the tailcone. Pilot Jacques Jacobs and apprentice maintenance engineer Dirk von Weitz died in the fatal crash on 17 July 2023....
GAM – Jopohambo Ndjarakana’s face lights up every time he talks of the fondness about Namibia he grew up with, and how he has longed to return to the land of his ancestors. For him and many others, Namibia remained the proverbial Land of Milk and Honey – akin to the biblical Canaan.He is among...
President Nangolo Mbumba has emphasised the need for reform in global governance, particularly within multilateral institutions like the United Nations Security Council. He said Namibia’s interest in the Pact for the Future is rooted in the recognition that the global institutions, established in 1945, have failed to adequately reflect African needs and aspirations. Speaking during...
OMHALAPAPA – Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has revealed that his region has recorded 18 deaths due to malnutrition this year alone. Malnutrition has been confirmed as a serious problem in Ohangwena, which has also led to 270 hospitalisations. Ndeitunga revealed this during the handover of a four-classroom block and a storeroom constructed by the Government...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The chairperson of Gobabis-based premier league club Young African, Maleagi Ngarizemo, said the club is busy developing the land given to them by the Gobabis Municipality. The land, measuring six hectares, is located behind the Nossobville Cemetery and was given to the team in April this year for free. Ngarizemo said work has...
Ruan Rispel from AC Boxing will headline the stable’s next event in December. He believes the fight will be a great opportunity to showcase his talent. He has eight fights, seven wins and one draw. He is set to face Joseph Abel, who has 10 fights, four wins and six losses in a 10-round bout. ...
SWAKOPMUND – Chief Justice (CJ) Peter Shivute says the Judiciary faces a challenge in finding replacements for High Court and Supreme Court judges close to retirement. “We are currently working on a succession plan, but we need your assistance in this regard,” he told magistrates who attended a two-day magistrates’ conference in Swakopmund. The conference...
The politicisation of drought relief, officials’ failure to take good care and lack of public awareness about the ongoing drought relief programme are harbingers crippling the government’s drought relief efforts. Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila highlighted these challenges during yesterday’s opening of the two-day National Platform on the Implementation of the 2024/2025 Drought Relief Programme, which...
Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda has accused the government of “playing theatrics” with citizens after Cabinet recently approved a study to gradually remove the redline. Last week, Cabinet proposed a feasibility study to be conducted over the next two years to assess the potential impacts of removing the fence. “The study will inform plans...
MUYAKO – Five hippos have died over the past few days due to the prevailing drought in the Zambezi region. “We have been fortunate that since the beginning of this drought, we have only recorded these five mortalities that are here at Ikuzu, thanks to the efforts we put in place, and those of other...