The Eenhana Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to a 39-year-old man accused of killing his mother before he burned her body, assaulted his niece, and set their house on fire.
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Procurement Board cancels medical tender…ministry bemoans setback for health sector
The executive director in the ministry of health Ben Nangombe has expressed concern over the Central Procurement Board of Namibia’s decision to cancel the multimillion-dollar medical tender that caused major public uproar last month.
Farmers warn Africa against red line meat
Disgruntled previously advantaged commercial farmers have approached authorities in Ghana to stop buying Namibian beef from the northern communal areas, as it is allegedly contaminated with foot and mouth disease.
Nghitumbwa set to battle Boyd in Australia…mega titles on the line
Namibia’s WBO Global Super Bantamweight champion Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa is set to face one of his biggest career tests when he defends his title against highly-experienced Australian fighter Luke Boyd next month.
Otjinene experiencing investor inflows
Otjinene village in the Omaheke region has been experiencing a relatively high investor inflow for the past years.
SACU ratifies African free trade agreement
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, as the current chair of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), officially announced the finalisation of the SACU Tariff Offer on 18 February 2023.
CRAN commences with frequency bid auction
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) gave notice that on Friday, 17 February 2023, it has commenced with the auctioning process for radio
frequency spectrum bands 694-790 MHz and 790-862 MHz allocated to International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) services on a primary basis.
Opinion – Is Namibia a bourgeois state? A case study of Michael Amushelelo
Learning from the recent social and political developments in the Namibian political space, many who follow politics would have observed the working class mobilisations led by the NEFF’s commissar Michael Amushelelo, who is currently a trending force and icon in Namibia as far as the awakening and mobilisation of the working class’ struggle is concerned.
Opinion – NRSC does the right thing
The majority of the world’s safest countries have long-term road safety targets in place. Road safety is a major global health issue since large proportions of unintentional injuries are caused by traffic-related crashes.
Community hostel finances a shambles
A parliamentary standing committee on education matters has noted with grave concern the mushrooming of community hostels, which in some instances, are believed to be established for financial gains.









