Cuban ambassador to Namibia Sidenio Ascota Aday has said the heroic battle of Cuito Cuanavale, which culminated in the abolition of the apartheid regime in South Africa and the independence of Namibia, involved 40 000 soldiers from Cuba, Angola, and Namibia, which included more than 500 tanks, thousands of artillery, and 1 000 anti-aircraft weaponry.
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Police kills two suspected robbers
A case of murder has been opened against a police officer who allegedly fatally shot suspected robbers at a temporary roadblock at Ngarama-Teya village in Rundu Rural constituency on Monday night.
Elcin agitates for olufuko name change…church finds festival divisive, repulsive
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia has proposed to the Outapi Town Council to rename the Olufuko Cultural Festival for church members to be able to participate in the event as the current name is repulsive.
Seibeb accused of impunity
Landless People’s Movement deputy leader Henny Seibeb has been accused of acting with impunity, taking no accountability for his actions and personally attacking those who question him on social media.
Geingob: Namibia ready for business
President Hage Geingob yesterday encouraged international investors who have not yet invested in Namibia to make an investment decision and become investment partners.
Air Namibia debt haunts TransNamib
Rail and road services operator TransNamib last Thursday received a letter of demand from now defunct Belgian company, Challenge Air, to pay more than N$160 million (9.863 million euros) for a botched lease agreement with Air Namibia in 1998.
Hengari’s N$7.5 million lawsuit rumbles on
Namibia Wildlife Resorts and the tourism and public enterprises ministers have asked the court to be absolved from the N$7.5 million defamation suit filed against them by former NWR managing director, Zelna Hengari.
Alleged Russian paedophile blames victims
Russian national Alexander Krylof testified this week in his own defence after Acting Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen ordered that he and his Namibian counterpart Anna Katrina Engelbrecht must answer the 42 counts of rape and child trafficking, in addition to a charge of supplying minors with cigarettes.
Blessings from the ocean
The Walvis Bay lagoon was a hive of activity as local residents today flocked there to collect their day’s meal when hundreds of fish washed ashore.
Unam Wolves, Sparks win Independence Cup
The Khomas Basketball Association (KBA), as per its yearly tradition, hosted a successful Independence Cup in the capital, which saw local sides sweating it out for supremacy and honour.