Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Petrus Unengu on Monday imposed further custodial sentences on the seven remaining treason accused, ranging from five to 16 years. They were convicted in July on charges of high treason, charges under the Arms and Ammunitions Act, and the Immigration Control Act. The judge sentenced Progress Kenyoka Munuma to an...
KATIMA MULILO – The Namibian Police in the Zambezi region have recorded five cases of vehicle scams in the last three months, the latest case involving two agricultural trucks valued at about N$2.8 million. They were intercepted. It is a situation that is leaving the police with sleepless nights. During a media briefing recently, Zambezi...
OSHAKATI – Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta has urged Namibians to plant trees to counteract the effects of habitat degradation, deforestation, and climate change. Shifeta, while speaking during the commemoration of Arbor Day at Oshakati on Friday, said the environment faces numerous challenges, including deforestation to climate change. “It is our collective...
GOBABIS – Crowded farms, hopelessness among corridor farmers and landlessness remain growing concerns in the Omaheke region, the regional leadership has admitted. Both Okorukambe constituency councillor Rocco Nguvauva and his Gobabis constituency counterpart, Augustinus Tebele used the Omaheke Regional Council’s recent meeting to table motions aimed at addressing issues of corridor farmers and overcrowding at...
OUTAPI – Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani said businesspeople in the north decorate their trucks with Swapo flags, campaigning for the ruling party because they are benefitting from tenders. He also jokingly accused Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa of being responsible for the strong winds at Outapi during the party’s star rally on Saturday. ...
KEETMANSHOOP – Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said national documents are the pride of any nation, and should therefore only be issued to those who are entitled to have them. This was part of her message to stakeholders during the inauguration of the //Kharas Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security office at the town on Friday. ...
OMUTHIYA – The Namibia Revenue Agency has urged taxpayers to report companies which do not pay tax so that they can investigate and take action against them. The request was made by NamRA facilitator Simson Shivolo during the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) stakeholders’ meeting held at Omuthiya on Wednesday. He made the statement after...
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia and South Africa are considering the Report of the Joint Committee of Experts on the Orange River Boundary, focusing on enhancing bilateral cooperation. The Political, Diplomatic,and Legal Committee of the Bi-National Commission of the two countries is meeting in Swakopmund this week, marking a significant step towards resolving the long-standing border issue...
Windhoek High Court Judge Eileen Rakow yesterday struck an urgent application lodged by a disgruntled Swapo member against the nomination of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as Swapo’s presidential candidate, from the roll. Reinhold Shipwikineni lodged the urgent application on Friday last week. He cited Swapo, NNN, as she is affectionately known, plus the members she appointed during...
OTJINENE – The turnout at the party’s manifesto launch on Saturday and the united front within the party’s rank and file should be a clear demonstration that Nudo will never be hijacked by outside forces, despite numerous attempts. This was the emphatic message from party secretary general Josef Kauandenge at Otjinene on Saturday, where they...