Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – Tjiveripo Mbahepa moved closer to his long-cherished dream of becoming a lawyer after recently graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Namibia. Hailing from Okavangua village in Omaheke’s Otjinene constituency, he could not say what exactly motivated him to succeed, but remembered that since the age of...
Namibia is grappling with a funding shortfall of about N$482 million to shield 1.26 million drought-stricken citizens from a looming hunger crisis. This was revealed by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa- Amadhila during the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction Conference held in the capital this week. She said of the...
Loide Jason Kavetja Ngaizuvare President Nangolo Mbumba has called for an immediate ceasefire in conflict zones like Gaza and Lebanon, while urging global unity in addressing unrest. Speaking under the theme “Cultivating a Culture of Peace” on the occasion of United Nations (UN) Day yesterday, he highlighted the critical role of dialogue and diplomacy in...
Lahja Nashuuta The Windhoek municipal council has approved a motion to rename Sheffield Street to FF. M.S. Khama Street, in honour of the late Methuselah Simataa Khama, who tragically lost his life while on duty. Windhoek mayor Queen Kamati made the announcement this week during a council meeting. The late Khama was a firefighter, known...
OSHAKATI – Erick Ndakolo (56), who has been sleeping by his mother’s tombstone at a cemetery for 18 days, returned home yesterday. The cemetery is located at Uupindi location in Oshakati. Oshana police commander, Commissioner Naftal Sakaria, had a meeting with Ndakolo, and advised him to stop sleeping in the cemetery because it is not...
Namibian political party Affirmative Repositioning has taken a different view of the land reform agenda by focusing on appropriation, banning foreign land ownership, and the removal of the controversial Red Line. These positions are articulated in the AR manifesto, dubbed ‘Plans for Namibia’, launched at the weekend in Katima Mulilo. The party promises fundamental changes...
The ruling party Swapo has received the most media coverage both on television and radio, between August and September 2024. This is according to the third Election Media Monitoring Report released on Tuesday by media ombudsman John Nakuta. The project aims to serve as a critical tool in assessing how both legacy and online media...
MURURANI – Swapo lawmaker Verna Sinimbo says opposition parties have no capacity to lead the country. She said only Swapo can govern the country. She made the remarks while addressing a rally at Mururani village in Kavango West at the weekend. “Swapo is the only party that liberated the country; for the past 35 years,...
KATIMA MULILO – The Kongola community has protested the provisional withdrawal of a case in which over N$4 million allegedly vanished into thin air at the Zambezi Regional Council. Zambezi’s chief regional officer Regina Ndopu-Lubinda and other senior officials’ corruption charges were provisionally withdrawn in the Katima Mulilo Regional Court last month. Magistrate Clara...
Namdeb, in collaboration with stakeholders, recently hosted the Gender-Based Violence Pathways to Care Workshop in Oranjemund in its efforts to strengthen support systems to combat violence in the town. In a media statement, the diamond giant stated that gender-based violence is a pervasive issue, and that it will do its part to address it in...