By: Justicia Shipena and Ludorf Iyambo Police officer Domingo Kambinda Ndara (33) was apprehended after it was discovered he was stealing fuel from the police and selling it to make a profit. Ndara, who was arrested on 13 May 2022, allegedly stole fuel at different fuelling police stations in Windhoek using his Toyota Bakkie. The […]

By: Justicia Shipena, Uakutura Kambaekua The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called on the finance ministry to investigate the alleged discriminatory conduct of NamRa on China Town. “If NamRa is protecting him/herself, then the superior must investigate to determine whether NamRa has done things correctly or not,” he said. The youth league further called […]

By: Staff Writer A combination of a Wednesday morning cold and the boiling rage of a dozen activists could not stop notorious business tycoon Stina Wu from receiving a petition containing daunting allegations of sexual assault, tax evasion, and oppression levelled against her fellow nationals. Through the barrage of successive negative media spotlight, the chilling […]

By: Eba Kandovazu The Oshakati Town council yesterday tabled its N$ 204 121 701 budget for the financial year of 2022/2033, in which it said N$32.5 million is intended for the construction services in Oshakati north, Ehenye. The town’s mayor Leonard Hango said the construction of the Oshakati fire station would cost N$3.5 million, the […]

By: Annakleta Haikera Teenage pregnancies in the Kavango West have been a significant concern in the educational sector.  Teenage pregnancy statistics for 2020-21 show that the Kavango West had 678 teenage pregnancies, with which the Bunya Circuit recorded the highest with 303 teenage pregnancies. Thus an educational, motivational tour supported by the education ministry in […]

    By: Justicia Shipena  High Court judge Claudia Claasen has sentenced Petrus Hoxobeb (58) to 33 years imprisonment for murdering his lover Jennifer Afrikaner on 14 July 2019. Claasen, during the sentencing, said Petrus Hoxobeb’s act of killing Afrikaner was out of the wrath of an expired love relationship. Hoxobeb was found guilty of […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Agribank has extended the farmland loan repayment period by five years for the youth (under 35 years of age) who seek loans to buy agricultural land or expand their existing farms. The agricultural financier’s spokesperson Fillemon Nangonya said this week in a press release. According to Nangonya, all Namibians who are 35 […]

By: Julia Heita  Warrant officer Lisias Nakanyala says it is not in the public’s interest for Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) commissar Michael Amushelelo and Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist Dumbulukweni Nauyoma to be granted bail.  Nakanyala was testifying in the bail application of the pair at the Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.  Nakanyala opposed bail […]

By: Hertha Ekandjo Ex-Independent Patriot for Change (IPC) councillor of the Swakopmund constituency, Ciske Smith-Howard, says that her dismissal as a councillor did not come as a surprise and that she expected it. “I received information from the party today, saying that I am fired from the party and am no longer a member of […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Economic development in rural areas is not just converting traditional structures into modern buildings but instead connecting rural small-scale producers to a value chain in the economy. A cooperative of women called Eudafano Women’s Cooperative (EWC) has united/connected around 2 800 women within 26 Associations of rural areas to supply them with […]