By: Vetondouua Tjivikua President of the Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (Alan) Katrina Shimbulu says the withdrawal of Landless People’s Movement (LPM) from the organisation is not a loss to the association. On Sunday, LPM leader Bernardus Swartbooi said that the party’s southern local authorities would withdraw from Alan because the organisation is of […]

By: Justicia Shipena  NIMT executive director Ralph Bussel says his former boss informed him that double-murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser threatened him.  Bussel was testifying in the murder trial of Lichtenstrasser on Monday in the Windhoek High Court. Lichtenstrasser is accused of murdering the NIMT directors Eckhart Mueller and Heimo Hellwig at Arandis in 2019. Bussel […]

Staff Writer Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein said the land must be distributed fairly, and past injustices must be corrected. Schlettwein told delegates attending a strategic workshop at Swakopmund on Monday that five years after the historic Second National Land Conference and its consequent Resolutions, tens of thousands and Namibians continue to yearn for access to […]

By: Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West teacher who made children crawl on the hard ground has apologised and vowed not to make the same mistake again. Christine Kupembona, the only teacher at Pusa Primary school, was arrested on 5 March 2022 for the incident that happened on 17 February 2022. Kabembona appeared in the Kahenge […]

By: Justicia Shipena University of Namibia (Unam) spokesperson John Haufiku says one student who was schooling in Ukraine has, thus far, been enrolled at the university. This comes after the higher education ministry announced that it is working on ways to integrate students who fled the war-torn country into local universities. “One faculty officer has […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua, Opuwo Kunene farmers advocating the removal of the Red-line, also known as the Veterinary Cordon Fence, have called for the Red-line issue not to be politicised. The farmers asked that all parties involved devise long-lasting solutions, including proper animal disease control measures, before removing the fence. The Red-line is a pest-barring fence […]

By: Frans Sinengela PDM leader MacHenry Venaani has disagreed with the statement made by President Hage Geingob on Al Jazeera last week. Geingob said that although oil has been found in Namibia, people should not be excited because it does not belong to them. The President repeated his message on Tuesday when he met opposition […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo Brenden Simbwaye location residents in Windhoek’s Samora Machel say their local councillor Nestor Kalola neglects them. On Wednesday, a group of residents submitted a petition at Khomas regional council office. The residents also called on the Khomas regional governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua to intervene in the matter. According to the residents in 2020, […]