By: Andrew Kathindi The night sky turned bright orange in the very early morning hours of Thursday morning in the capital city of Kyiv, Ukraine. Opoili Kavela, a student at International European University in the eastern European nation, says he was still trying to go back to sleep when he heard the loud bangs. The […]

By:Julia Heita Outjo girlfriend-killer Robert Funny Useb (24) was found guilty of murder with intent by High Court Judge Naomi Shivute on Thursday. Useb stabbed his girlfriend, Selma Khamuxus, five times on 29 March 2019 at a bar in Outjo. According to Shivute, considering the merits and demerits of the State’s case, Useb’s version and […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo Khomas regional commander Ismael Basson has warned parents not to allow their children to buy muffins and cakes in the street and at school as drug dealers are cooking brownies with cannabis oil. This comes after the police, on Tuesday week, arrested Fritz Maurus Isaacks (28), in possession of Cannabis brownies, valued […]

By: Justicia Shipena The lawyer of former National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) boss Mike Nghipunya, Thabang Phatela, says no evidence can be used before the court that a document retrieved from Nghipunya’s computer was not tempered or imposed to create the content of the paper. This comes as Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lead investigator Andreas […]

By: Ludorf Iyambo The residents of Samora Machel in Katutura demonstrated against their Swapo councillor, accusing him of favouritism and tribalism. The residents gathered at the office of councillor Nestor Kalola demanding food bank services or money instead. The residents said that the council is tribalist and that only one ethnic group benefited from the […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Interested farmers that would like to be trained in agricultural-related topics are advised to organise themselves in a group of 15 people or more and contact the Agribank for training. The training is free, and the bank will absorb all the costs. The bank’s spokesperson Filemon Nangonya explained last week. Nagoya told […]

By: Uakutura Kambaekua – Okangwati Police in the Kunene region have deployed their search and rescue unit to the Omuhonga River in areas of Okangwati River, where a woman reportedly drowned on Tuesday around 22h00. Kunene police regional commander commissioner James Nderura stated that the incident happened yesterday evening. It is alleged that a woman […]

By: Annakleta Haikera The National African Students Association (NASA) has called on NSFAF to reestablish NSFAF regional offices in key regions with universities. According to the students association, it has discovered that many students are self-funded because they either don’t apply or finish their NSFAF applications due to a lack of knowledge about the fund […]

By: Andrew Kathindi Politicians have urged finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi to focus on job creation and the current basic needs of the country in his national budget. Shiimi will deliver the much-anticipated budget for the next fiscal year (2022/2023) in the national assembly tomorrow. PDM president McHenry Venaani said the budget should ensure enough resources […]

By: Vetondouua Tjivikua Michael Samson, Research Director at the Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI, South Africa), said the Basic Income Grant should be essential for economic recovery. The Basic Income Grant Coalition has called for a universal monthly grant for all Namibians aged 18-65 of N$500 per month rather than an ineffective targeted approach. Samson […]