By: Kelvin Chiringa Three Wanaheda Police Station constables were arrested and have appeared in court on charges of solicitation and extorting money from foreigners, the Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) spokesperson, Josephine Nghituwamata, has confirmed. They are Erastus Hashipala, Gilbert Owoseb and Pinehas Ikanda. The ACC has said that one of the accused persons has been […]

By: Andrew Kathindi The number of asylum seekers and refugees in Namibia continues to increase, the ministry of home affairs, safety and security have revealed, with most fleeing persecution. “Mostly, it’s based on the reasoning that they are fearing to be persecuted,” the ministry of home affairs, public relations officer, Sakeus Kadhikwa, told The Villager. […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa A Botswana court in Kasane is expected to hand down the much-anticipated judgment into the killings of the three Nchindo brothers and their cousin along the Chobe River in 2020. The brothers are Tommy, Wamunyima, Martin and Cousin Sinvula Munyeme. The judgment comes after successive witness testimonies were heard at the inquest, […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Only less than 20% of the Tsau //Khaeb National Park will be allocated to Hyphen to develop the country’s hydrogen project, explained the hydrogen commissioner James Mnyupe last week. The first concession gave less than 20% to Hyphen Energy, as announced earlier by the Southern Corridor Development Initiative. Tsau //Khaeb National Park […]

By: Justicia Shipena  Esja Holdings pty ltd is set to apply to the managing judge of the High Court on 18 January 2022 for directions of various issues regarding the fishrot Namgomar matter.  Esja Holding is a company linked to Samerji Holdings, the leading player in the Fishrot scandal.  According to Joos Agenbach, Attorney & […]

By: Kelvin Chiringa Two more councillors have been recalled at the Keetmanshoop municipality for failing to follow party orders soon after the party got rid of its former mayor, Maree Smit. At the centre of the purge is the accusation that councillors in the south fail to adhere to the party’s instruction to desist from […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus From the 29 283 head of cattle slaughtered for local beef supply (formal market) last year, excluding December, only 714 head of cattle slaughtered were from the northern abattoirs. Monthly, the northern abattoirs and butchers supplying the formal market only slaughtered 100 cattle once last year- their monthly slaughter is consistently below […]

Staff Writer Police arrested a 15-year-old boy from Okatope in the Omuntele area for raping a five-year-old girl at Oshilunga village on Friday. The teenager is said to have entered the house where the girl was sleeping after her grandmother had left her with siblings.     The girl was taken to Onandjokwe State Hospital for […]

By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus In his new year message, the newly appointed chairperson of the country statistics agency, Salomo Hei, emphasized the importance of good and timely statistics for the country to enable informed decisions. Currently, the country is however running and planning using old social-economic statistics. Policymakers and all the latest government documents are quoting […]