A case of birth concealment and murder was opened against a 21-year-old woman in the Omusati region. It is alleged that the suspect gave birth to a baby and thereafter murdered it with an unknown object. The incident occurred at the Etunda village in the Okahao constituency. Preliminary investigations disclosed that the suspect is living […]

Namibian workers at South African Airways have gone for seven months without salaries, documents seen by Eagle FM have shown, as the airline continues to face trouble in the skies and a financial headache in South Africa. Eagle FM has managed to glean on communication by Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union to the airline, […]

Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein said the ministry will develop boreholes in the Ohangwena region in its bid to make water accessible to the residents of the area. During a familiarization visit of water points in the Omundaungilo constituency on Saturday, Schlettwein said the water quality at the constituency’s main boreholes is […]

City of Windhoek’s executive for economic development and community services, Fillemon Hambuda, who has defected to the IPC has said that it is cold outside Swapo because the party makes it hard for one to sustain a living. Hambuda is contesting under the IPC banner in the upcoming polls slated for November the 25th. He […]

The justice minister, Yvonne Dausab, has expressed unhappiness at the barrage of criticism levelled against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in its enlistment of candidates for the position of Prosecutor General saying that the commission must be allowed to do its work. The JSC has been slammed by the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) for not being […]

The judiciary has implemented a pilot project in the Magistrates Courts to reduce the case backlog which stood at 2 047 criminal cases in the country’s regional courts and 22 204 the district court in February this year. Last year, the regional courts only finalised 20% of the overall cases and only 6% in 2018/2019. […]

The ministry of higher education, the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) and vocational education stakeholders have held a validation workshop today on a TVET draft policy. The policy is meant to better position vocational education so it can aid in the industrial and economic development of Namibia as per the NDP5 and the Harambee Prosperity Plan […]

The police in the Oshana Region have reported an increase in the number of motor vehicles theft, and theft out of vehicles. According to the police, the region has recorded 10 cases of vehicle theft and 38 cases of theft out of motor vehicles Nampol Inspector Thomas Aiyambo advised members of the public to put […]

Dr Panduleni Itula’s case against the health minister in which he is challenging the legality of the Medical and Dental Council of Namibia has been postponed to the 3 December 2020 The case is finally postponed for the hearing and determination of the outstanding issue of costs, due to the applicant’s counsel’s inability to appear […]

Former NDF general Martin Shali has come under fire for using threatening language. Speaking at a SWAPO rally in Okahandja, Shali used the phrase “cutting their throats” in reference to former Swapo members who are now leading opposition political parties. Lawyer Kadhila Amoomo demanded that Martin Shali should apologise in public and withdraw his remarks […]