Muesse Kazapua in glasses and necktie The Windhoek mayor Muesse Kazapua led a delegation to the family of the slain woman in Katutura and donated mattresses and drinks. Katrina Silas Kasita was allegedly killed by her live-in boyfriend with a pickaxe that was found stuck in her neck. Her body was then burnt in a […]

Dr Matthias Ngwangwama Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has taken note of a video circulating on social media relating to a carcass that was found at Namutoni resort tourist shop. The carcass was found by a tourist while he was looking for ice blocks in one of the fridges. A video that was taken went viral […]

President Hage Geingob President Hage Geingob yesterday said Namibia is making inroads in eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities in income and wealth. Addressing the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York Wednesday, Geingob said his government allocates a high percentage of resources to the social sectors, including universal access to education […]

PDM leader McHenry Venaani The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) launched its 2019 manifesto in Windhoek Wednesday with promises of cutting down the cabinet to 15. The highly ambitious manifesto says there will be the president, a prime minister and four deputy ministers. It says the posts of vice president and deputy prime minister will be […]

Dr Leake Hangala Namibia has launched a pilot project where visas will be issued on arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. Speaking during the launch of the pilot project Wednesday, the Namibia Airports Company board chairperson Dr Leake Hangala said the move will not only modernize Namibia’s visa system, but it will definitely increase […]

Poverty eradication ministry launched the food bank programme in the Oshikoto region Wednesday. In his keynote address during the launch of the Oshikoto food distribution at Tsumeb on Wednesday, said that addressing poverty hunger in Namibia, therefore, speaks to the basic building blocks of a caring nation. Kameeta said household food insecurity is one of […]

Sakaria Nghikembua Agribank says its loan book grew by 15 per cent year on year from N$2.4 billion in 2018 to N$2.8 billion in 2019. Speaking after the bank’s annual general meeting in Windhoek Wednesday, chief executive officer Sakaria Nghikembua said that this growth comes despite the difficult operating environment, characterised by a severe drought […]

Hendrik Uirab A self-confessed murderer, Hendrik Uirab, jailed for 32 years in the High Court. The judgement was handed down yesterday by High Court Justice Usiku. Uirab pleaded guilty of murder on 5 August. The convict had earlier admitted that he killed his girlfriend who has been identified as Katrina Maria Rooi (27) at Mariental. […]

Rape accused… Onesmus Angula The ELCIN pastor, who allegedly raped a 16-year-old Grade 8 pupils between January and August this year in Ohangwena, appeared in court on Tuesday. Identified as Onesmus Angula, the pastor allegedly raped the 16-year-old at the Eenghushe parish several times when he would lure her to his church house while she […]

The Marula Game Ranch has lost a bid to rid-off ex-employees to make way for a five-star luxury lodge on a 30 000ha of land. The ranch had filed an urgent court application last week before Justice Sibeya. According to the judge, he found that the applicant did not set out explicitly the circumstances which […]