Namibia’s oldest football club Tigers, has a stinking rich history of importing highly gifted footballers from neighbouring countries, notably from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in that sequence. Those that spring to mind are; Zeka Malunga, Tony Belange, Paolo Ndjamba, Boniface ‘Papi’ Matingou and in recent years versatile Tanzanian box-to-box midfielder Lubigisa […]
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in its March 2021 crop prospects and food situation quarterly global report, 441 000 Namibians are estimated to be food insecure and would be in need of humanitarian assistance between October 2020 and March 2021. The FAO stated that Namibia is among the […]
In 1985, during Namibia’s struggle for independence, 56 Namibian children were taken from camps in Zambia and Angola to live in Czechoslovakia. Theirs is a strange and heartbreaking tale of alienation and loss – never before told. Until now. By Rebecca Davis First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. The official version had […]
A FEW days before the anniversary of Namibia’s first coronavirus cases, the country has confirmed the presence of the South African variant while the Namibia Medical Regulatory Council (NMRC) approved the use of the Covid-19 vaccine. This was confirmed by health minister Kalumbi Shangula yesterday. “Yes, the results are out and we have some cases […]
Opuwo — The Kunene region saw a marked decline in cases of illegal poaching of rhinos in the last five years, with no incident reported last year. Head of operations in the region Deputy Commissioner Jaron Iita said 28 rhinos were poached between 2015 and 2017. Iita said, between 2018 and 2019, there were minimal […]
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Namibia: Conradie Corruption Trial Stalls
The trial of prominent Windhoek lawyer Dirk Conradie and his long-time friend Sara Damases was for the umpteenth time postponed yesterday. This time to 18 March because of the unavailability of Windhoek High Court Judge Thomas Masuku. High Court Judge Naomi Shivute postponed the matter on behalf of Judge Masuku for a status hearing. The […]
Walvis Bay — The future of more than 2 000 workers employed in the local fishing industry continues to hang in the balance as consultations linger on whether to allocate more wet quota to land-based horse mackerel players. Those calling for an increased wet landed quota argue they have invested over N$2 billion in processing […]
Okondjombo — A distraught farmer from the Okondjombo area in the Kunene region says he has lost about 400 cattle and 1 000 goats in the last two years. Hiperure Koruhama, a pensioner, said much of his livestock perished last year following the devastating drought in 2019. The farmer was only left with six goats, […]
Defence minister Peter Vilho has explained the existence of Namibian Defence Force (NDF) camps set up within 500 metres of civilians’ dwellings in villages in the Zambezi region, saying it is to prevent members of the public from being injured by projectiles that could be launched from such areas. Vilho clarified this in parliament on […]
THE Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, which the Chinese government promised to Namibia as a donation, has not received emergency use clearance from the World Health Organisation (WHO). China will be donating 100 000 doses of the vaccine to Namibia. WHO programme area manager on immunisation and vaccine development Dr Richard Mihigo confirmed yesterday that the Sinopharm […]
THE National Assembly (NA) will this month consider a motion to discuss the possibility of amending constitutional provisions prohibiting civil servants from participating as candidates in national elections. Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Elma Dienda, who tabled the motion on Wednesday, said certain provisions of the Constitution seem to be “directly and indirectly discriminating against […]
Johannesburg — Partners in malaria elimination have come together on community engagement in malaria control and elimination, and shared tools and experiences on fighting the parasitic disease. The gathering on February 19 included researchers, community leaders, academics and international partners. Opening remarks were by Kelly Harvard, a researcher at Malaria Elimination Initiative, the University of […]
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Namibia: Fishcor’s Bank Accounts Unfrozen
The Bank of Namibia has unfrozen the bank accounts of the National Fishing Corporation (Fishcor), which were temporarily placed in limbo due to suspected violations of financial regulations. This was announced by Fishcor’s interim board chairperson Heinrich Mihe Gaomab in a statement issued on Wednesday. Gaomab said the company would now attend to its “urgent […]
A local labour expert has warned that without a fundamental change in Namibia’s social and economic architecture, the country will continue to see rising levels of inequality. This warning by Herbert Jauch is issued even though between 1990 and 2019 Namibia’s Human Development Index (HDI) increased by more than 11% from 0.581 to 0.646. Despite […]
Oshakati — Magistrate Leopoldt Hangalo yesterday laughed off claims he was bribed to acquit northern-based businessman Sindano Hango in the Oshakati Regional Court last year. Angry demonstrators at Oshakati yesterday accused Hangalo of having been bribed to rule in favour of Hango at the conclusion of the rape trial. The demonstrators also demanded Hangalo recuse […]
It was on this fateful day, 2 October 1904 when German imperial genocide general Lothar von Trotha declared genocide against the Ovaherero people, and extended this termination order to the Nama people on the 23 April 1905. This piece focusses mainly on the historical context of Shark Island at Lüderitz having served as a notorious […]
JUSTICE minister Yvonne Dausab has tabled amendments to the Combating Rape Act of 2000 in the National Assembly. The tabling of the amendments comes after recent reports of sexual and gender-based violence, as well as protests against these. The amendments include an additional definition of what constitutes a coercive circumstance for rape, changes in the […]
America and European whistleblower organisations yesterday launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds towards the medical treatment of Fishrot whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson. Pictures of Stefánsson with a bloated face recently appeared in an international news article, where he alleged that he has been poisoned and his appearance is a result of the poison symptoms. In […]