The Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor was arrested on a charge of assault with the intention to do grievous bodily harm in Aroab. //Kharas police commander David Indongo said the suspect, Gerrit Witbooi, has been arrested for injuring Swapo branch administrator Johannes Vilander in Aroab on Thursday by allegedly throwing a chair at him, in the […]
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Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila cautioned loan recipients to not squander the money received, and urged them to use the funds optimally to build their enterprises and the economy. She was saying this at the handover of loans worth N$8 million to 28 rural youth enterprises which were advanced by the Development Bank of Namibia. The […]
The presidency said there is absolutely no truth in the allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist President Matamela Ramaphosa. State House on Friday issued a statement over what it calls “unfounded allegations” that President Geingob might have assisted his South African counterpart Ramaphosa in “apprehending” a suspect connected to the […]
FNB KUDUS regained the lead in the Rugby Premier League title race when they stunned former log leaders FNB Wanderers 29-25 at the Wanderers field on Saturday. Fullback Lloyd Jacobs was the star of the show, scoring three of Kudus’ five tries, but it was a great defensive team effort that ensured their victory, while […]
THE Namibian Society of Engineers (Nase) has completed renovating Namutoni Primary School in Windhoek. In a media statement, the society said the school was renovated after the commemoration of the Engineering Community Service Day on 30 April 2022. The renovation was done by a team of engineers, technicians, and artisans from Windhoek, including students and […]
THE MTC Winter Cup served up a hot concoction of emotions and entertainment inside the Okahatjipara Turf Club on the outskirts of Okondjatu on Saturday. Fan favourite Starlile lived up to its billing, winning the Import Open 2 200m main race to bring the curtain down on the gripping action which covered 19 Cup races. […]
The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, while the institutional award went to Indonesia’s National Population and Family Planning Board. The individual laureate is Member of Parliament Emma Theofelus, who is […]
President Hage Geingob yesterday stressed for technology to be a force for development for all Namibians, saying it must reach everyone. He said, without resolving rural electrification, people cannot connect to electronic systems, such as e-governance, despite government’s best efforts. Geingob was speaking at the opening of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) conference and expo, […]
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Namibia: Geingob Denies ‘Cover-Up’
PRESIDENT Hage Geingob says he is “confused” about how he allegedly assisted South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to conceal a robbery at his Phala Phala game farm in February 2020. Former South African spy boss and prisons head Arthur Fraser has accused Geingob and Ramaphosa of a high-level cover-up in concealing the theft, which is […]
SOME pensioners say they are disenchanted as they have not received their pension funds that were due last week. The Namibian has received complaints from several elderly people who say they live off the pension. According to one of the pensioners, Josia Cellieres, many elderly people rely on the pension funds for everything. “As an […]
FORMER member of parliament Geoffrey Mwilima, who is serving a prison term on high treason and other charges, is making another attempt in the Windhoek High Court to get the prison authorities to recommend his release on medical grounds. In a case that is due to be heard in the High Court today, Mwilima is […]
Cape Town — Namibian authorities have identified several suspects linked to the theft of nearly U.S.$4 million from South African President President Cyril’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in 2020, investigative journalism unit, AmaBhungane reports. One of the suspects, Imanuwela David, a Namibian national with a South African passport, was arrested after illegally crossing into […]
BRAVE Warriors assistant coach Paulus Shipanga and midfielder, Dynamo Fredericks will miss today’s Afcon qualifying match against Burundi due to Covid-19. The Namibia Football Association reported that the two had tested positive for Covid-19. “This is a huge blow to the team even though we had measures in place to avoid such incidents but there […]
THE annual Nama cultural festival, which took place this past weekend at Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region, was a melting pot of storytelling and traditional cuisine and attire. The festival, which was initiated in 2018, is aimed at preserving the unique heritage of the Nama people, and creates a platform for the transgenerational transfer of […]
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Namibia: Gobabis Gets New CEO
GOBABIS Municipality on Wednesday got a new chief executive officer (CEO) Sophia Eises. Eises replaces Angeline Steenkamp, who was acting in the position since January this year. Confirming the appointment on Thursday, the municipality’s public relations officer Frederick Ueitele told The Namibian: “She was introduced to the new stakeholders of the municipality yesterday and she […]
Swakopmund — Deputy minister of urban and rural development Natalia /Goagoses has implored local and regional authority councillors to refrain from internal politics, stop meddling in administrative issues and avoid unnecessary suspensions of CEOs and chief regional officers. /Goagoses was addressing regional and local authority councillors, CEOs and CROs at an information sharing session on […]
Swapo parliamentarian Elder Filipe has strongly warned against selective justice. He cautioned class and race should not be a consideration when applying justice. His caution follows recent failed protests to have Mariental farmer Johan Meyer re-arrested and his bail revoked for allegedly deliberately running over and killing a nine-year-old girl. On 4 May 2022, the […]
There are over 8 000 asylum-seekers and refugees in Namibia, with the majority being Congolese, as some parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo still experience unrest. These asylum-seekers are from Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Congo Brazzaville, DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The only place […]