Kalkrand rebels against village council
Tempers flared and back-and-forth accusations were hurled after a demonstration at Kalkrand in the Hardap Region last Thursday over alleged mismanagement, corruption and fraud at the village council....
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IRONY: An old taxi wreck, uncollected waste, a dry, emaciated veld and a shack make up a part of the camp where the struggle kids currently squat. Yet, party loyalty remains fully intact and on...
View ArticleEpangelo lya yamukula komaindilo goUN Human Rights Council
Epangelo olya holola kutya itali yambidhidha eindilo lyoUnited Nations Human Rights Council opo Namibia a zimine oondjokana nomakwatathano gopaihole pokati kaalumentu naalumentu nenge aakiintu...
View ArticleOpolisi ya nyengwa okuyogamo omudhimba
Opolisi yaKahao oyali ya ithanwa sha landula oshiponga sheso lyomeya ihe oyali ya talako kayi na nkene tayi vulu okuninga sho aalumentu yatatu aakwashigwanaa ya tokola okunhukila momuthima ngoka...
View ArticleGovt tiptoes around sodomy law
The United Nations Human Rights Council wants Namibia to decriminalise sodomy but there appears to be resistance from the government. According to Justice Minister Albert Kawana, the constitution is...
View ArticleFire at informal market in Opuwo
A fire at the Epupa informal market at Opuwo Wednesday night has left several vendors without an income. The cause of the fire, which broke out at around 19:00, is yet to be determined. The Namibian...
View ArticleKandjoze seeks Okahandja money probe
Minister of Mines and Energy Obeth Kandjoze wants the finances of the Okahandja Town Council to be thoroughly investigated. This follows news that the municipality owes NamPower almost N$50 million in...
View ArticleMedical outreach is the answer - Haufiku
The minister of health and social services, Bernard Haufiku, says regional medical outreach programmes should be strengthened in order to reduce the number of patients flooding to Windhoek, Rundu and...
View ArticleTUN slams government
The Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) yesterday joined the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) in reminding government that teachers will not accept the proposed 5% increment in salaries. Nantu has...
View ArticleDrowning believed to be suicide
The Oshana police on Wednesday afternoon retrieved the lifeless body of 42-year-old Gideon Nehale from the NamWater dam in Oshakati. He is believed to have committed suicide a week ago following a...
View ArticleMistress, wife in dispute
The Oukwanyama Traditional Authority found itself in a complicated fracas with two women fighting over a cattle post. The cattle post forms part of the estate of a man who died about two years ago and...
View ArticleUnder fire exile kids to apologise
The so-called struggle kids have resolved to tender an apology, at a yet to be called media briefing, for their recent unbecoming behaviour. The group’s spokesperson Jerry Hamukwaya yesterday confirmed...
View ArticleHelao Nafidi saga drags on
Helao Nafidi councillor Ester Ndatala Nghidimbwa who was handpicked by Swapo and replaced Lucia Nghililewanga, who had been voted into office, has threatened to take legal action against the council if...
View ArticlePolice get cold feet
The Okahao police, called to a drowning incident at the weekend, watched on haplessly as an Amarika man and two others removed the lifeless body of a 6-year-old boy, who died in a well while trying to...
View ArticleCoordinate to ensure reliable and credible statistics
The statistician-general Alex Shimuafeni this week called for cooperation between government ministries and the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) to ensure that statistics are credible. Shimuafeni was...
View ArticleOnly the fittest survive
The hunger is bearable in comparison with the cold and humiliation she feels when people ignore her pleas for a slice of bread to eat, says Zelda Harases.“It is tough, especially when you have children...
View ArticleIsaacks laid to rest at Farm Versailles
Pioneer campaigner for the landless, Maria Sululu Isaaks was finally laid to rest over the weekend at Farm Versailles after a last-ditch intervention by President Hage Geingob ordering that her...
View ArticleRehoboth land case postponed
The Rehoboth land squabble was back in the High Court yesterday. Advocate Thabang Phatela, on behalf of the Rehoboth town council, the applicant in the matter, challenged the Baster traditional...
View ArticleLions threatening people, livestock
Residents of the Otjindakui village in the Sesfontein Constituency are complaining about lions threatening their lives and livestock. They have thus requested their constituency councillor, Julius...
View Article‘We want salaries not allowances’
Kindergarten teachers, assisted by their association the Namibia Pre-Schools Teachers’ Association (NPSTA), staged a peaceful demonstration at the Oniipa constituency offices last week, protesting...
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