Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture, Jerry Ekandjo has been relieved of his duties on Thursday, just like Home Affairs Minister, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana. In an almost identical letter to that of Iivula-Ithana, dated 1 February 2018, President Hage Geingob states, “by virtue of the powers vested in me by Article 32(6) of the […]
Judgement in the appeal hearing of Ricardo Gustavo’s bail application is set for 28 July. Lawyer Luis Botha, representing Fishrot accused, Gustavo, argued that the accused person is not a flight risk and that he will hand in his travel documents. He further said that at no point has the appellant proved to interfere in […]
Sport
The Namibia Rugby Union’s council voted to play some form of Rugby this year still, this decision was made during the NRU’s AGM which was held in Windhoek recently. NRU president Corrie Mensah however expressed his concern on the matter. In an NBC exclusive interview Mensah expressed his concern surrounding the return of Rugby in […]
SWAPO won the Katima Mulilo urban constituency by-election that were conducted 25 August, retaining its seat left by John Mukaya who passed away in June 2021 in a car accident. SWAPO’s candidate Kennedy Simasiku received half of the votes gaining 1,557 out 3002 total votes cast. Simasiku was followed by Independent Candidate (IC) Gibson Nkando […]
A second person involved in a head-on collision between two minibusses on the Hosea Kutako Airport road has died in the Katutura Hospital. Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL) Spokesperson, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says 54-year-old Charlotte Winkler, an employee of the Ministry of Finance is the second victim to succumb to injuries sustained in that accident. […]
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The Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni commended food producers in the ||Kharas Region for making food security a key priority by not only providing for the local markets but also exporting Namibian products to the international market. Uutoni made the remarks at Keetmanshoop, during the commemoration of Africa Day on Decentralization and […]
