Windhoek-Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Helalia Johannes has been promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer Class Two with effect from the 19th April, having jumped two ranks. The promotion ceremony took place at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Windhoek on Thursday. Helalia Johannes became the first female to have ever collected a Gold medal […]

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), commenced at Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom, to discuss Queen Elizabeth II’s successor. President Hage Geingob is among the 46 heads of government attending the two-day meeting. The other attendees are foreign affairs ministers. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the monarch said the bloc is “growing stronger […]

Minister of Education, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa made her first pre-trial appearance in the Windhoek High Court this morning on a charge of corruption before High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg. The matter was allocated to High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo and remanded to 29 May at 09H00 for the fixing of trial dates. Sisa Namandje is appearing […]

Windhoek residents have been warned of the dangers of erecting their dwellings in riverbeds. Heavy rainfall in Windhoek on Mon day saw numerous houses, especially in low lying informal residential and informal areas being flooded, with two people losing their lives. The floods have forced some people to move to higher ground with fears that […]

Three learners from the Martin Luther High School (MLH) in the Okombahe village in the Erongo Region won a trip to Berlin, Germany, through the ‘Start-Up Project’ competition organised by the Goethe-Institute.