The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is expected to visit Namibia next week, on the invitation of President Hage Geingob. In a statement announcing his visit, the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation says the visit highlights the importance Namibia and the AU attach to the country’s membership and contributions […]
The Media Ombudsman has warned high ranking officials against the misuse of their powers to suppress access to information and media freedom.
The Namibian and Angolan governments will jointly finance the construction of the monuments at Cassinga in southern Angola. The site will be used to commemorate and pay homage to the over 600 Namibians who lost their lives during the Cassinga camp attacks in 1978. Speaking during a joint press conference at State House, President Hage […]
Founding President, Sam Nujoma says people who perished in the Cassinga massacre are heroes and heroines of the revolution and they will forever be remembered for their heroic deeds. Nujoma vividly remembers that fateful day when a majority of women and children were killed by the South African Defence Force, who attacked a SWAPO base […]
Members of the Namibian Cabin Crew Union, (NCCU) say they will not stand idle and watch as another parastatal goes down the drain. They held a demonstration on Thursday over alleged corrupt activities and unfair dealings in the Cabin Crew Department of Air Namibia.
The Kunene Regional and Khorixas Town Council, as well as the regional Swapo leadership, have come to the rescue of two malnourished boys at the town’s state hospital. The twin babies have been in and out of hospital due to hunger, as their parents cannot afford to feed them.
Angola’s President, João Lourenço arrived in Namibia Thursday afternoon at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. President Lourenço is on a three-day state visit at the invitation of his counterpart, President Hage Geingob. The Angolan head of state is also expected to deliver a keynote address at the 40th commemoration of the Cassinga massacre at the […]
The Zambezi Regional police arrested two men for illegal possession of six elephant tusks. The duo appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrates Court on Wednesday. They were arrested while trying to transport tusks from Kanono area in the Sibbinda Constituency to Lusaka, Zambia, for sale.
Survivors of the Cassinga Massacre say the dark memories of the attack are still fresh in their minds. The experience, they explain, left emotional scares which can never be healed.
Despite the annual commemoration of Cassinga Day many wonder whether young people know the significant of this historical event. Our team took to the streets of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay to gauge young people’s understanding of Cassinga day.
