The Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) has appointed Bernadette Bock as its Secretary General. Prior to her appointment, Bock worked at the Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine as a Corporate and Community Relations Superintendent. Bock has 20 years’ working experience in the areas of Sustainable Community Development and Natural Resources Management, Grant Management, Strategic Planning and […]
A 35-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend’s cousin appeared in the Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Nzundamo Kabala was arrested after killing 26-year-old Falali Mahoto on Saturday night, at Bezi Bar near the Zambezi River. Mahoto was shot and killed, reportedly while trying to stop Kabala from assaulting his cousin – […]
Most of us, arguably, would run a mile should we come across a snake. But you may be surprised to know that snakes generally stay away from people and only attack when they feel threatened. Not all snakes are dangerous, the main cause of snake bite deaths is due to lack of information.
Despite an increase in police visibility in the //Karas Region, gender-based violence (GBV) continues unabated. The Namibian Police recorded a 250 GBV cases during the first half of this year compared to about 229 cases in 2017.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader, McHenry Venaani has said he hopes local journalists will emulate the late Desiewaar ‘Desie’ Heita’s fair and balanced reporting. Heita died at his home in Klein Windhoek, where a gate fell on him on last Wednesday.
The body of a 32-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped and murdered, was found at Aussenkehr in the //Kharas Region on Saturday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) //Kharas crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Chrispin Mubebo told Nampa on Monday that the lifeless half-naked body of Patrisia Madyumo was found lying at Block 5 of the grape […]
Unemployment amongst the youth is a critical issue in Namibia and to address this requires a concerted and joint effort from all stakeholders in the country, Keetmanshoop Mayor Gaudentia Kröhne has said. Kröhne was speaking at the prize-giving ceremony of the //Kharas Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme (KYEDP) here on Saturday. The KYEDP is an initiative […]
Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi emphasised the Namibian Government’s commitment towards leveraging science, technology and innovation as drivers of economic growth and sustainable development. A media statement released on Monday she made the remarks in her official opening address during a three-day conference on science, technology and innovation that started at […]
Four Chinese tourists were robbed of their belongings on the Uis-Usakos gravel road on Saturday. A report by the Erongo Police says that the tourists were travelling in a Land Cruiser when the incident happened 10 Kilometres from Uis. The tourists reportedly parked their car on the side of the road, left it unguarded and […]
Participants at a regional dialogue on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women have called on Government to look at introducing Khoisan languages in schools. The dialogue, titled ‘Speaking for ourselves: Voices of San young women’, was hosted by the Women’s Leadership Centre at Rundu to help girls and women […]
