KFC strike averted

The Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) and Atlantic Chicken Company (trading as KFC Namibia) have signed an agreement on wages and conditions of employment ahead of an intended strike. Speaking during an interview on Good Morning Namibia, General-Secretary of NAFAU Jacob Penda confirmed that the strike was called off after the union and […]

Minor allegedly raped by teenager at Karibib

A 17-year-old boy is in the dock after he reportedly raped his 11-year-old neighbour at Karibib on Saturday. Namibian Police Force crime investigations coordinator for Erongo, Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu confirmed this incident in a report on Sunday afternoon. It is alleged that between the hours of 09h00 and 15h00, the victim was alone at […]

Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi buried

Veteran Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi was laid to rest at his village Madziwa in Zimbabwe over the weekend. Mtukudzi was the first musician in Zimbabwe to have received a hero’s burial. The legendary musician reportedly died of diabetes last Wednesday. He has recorded 66 albums over 40 years and was 66 at the time of […]