Police have identified the officer who was gunned down at Walvis Bay on Wednesday as 34-year-old Simasiku Matongo. A report released this evening indicated that Matongo was murdered in cold blood by a suspected criminal, Jacques Pienaar. Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona said Pienaar, an adult from Usakos, robbed someone at a gambling house in the harbour […]
The family of one of the five survivors of a tragic accident that claimed 14 lives says they remain shocked over the tragedy, attributing her survival to God’s mercy. A head-on collision happened around seven o’clock this morning on the B1 road about seven kilometres north of Mariental in the Hardap Region. Mariental resident and […]
Seaside Primary School at Walvis Bay raised over N$100,000 for the construction of an administration building. Seaside Primary School at Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, opened doors in 2017, with 600 learners and 19 teachers. This figure has since increased to 1,700 children with about 60 staff members. In the past eight years, the infrastructure has not […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday questioned Acting Executive Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Ben Haraseb, about a consultancy firm allegedly paid N$4 million to assist in integrating former Agribusdev staff into the ministry. Nandi-Ndaitwah raised the matter during her familiarisation visit to the Sikondo Green Scheme in the Kavango […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said she will do everything in her power to ensure that the difficulties experienced by green schemes are addressed. The President is on a mission to make sure that the country feeds itself and is asking for everyone to play their part. During her visit to the various green schemes in the […]
It is time for women to rise and stop playing small. These were the words of Estelle Tjipuka, author of the book Breaking into the Boardroom, during the E-merge Women book launch and event in the capital. The 160-page book contains information that encourages women to claim their leadership positions, develop a feminine mindset, and […]
Young people in Okahandja gathered to deliberate on the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF). The gathering aimed to share information about the newly established fund and how to correctly complete the application. The engagement focused on educating the youth about who can apply, the required documents, and the age groups that qualify for the N$257 […]
The Namibian Police have recorded 3,203 cases involving firearms between 2021 and 2024. This was revealed at the launch of the Amnesty on Arms, Ammunition and Armament campaign in Windhoek on Friday. According to the police’s national crime statistics involving firearms from 2021 to 2024, 165 cases of murder were recorded, along with 1,488 cases […]
