A charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm has been registered against the officers who are accused of assaulting 44-year-old Melvin ||Areseb at Usakos. Erongo regional police commander, Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona, confirmed that investigations are continuing. He said senior officials were dispatched to Usakos to commence the investigation, as the incident took […]
A taxi driver shot and killed a street vendor at the Okarundu four-way, also known as the Otjikaendu four-way in Windhoek last night. According to eyewitnesses, the victim and two other men were looking for a taxi when an altercation broke out with the driver. Fearing robbery, the taxi driver panicked and fired two shots, […]
The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party asserts that its MPs faced unfair treatment, which precipitated yesterday’s events in the National Assembly. The National Assembly session ended in chaos after AR leader Job Amupanda and fellow MP Tuhafeni Kalola were ejected from the house for failing to adhere to parliamentary rules. Yesterday, Speaker of the National Assembly […]
Debmarine Namibia launched a next-generation crawler designed to increase diamond recovery production by 20%. Two crawlers, valued at N$1.1 billion, were unveiled at the Sturrock Dry Dock in Cape Town, South Africa, earlier this week. The next-generation crawler is a seabed mining machine that travels across the ocean floor and collects diamonds; it then pumps […]
The Electoral Commission of Namibia provisionally registered 1,499,235 voters for the Regional Councils’ elections. The Commission released the Provisional Voters Register, following the conclusion of the supplementary registration process on August 19th. Before the commencement of the supplementary registration of voters in August this year, the number of registered voters stood at 1.4 million. During […]
Walvis Bay Maritime Week is meant to celebrate the country’s maritime heritage and promote conservation of the ocean. Walvis Bay Maritime Week is an event created by Namport and stakeholders, including Debmarine, the town municipality and the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust. Since 2022, the event has brought together the private sector, government, industry, policymakers, […]
The family of late musician Jackson Kaujeua Junior is raising funds to repatriate his body from Norway for burial. Kaujeua Jnr, a renowned musician and the son of liberation struggle icon Jackson Kaujeua, died in Norway on Sunday after an illness. The late artist had followed in his father’s footsteps, carving out a career in […]
Amid persistent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in neighbouring countries, the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has urged livestock farmers to remain vigilant against any disease incursions that could threaten the country’s FMD-free zone. The directorate within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, in partnership with the Livestock and Livestock Products Board, raised […]
Regional Adult Learners Week and International Literacy Day were commemorated this week at Omatako in the Tsumkwe Constituency. The event was held under the theme “Promoting Literacy in a Digital Era. The theme highlighted both challenges and opportunities with integrating technology into education, especially in remote and underserved areas like Omatako and Tsumkwe. In the […]
