Students from the University of Namibia (UNAM) held a solidarity walk in response to the tragic events that recently occurred in the town of Okahandja. The students walked all the way from the UNAM campus, where they headed to Hendrick Witbooi Drive and then to Emona Road before proceeding back to the campus. This was […]
The High Court is expected to deliver a ruling today on whether nine charges against Fishrot accused Nigel van Wyk will be dropped. Van Wyk has submitted a review application, arguing that the charges against him are baseless. He maintains that when former Justice Minister Sackey Shanghala allegedly devised a plan to defraud the fishing […]
The funeral of the six people who were brutally killed by their teenage relative on 5 April at Usakos sparked dialogue on substance abuse among the youth. The funeral service honoured the deceased 95-year-old pensioner, Elisabeth !Naruses, her 17-year-old granddaughter, Fenny !Naruses, and her great-grandchildren, Ibraher !Naruses, Raunisha Boer, who were both 6 years of […]
Keetmanshoop-based long-distance taxi operators have condemned the recent ministerial directive permitting seven-seater vehicles to operate on long-distance routes. The Minister of Works and Transport, Veiko Nekundi, recently issued the directive. The long-distance taxi operators staged a demonstration to protest against the directive, which they condemned as a direct violation of existing laws as well as […]
The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Joseph Shikongo, has confirmed the arrest of Agriculture Minister Mac Hengari and another individual. Shikongo told NBC News that they apprehended Hengari on Saturday afternoon. He added that the police will release further details regarding the arrest in due course. Hengari is currently being held at the Windhoek […]
The Namibia National Student Organisation (NANSO) is demanding immediate action from the police regarding the murder of two young learners at K.W. Von Mares Combined School in Okahandja. In a statement the association’s president, Dorthea Nangolo, says these cases must not be treated as routine investigations. NANSO further demands the urgent involvement of external criminal […]
A 50-year-old woman accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend in Otjiwarongo has made her second court appearance. Katrina Geises was arrested on 11 April after allegedly stabbing her 32-year-old ex-boyfriend in the chest during an argument at her home. She faces one charge of attempted murder, under the Domestic Violence Act. Geises remains in custody while […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Mac Albert Hengari, is the subject to an investigation into a number of allegations, following a complaint filed in November 2024. The alleged offences are listed under a Case Record Number reportedly linked to the minister. According to a police report released to the Namibian Broadcasting […]
The police have reported a series of incidents across the country over the Easter weekend, ranging from suspected diamond smuggling at the border to a violent robbery and a break-in at a government office. In the south, a 64-year-old Namibian man was arrested at the Ariamsvlei Border Post on Friday evening after officials discovered 26 […]
Otjozondjupa Region recorded four accidents over the Easter holiday. On Thursday, two people died in an accident north of Otjiwarongo involving four trucks, of which three belong to Coleman Transportation en route to B2 Gold Namibia Mine. The trucks contained sodium cyanide chemicals that spilt on the ground, but it has since been cleaned up. […]
