This past weekend, Maike Diekmann became the first Namibian rower to ever qualify for any Olympic Games. She will participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, after winning the final of the Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tunisia. Maike Diekmann remained focussed on her rowing career, after she failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics in 2016. […]
Green passports are available once more, and with the festive season fast approaching, it is indeed a relief for many travellers. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration made this announcement at a media conference today.
Political parties in the //Kharas Region have called on young people to go out in their numbers and vote in next month’s elections. The ECN during its supplementary registration in the region registered more than 6 000 new voters.
-Two more political parties, the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) and the National Patriotic Front (NPF), have submitted their lists of candidates to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), for next month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. ECN Chairperson Advocate Notemba Tjipueja and Chief Electoral Officer Theo Mujoro received the two submissions.
The Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has encouraged public institutions and agencies to carry out their own investigations on suspected cases of corruption before they approach the commission. Paulus Noa made his plea at a two-day training workshop of Integrity Committee Members in Windhoek.
Otjozondjupa communal famers have called on the Government to allow them to harvest thorny and impenetrable bush so that they venture into charcoal businesses. Chairman Ramana Mutjavikua says the Forest Stewardship Council standard prevents farmers from harvesting their forestry. The council is an international organisation that promotes responsible management of the world’s forests.
The Office of Prosecutor General will step-up efforts to end the ever-increasing incidences of gender-based violence (GBV). Prosecutor-General Martha Amalwa says her office will launch a campaign as GBV has reached serious proportions which need all stakeholders involvement.
The just-ended Operation Kalahari has not left a vacuum in crime prevention and the maintenance of order in the Khomas Region. Khomas Police Regional Commander, Commissioner Joseph Shikongo says the Police will keep up with crime prevention in the region.
People have been warned not to touch or eat meat of an animal that has died of an unknown disease. The warning comes after more than 100 people were suspected to have contracted anthrax in the Kunene and Zambezi Regions.
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in September arrested 84 Namibians, two Tanzanians and two Congolese nationals for alleged possession of drugs worth N$334 920. A crime report issued on Monday said cannabis topped the seized list with 18,8 kilogrammes (kg) worth N$187 600, followed by 2,2 kg skunk cannabis valued at N$50 300. The police […]
