53 Hippos found dead at Bwabwata

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is investigating the deaths of 53 hippopotamuses in the Bwabwata National Park in north east Namibia. Deputy Director in the ministry for the north eastern regions, Apollinaris Kanyinga, confirmed that non of the deaths are poaching-related. The first batch of carcasses were discovered on 30 September. On Wednesday, more […]

Safety of hostel learners in Kunene a concern

Reports of hostel learners being sexually assaulted at schools in the Kunene Region are becoming a concern to the police. “It is becoming alarming for the police as law enforcement agency to hear that learners who stay in hostels are being raped,” Crime Investigations Coordinator of the Namibian Police Force in the Kunene Region, Deputy […]

Air Namibia employee refused bail

The Magistrate’s Court in Windhoek on Friday refused to release on bail an employee of Air Namibia implicated in a failed attempt to steal over N$1 million from the national carrier. Penna Munyunda, 31, was refused bail when he made his first court appearance before Windhoek Magistrate Vanessa Stanley. Public Prosecutor Rowan Van Wyk objected […]

Katima house demolitions continue

The demolition of houses at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region, by the town council, is continuing. The exercise has moved to New Cowboy where an illegally constructed permanent structure was demolished yesterday. Information circulating on social media that a boy has died during the demolitions has been rubbished by the police. The Zambezi Police […]