A 56-year-old man accused of murdering his 27 year old girlfriend at Orwetoveni residential area in Otjiwarongo was denied bail. The suspect appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate Court on Tuesday.
Unemployed Namibians at the coast can now look forward to a brighter future. This is after the Bicycling Empowerment Network, BEN started a recycling project.
The Environment and Tourism Minister believes the current public outcry over possible offshore phosphate mining will not impact Namibia’s bid to host the Africa regional headquarters for the Green Climate Fund. Pohamba Shifeta is currently attending the 22nd Conference of Parties in Marrakech, Morrocco.
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is in the process of reviewing the policy that deals with human and wildlife conflict management. To this end the ministry held its second last consultative meeting recently with stakeholders for input at Mariental in the Hardap Region.
Three farm workers fired and evicted by their employer are finding it difficult to reach Koes village in the //Karas region, from where they were recruited two weeks ago. One of the workers, Hendrik Bles says their dismissal follows after one of them fell off horse-back while herding sheep.
Having achieved great success at the Eight Nations international tournament in Botswana this year, Namibia’s under 19 girls are performing exceptionally well. Appreciative of the existing support from the community, the women however feel that women’s contribution to sport is not recognised enough. The captain of the U19 team, Yasmeen Khan, said women deserve the […]
Fugitive Lazarus Shaduka has been handed over to the Namibian Correctional Services to start serving his 20 year prison term. Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Lieutenant-General, Sebastian Ndeitunga told NBC News that Shaduka could not say much when he was interrogated by the police. Shaduka is expected to face a charge of escape. The escapee […]
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) has so far fulfilled its export quota to the Norway and Hong Kong markets. After delivering its initial quota of 1 200 tonnes for the Norwegian market this year, the company managed to add an additional 400-tonnes. In September, Meatco shipped its first consignment of close to 24 000 […]
The outbreak of Newcastle Disease in the northern communal area is still confined to Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions. The Agriculture, Water and Forestry Ministry says in a statement, that no new cases have been recorded outside these regions. It says more than 4 000 chickens have died from the disease since its outbreak […]
A Windhoek resident has come to the aid of 18-year-old Michelle Sabisa who is suffering from dysfunctional kidneys. The volunteer will offer transport to Sabisa for her dialysis sessions.
