A 16-year-old juvenile suspect in custody at the Okahandja Police Station holding cells was allegedly raped Thursday night. Acting Otjozondjupa Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner Moses Khairabeb on Saturday confirmed the alleged rape incident in holding cell number six, saying the two suspects in the matter are aged 16 and 17. They now face a […]
The outbreak in the Zambezi Region, believed to be Anthrax that has killed over 100 hippos, appears to have also affected the buffalo population in the area. While flying over the area, this weekend, covering the hippo deaths, NBC News team noticed a few buffalo carcasses, with the ministry now confirming that at least 20 […]
It was a clash of views when ministers accompanying Namibian President, Hage Geingob, met a delegation of Moody’s rating agency in London on Monday. The Namibian delegation expressed disappointment with the agency for downgrading the country’s credit rating to “junk status”, overlooking the measures government believe it has taken to save the economy in turbulence […]
The City Police arrested two suspects in connected with housebreaking and theft of a motor vehicle. Although it is not unusual for the City Police to conduct such operations, they took an NBC News team along this time, travelling through the dark valley of Otjomuise township and arriving at the site, which had been identified […]
Rössing Uranium Limited Chairperson, Johannes !Gawaxab, plans to resign from the company’s board. !Gawaxab also resigned last week from another prominent role, as Chairperson of the Board of the Social Security Commission. A media statement issued by Rössing spokesperson, Botha Ellis says !Gawaxab has informed board members that he intended to resign and focus on […]
The number of hippos that have died of unknown causes in the Bwabwata National Park’s Mahango core area, has increased to 109.
A strain of Avian influenza has been identified in Johannesburg South Africa, brought in by migratory wild birds. It first manifested in the city’s zoo where several of the country’s national bird, the blue crane, had to be culled. It then spread to three central city parks.
The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA) spend about N$200 million every year in caring for the victims of road crashes. Namibia is reportedly listed as the worst road safety performer in the world. This is according to Minister of Works and Transport, Alpheus !Naruseb, who addressed the 6th annual Road Safety Conference in Windhoek at […]
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development has condemned land grabbing while handing over 29 houses under the mass housing programme at Bukalo, in the Katima Rural Constituency, in the Zambezi Region on Sunday. Sophia Shanigwa said she does not support land grabbing and told those engaging in it to stop. The minister called upon […]
Benefits accrued from engaging international investors during state visits will no be realised overnight. President Hage Geingob says the perception that investors must flock to Namibia immediately after engaging them during such visits is unrealistic.
