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The Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the Electoral Court decision, and ruled that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible to run for these elections. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) was on Monday victorious in its bid to remove former president Jacob Zuma from serving in Parliament post elections. The Electoral Commission of […]
Thirty-five community young and olde leaders and advocates from the Tobias Hainyeko constituency trained in Windhoek by the United States (US) embassy under USAID Reach Namibia’s SASA! Together initiative were sent into the communities last Friday to help eliminate gender-based violence (GBV). US embassy spokesperson Tiffany Miller said SASA! Together derives from the Kiswahili word […]
Gender-based violence (GBV) response person at the #BeFree Youth Campus Zackary Itodo says men deprive themselves of the right to justice when they fail to report incidents of sexual and GBV to the relevant authorities. Itodo said this while addressing young men during the third edition of the annual #BeFree Cook-Off competition in Windhoek on […]
The recently concluded International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Dream Camp 2024 marked a milestone in nurturing the potential of Namibian youth, equipping them with skills and experiences crucial for their journey as future leaders. With approximately 80 participants, the event served as a platform for personal growth, cultural exchange and community building. At the heart of […]
Four students from the University of Namibia (Unam) and the Namibian University of Science and Technology (Nust) received a donation of N$216 890 from Namibia Asset Management (Nam) to cover their tuition fees, accommodation, textbooks and all other academic needs. The handover took place at the vice chancellor’s office at Unam on Friday. Nam chief […]
A fatal assault in which a woman was murdered in Windhoek with a pickaxe handle was “brutal and merciless”, a judge commented on Friday before sentencing the killer to 30 years’ imprisonment. Hilya Namutenya Shikwa was vulnerable and defenceless when she was attacked in the supposed safety of her home, judge Philanda Christiaan remarked during […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) last week, to advance legal identity through digital transformation in Namibia. The five-day assessment collaboration in Windhoek focused on aspects such as civil registration and identity management, with an emphasis on advancing women’s empowerment. The multi-stakeholder discussions aimed […]
Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy. He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday. He also said Taiwan would never back down in the face of intimidation from China, which has long claimed […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa involving Congolese and foreign fighters. DR Congo army spokesperson Brig Gen Sylavin Ekenge said on the state-run broadcaster RTNC TV that several suspects have been detained and the “situation is now under control”. His […]
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was a hard-line cleric close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. His election in 2021 consolidated the control of conservatives over every part of the Islamic Republic. The 63-year-old former judiciary chief succeeded Hassan Rouhani after a landslide victory in a poll […]