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The Namibian government has strongly condemned an attempted coup d’etat in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), that took place during the early hours of Sunday, 19 May 2024. A statement released by minister of international relations and cooperation, Peya Mushelenga, says that Namibia remains resolute in its stance on zero […]

SWAPO secretary general (SG) Sophia Shaningwa says there is nothing sinister about her recent visit to China, amid speculation that she was sourcing funding from the Communist Party of China (CPC) to drive the ruling party’s campaign ahead of the November elections. Swapo and CPC are close allies with very similar structures in their hierarchy […]

Breaking the Wall of Silence (BWS) acting chairperson Oiva Angula has welcomed the City of Windhoek’s decision to posthumously honour two victims of the Lubango dungeons with street names on Friday. This comes after The City of Windhoek renamed 17 streets in Windhoek after heroes who contributed to Namibia’s fight against colonialism and apartheid. Angula […]

The City of Windhoek aims to improve the quality of its service delivery through a customer satisfaction survey conducted from 2 to 24 May. The primary purpose is to deliver core services to Windhoek residents, reads a notice by the City of Windhoek. The survey will be conducted primarily through in-person visits to the municipality’s […]

Namibian kwaito artist Martin Mbwaluh, known as King Tee Dee, has issued an apology following his recent arrest and conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. The apology comes after the highly publicised incident last month. In his statement, King Tee Dee expresses remorse for his actions. “It is with profound respect and regret […]

The South African Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the Electoral Court decision, and ruled that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible to run for this year’s elections. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) lodged an urgent application to challenge Zuma’s inclusion in the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party’s parliamentary list. The commission had released […]

The Bank of Namibia (BoN) says the National Technical Working Group (TWG) on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) uncovered that the country lost more than N$1 billion in fraud related to clearing and customs since 2018. This was said in a statement by BoN spokesperson Kazembire Zemburuka on Friday, at the end of a three-day workshop […]

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 […]