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…N$10,4 billion paid out in refunds The Namibia Revenue Agency (Namra) says it has achieved a gross revenue collection of N$86,9 billion as of March 2024. This was revealed by Namra commissioner Sam Shivute in the agency’s May newsletter released on Wednesday. Shivute said in addition to the revenue collected, refunds paid out for the […]

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, through the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia, has committed N$13 million to the deployment of 14 radio access network towers across the country. This was announced on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day by deputy information minister Modestus Amutse on Thursday. “This initiative aims to bridge the digital […]

A high Court judgement on the criminalisation of sexual acts between men has been postponed by a month. The judgement, which was postponed to Friday this week (17 May) at the end of a hearing before three judges of the Windhoek High Court at the end of October last year, has been rescheduled to 14 […]

CCTV FOOTAGE has emerged appearing to show rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs attacking singer Casandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura in a hotel hallway in 2016. The video, aired by CNN, has surfaced in the wake of allegations by Ventura about her ex-boyfriend and producer in a lawsuit last year. She has not commented, but her lawyer said […]

At least 33 construction workers are confirmed to have died when the five-storey luxury apartment building collapsed on 6 May. But 29 survivors were pulled from the debris. The building will now be handed over to investigators to establish the cause of the accident. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, who toured the site on Thursday, […]

Forty-year-old Mpumalanga woman, Ntombelanga Pretty Labane, has appeared before the Amersfoort Magistrate’s Court after she was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks. Provincial spokesperson for the elite crime-busting unit, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, said Labane was apprehended by members of the Secunda-based serious commercial crime investigation unit on charges […]

A fellow at the Namibia Media Trust’s NXT Journalism Hub won the Newsroom Challenge at the All Africa Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, last week. Winner Nelago Johannes says: “My idea stemmed from an unlikely source in this competition – law. “Despite not being entrenched in the media or technology sectors, I found myself drawn to […]

Seventeen streets in Windhoek are being named or renamed after heroes who made a contribution to Namibia’s battles against colonialism and apartheid. Relatives of the people being honoured with the naming of streets gathered at the City of Windhoek’s head office for a streetnaming ceremony on Friday. Windhoek mayor Queen Kamati, Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua, […]

… Govt says construction of long-awaited hospital is not campaign ploy Havana resident Sylvia Efraim says her dream has finally come true. The groundbreaking ceremony of the new N$2,9-billion hospital at her informal settlement yesterday has put a smile on her face. “Although I am now getting old, I am still very grateful for this, […]

Swapo Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo says it is time for Swapo to reclaim its territory in the Hardap region. Nekongo said this at a Swapo flag handout event at Mariental on Friday ahead of the party’s 64th anniversary celebration on Saturday at Hage Geingob Stadium at Mariental. “What we want to do is […]