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… sentenced to life imprisonment Ernst Lichtenstrasser’s “violent, irrational and unpredictable behaviour” shows he is a danger to society. Because of this, together with a lack of remorse shown by Lichtenstrasser and the fact that he committed two premeditated murders, the most severe sentence that can be imposed on him is justified and appropriate, judge […]
Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has questioned the management of Namdeb why the diamond mining giant has 171 employees on fixed term contracts and not all employees as permanent employees. Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namdeb is mining a critical natural resource, one that belongs to all Namibians, and that there is a need to provide job security to […]
… authorities say they have no grounds to arrest him Erongo police spokesperson chief inspector Ileni Shapumba says the police are facing pressure from the community to arrest the father of the baby girl abandoned in the dunes, following her mother’s arrest at Walvis Bay on Saturday. The police arrested the mother of the one-year-old […]
Political analyst Henning Melber says while Swapo veteran Jerry Ekandjo’s contribution to the liberation of Namibia is commendable, it is time for him to retire. Melber’s comment comes amid Ekandjo’s recent criticism of Swapo’s governance, which Ekandjo says is weakened by factionalism and slate politics. Melber said Ekandjo’s claim of disunity in Swapo is something […]
…young woman opens rural library to nurture reading culture After struggling to secure a job after graduation, Regina Kandishishi (30) decided to open a library at her home village of Onameya in the Oshikoto region. The engineering graduate had fallen into depression due to being unemployed and bought self-help books to help her get through […]
An Omaheke resident accused of raping and murdering a woman in August 2020 before dumping her body in a drain says he was coached by police officers to confess his guilt after his arrest. Testifying in the Windhoek High Court last week, Abel Mokalabatho (28) told judge Naomi Shivute police officers instructed him what to […]
Namibia’s land resettlement programme has been criticised for its snail’s pace in redressing land imbalances. The government has spent N$ 2,5 billion since the inception of the land resettlement programme 34 years ago, resettling 5 490 farmers from previously disadvantaged communities in the process. The delays in many Namibians accessing farm land has now seen […]
Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa has urged parents to seriously invest in their children’s education. Nghaamwa was speaking during the Oshikunde Combined School National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) Level result event on Friday. The school was one of the top five best performing schools in NSSCO in the region last year. Nghaamwa, who is […]
Burkina Faso has suspended yet more foreign media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing its army of killing 223 civilians. The report, by US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said it believed the the massacre in February was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists. The West African nation’s military government has denied the […]
More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said. People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they slept. “Forty-two dead, it’s a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud,” Nakuru county […]