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An inmate serving a sentence of life imprisonment, after being convicted of a headline-grabbing murder committed in 1998, has failed with an attempt to achieve his release on parole. The date when life-term prisoner Thomas Florin was sentenced, and not the date when his offences were committed, determines under which law Florin’s release on parole […]
The mother of Faith Enkali (20), the Namibian student who went missing in the Western Cape, South Africa, last Monday, is pleading with members of the public with information on Enkali’s whereabouts to contact the family or the police. “I’m pleading with anyone who has any information on his whereabouts, messages, or who has had […]
Co-founder of the Women in Media conference held on Saturday, Limba Mupetami, says the gathering is meant to create a platform where women in the profession can share their experiences and improve their working conditions. Mupetami says it was heartwarming to see the number of people that turned up, even with the challenges organisers faced […]
Elevate Edify Life Coaching hosted a youth empowerment workshop in Windhoek under the theme ‘Are You Future Proof? Finding Your Life Purpose’, leaving many young people feeling inspired. The workshop, which took place at the Thuringerhof Hotel, attracted about 38 people between the ages of 18 and 25, who were empowered with information that would […]
An Egyptian statue more than 3 000 years old has arrived back home, after three decades since it was stolen and smuggled out of the country. The statue depicts the head of the ancient Egyptian King Ramses II, who was one of Egypt’s most powerful rulers. It is “part of a mass statue depicting King […]
Sally Joan Kauluma (formerly Sally Camp) arrived in Namibia in 1964 from the United States (US), her home country, with the aim of making a positive impact on people’s lives. She began her journey as a teacher at St Mary’s Odibo near the Angolan border. At Odibo, she taught several individuals who would later become […]
Zimbambwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, last week granted 4 000 prisoners amnesty as part of efforts to decongest the country’s crowded jails. Pardoned prisoners at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare were freed on Friday after Mnangagwa released women, those with chronic ailments, juveniles and those with life sentences who have served at least 20 years. There […]
When Donald Trump sits at the defence table in the wood-panelled Manhattan courtroom over the next several weeks, he will be joined by a cast of characters who could have been drawn from the call sheet of a Hollywood blockbuster. Opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former US president are expected on […]
Rishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if it means MPs sitting late into the night to pass it. There has been a prolonged stand-off over the bill between the two Houses of Parliament over the past four months. The Lords have consistently blocked and amended the […]
US journalist Terry Anderson, who was held hostage for nearly seven years during Lebanon’s civil war, has died aged 76. Anderson was the chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press when he was captured by Islamist militants in 1985 during what became known as the Lebanon hostage crisis. He died at his home in […]