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The path to the May 29 polls is proving to be a rocky one. The gloves are off, with SA’s political parties accusing one another of poster theft, acts of physical violence and intimidation, and much more. With the elections less than six weeks away, bad blood and allegations of dirty tricks are swirling between […]
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on Saturday reported that the body of one of the trial-awaiting inmates who escaped from the Katima Mulilo prison on Monday was found along a highway. Katima Mulilo police station commander chief inspector Charles Mayumbelo told the national broadcaster that eight of the 12 inmates who escaped have been recaptured. […]
Business owners operating in Namibia since 2012 who owe the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) for annual levies and penalties have one more chance to pay their dues following the extension of the waiver programme to the end of June. The Bipa waiver programme is designed to get businesses registered in Namibia, regardless of […]
The Swakopmund Municipality has appealed to residents and visitors to consider making donations to registered soup kitchens, rather than giving money to street children. According to the municipality, many people, especially children, are going through challenges and appear hungry, leading them to beg on the streets. However, providing money to street children can worsen the […]
A memorial service for the chairman of FNB Reho Falcon Rugby Club, Ettienne Coetzee, and his two sons, Edmando and Ethan, is set to take place on Sunday. The memorial service will be held at the Dr Lemmer High School sport field at Rehoboth. Coetzee and his sons died in a car accident on the […]
The Khorixas Town Council says it will identify plots for farmers on the outskirts of the town. This is to solve the challenges posed by livestock roaming around the north-western town. Town council spokesperson Samson /Ochurub says local authority councillors on Monday discussed the possibility of identifying plots for farmers outside the boundaries of Khorixas. […]
Recipients of the inaugural Youth for Green Hydrogen scholarship have expressed their frustration with delays in accessing their quarterly stipends. The scholarship programme, facilitated by the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (Sasscal), backed by the German and Namibian governments, supports students pursuing careers in the green hydrogen and […]
Katima Mulilo mayor John Ntemwa has brushed off a motion for a vote of no confidence in him by the National Democratic Party (NDP). Ntemwa, who was elected as the town’s new mayor in December, during a press conference yesterday said the motion is “unfounded and procedurally flawed”. This comes after NDP councillor Simasiku Mukendwa […]
President Nangolo Mbumba on Friday conveyed a message of condolences to Kenyan president William Ruto following the deaths of the Kenya Defence Forces head, general Francis Ogolla, and military officials in a helicopter crash. Mbumba said he learned with sadness of the helicopter crash in which Ogolla and nine other military officials died. Mbumba extended […]
Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party is determined to ensure the country’s natural resources are exploited for the benefit of all Namibians. In a statement released to mark Swapo’s 64th anniversary, Nandi-Ndaitwah paid homage to contemporary revolutionaries, alive and departed, including Sam Nujoma, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Brenden Simbwaye, Tobias Hainyeko, Peter Nanyemba, Getrud Kandanga, […]