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Oshana police have reported that a woman (37) was arrested for the assault and rape of her son (9). The incident reportedly happened this year, at an unknown date and time, at a village in the Okaku constituency. Police alleged that the suspect is the biological mother of the victim. She allegedly used to rape […]

Oshana police have reported that a woman (37) was arrested for the assault and rape of her son (9). The incident reportedly happened this year, at an unknown date and time, at a village in the Okaku constituency. Police alleged that the suspect is the biological mother of the victim. She allegedly used to rape […]

President Nangolo Mbumba has urged parents and regional and local authorities of the Hardap and //Kharas regions to prioritise the education of their children. Mbumba was speaking at the University of Namibia (Unam) Southern Campus graduation on Friday at Keetmanshoop, where 159 students graduated in various fields like accounting, business administration and education. The university […]

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in conjunction with the Japanese government through the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday launched a project in Windhoek to combat malnutrition in Namibia. The project aims to increase access to quality nutrition and protect vulnerable populations, particularly women and children, and to contribute to the reduction of illness, […]

Nine women who were arrested in Zimbabwe for allegedly booing the first lady have had the charges dropped, local media report. They were withdrawn on the instructions of first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, the reports said, citing presidential spokesperson George Charamba. “Both the first lady and police commissioner general agreed the officers on the ground overreacted,” […]

Zambezi regional police are on the hunt for eight of the 11 suspects who escaped from the Katima Mulilo police station holding cells on Monday. The escapees are both Namibian and Zambian nationals. Regional police spokesperson inspector Kisco Sitali confirmed the incident to The Namibian on Tuesday. He said the police had rearrested three suspects. […]

At least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains battered the country’s southwest. Some of those killed were farmers struck by lightning while harvesting wheat, authorities said. Images online show swathes of farmland engulfed by rainwater. Flash floods have also disrupted power supplies and transportation networks. Pakistan has experienced […]

China’s economy made a stronger-than-expected start to the year, even as the crisis in its property sector deepened. According to official data, gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.3% in the first three months of 2024, compared to a year earlier. That beat expectations the world’s second largest economy could see growth slow to 4.6% […]