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In 2016, when Donald Trump picked Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, it was widely viewed as an effort to court evangelical Christian voters who may have been wary of supporting Trump, a thrice-married former Democrat. This time around, he opted for JD Vance. And like his previous choice, the Ohio senator’s selection […]
For more than 10 years, Abu Mohammad has been living in a tent with his family in northern Syria, displaced by the long-running civil war. Unable to earn enough to support them, he, like hundreds of others, has decided to travel via Turkey to Niger to work as a mercenary. Abu Mohammad (not his real […]
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The British high commission in Namibia says its government is yet to set up a legislative agenda, indicating that the United Kingdom (UK) is not set on its Labour Party’s anti-trophy hunting bill. “While the legislative session for the newly formed government will be set out in King Charles’ speech, there is currently no legislation […]
A former police officer accused of raping his teenage daughter over a three-year period is due to receive the verdict in his trial in the Windhoek High Court in October. Judge Claudia Claasen postponed the delivery of her judgement in the ex-policeman’s trial to 17 October after hearing closing arguments in the matter yesterday. The […]
Walvis Bay State Hospital now has an intensive care unit (ICU) that can be disassembled, transported and reassembled in a matter of days. The United States (US) embassy in Namibia yesterday donated the state-of-the-art ICU to the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Walvis Bay State Hospital. The ICU, which is valued at N$20 […]
Polls have closed and the counting of votes has begun in Rwanda’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The African nation’s leader, Paul Kagame, is expected to win, as he bids to extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Polling stations opened at about 07h00 local time and closed at 15h00 local time on Monday across […]
Katutura residents approached Windhoek Police Station on Saturday to open a collective case of theft and fraud against the City of Windhoek. This is for overcharging them for water and electricity services. Deputy police commissioner Chrispin Mubebo yesterday said Windhoek Police Station was not informed of the number of Katatura Residents Committee (KRC) members who […]
Namibia has so far spent N$380 million on consultancy services, feasibility studies and subsistence and travel (S&T) allowances for the development of green hydrogen projects across the country. These projects include Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, the Dâures green hydrogen village, Cleanergy Solutions, HyRail, Hydrogene De France (HDF), HyIron and Zhero. It’s unclear which projects benefited from […]
Former education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has been described by fellow politicians and Swapo members as a daughter of the soil, whose contribution to the education sector would leave a lasting legacy. The former minister (57) was taken to a local hospital in Windhoek a week ago with colon cancer, and died yesterday. “Her unwavering strength, […]