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Kwilimba Street at Walvis Bay, where a woman and her daughter burnt to death last Wednesday, was sombre when visited by The Namibian this week. The Erongo police reported that Lineekela Ndeunyema (38) and Linea Kombada (16) were sleeping when their shack caught fire at about 06h18. Lineekela’s younger sister, Rachel Ndeunyema, this week recalled […]
A report by three officials from the Ministry of Mines and Energy says Chinese nationals working with locals in the Kunene region are conducting illegal lead mining exploration in villages in the Epupa constituency. The illegal mining activities are allegedly conducted at the Otwani, Etanga and Omurororwa villages. The 14-page report titled ‘Report on the […]
Violent altercations across the country over the weekend resulted in four individuals being stabbed, leaving three dead and one injured. In one of the incidents, a 31-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death at Ongwediva by a 28-year-old man after an argument at a drinking hole on Saturday. According to a police crime report released […]
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) finance executive Frans Taapopi has questioned the intentions of Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, after she promised to increase Namibia’s old-age pension grant to N$3 000 per month. “This proposal appears to be more about political opportunism than genuine concern for the elderly,” Taapopi said in a statement on Monday […]
An aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima and nine others has gone missing, a statement from the president’s office has said. The Malawi Defence Force aircraft “went off the radar” after it left the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning, it added. The president ordered a search and rescue operation after aviation officials were unable […]
Venaani stands by inteligence political medling comments The Presidency says Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani’s allegations that the Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) is involved in destabilising opposition parties is a futile attempt to seek sympathy and garner political support. While addressing the PDM’s central committee meeting at Opuwo on Friday, Venaani accused […]
… PM on how fraudster stole N$159 000 using daughter’s bank account Prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila last week told the police how a fraudster stole N$159 000 from her in a scheme that involved her daughter’s bank account. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, a politician who served as finance minister for 12 years, made a statement to the police […]
… Homeless people demand land ahead of elections Mario Gowaseb (22), one of the homeless people sheltered at the Khomasdal Stadium, told The Namibian that for years they have been begging the government to hear their cries, but they keep falling on deaf ears. “We do not see the need to vote when we live […]
Taxis at Oshakati would need to register with the town council from 1 July to continue operating within the town’s jurisdiction. This was announced by the Oshakati Town Council on Monday. The council said the registration of taxis is in accordance with the Local Authorities Act and the Road Traffic and Transportation Act. “Every taxi […]
Debmarine Namibia handed over haemodialysis equipment at the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital on Monday worth N$1,5 million. The donation includes three haemodialysis machines, three overbed tables, three dialysis chairs and one reverse osmosis machine. Speaking at the handover ceremony, minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula said the donation complements the ministry’s ongoing efforts to […]