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Namibia’s land resettlement programme has been criticised for its snail’s pace in redressing land imbalances. The government has spent N$ 2,5 billion since the inception of the land resettlement programme 34 years ago, resettling 5 490 farmers from previously disadvantaged communities in the process. The delays in many Namibians accessing farm land has now seen […]
Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa has urged parents to seriously invest in their children’s education. Nghaamwa was speaking during the Oshikunde Combined School National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) Level result event on Friday. The school was one of the top five best performing schools in NSSCO in the region last year. Nghaamwa, who is […]
Burkina Faso has suspended yet more foreign media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing its army of killing 223 civilians. The report, by US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), said it believed the the massacre in February was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists. The West African nation’s military government has denied the […]
More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said. People in villages near Mai Mahiu, about 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Nairobi, were swept away as they slept. “Forty-two dead, it’s a conservative estimate. There are still more in the mud,” Nakuru county […]
The government has budgeted N$825 million from the National Emergency Disaster Fund for the drought relief support programme for the 2024/25 financial year. The programme aims to address the drought situation the country is currently facing, government spokesperson Emma Theofelus announced in a media statement on Friday. According to the sixth Cabinet decision passed last […]
The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) says its corporate social investment sponsorship of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) has shone a spotlight on the outstanding achievements and hard work of medical laboratory science and applied biology students who have excelled in their academic pursuits. A media statement on 25 April highlighted that […]
The body of Delia Maasdorp (40) was found wrapped and tied in blankets in her sitting room in Klein Windhoek on Sunday. Police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga says it is alleged that Maasdorp’s parents, who live at Swakopmund, reportedly tried to call and locate her on Friday, but her number was unreachable. They requested one of […]
Three cases of possession of cannabis were reported over the weekend at Ongwediva, Opuwo and Khorixas, said police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga in the weekend crime report. On Friday, a pupil (17) from Ekwafo Senior Secondary School was found in possession of 26 grams of cannabis valued at N$1 300, which was found in his school […]
A man (32), who did not have a valid driving licence and allegedly drove under the influence of alcohol or narcotic drugs, caused an accident after driving recklessly and negligently at Okandiikalela-Omangolowani village on Saturday, said police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga in the weekend crime report. This resulted in five passengers sustaining various injuries. The suspect […]
On Friday, a Namibian woman (69) was hit with a water jug on her right eye, causing an open wound, after a worker attempted to rape her, said police spokesperson Elifas Kuwinga in the weekend crime report. It is alleged that the woman arrived at the farm and inquired about the whereabouts of her donkey, […]