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An Angolan domestic worker in the Epembe constituency allegedly had sexual intercourse with a minor several times in April. Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said in the weekend crime report the suspect allegedly called the 14-year-old to his room, where he proceeded to have sexual intercourse with her during the day when her parents were not […]
Editorial interference and a challenging economic landscape has seen Namibia lose its position as accommodating Africa’s freest press. The country has dropped 12 points on the 2024 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday. This development has been described by political and industry experts as disappointing. The country’s global ranking fell […]
Ministry of Health and Social Services executive director Ben Nangombe says approximately 180 000 healthcare workers have died globally during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said this during the Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum at the Safari Hotel. “In October 2021, globally up to 180 000 healthcare workers died due to the pandemic,” Nangombe said. He […]
Four student teachers from the University of Namibia (Unam) recently returned from a five-week school-based practicum in Hamar, Norway, as part of an enriching cultural exchange programme. The students, Meloline Herunga, Matias Ntinda, Aaliyah Eichas and Lucia Hilarius, described the programme as educative. “Going to Norway was an incredible experience,” says Herunga, a student from […]
Renowned and celebrated banker Thomas Koneka Iindji was laid to rest at his home village of Ombuga Yamunyoko in the Omusati region on Saturday. Iindji died on 23 April after a short illness. In her message of condolence, Namibia’s vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, described the passing of Iindji as a great loss to the country. […]
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK”. In an interview with the BBC, the right-wing politician vowed to get the islands back through diplomatic channels but said there was “no instant solution”. His language on the status of the Falklands is different from past […]
The children hear the dogs snarling outside, just beyond the flimsy plastic of the tent. The seven children of Rehab Abu Daqqa crowd around their mother. She is the last safe harbour in their lives. They have shared things, these children and their mother, which cannot be communicated to those who have not seen the […]
Rishi Sunak has dismissed calls to change course after poor local election results, arguing he can make “progress” with voters before a general election. Speaking for the first time since the full scale of Tory losses was revealed, the prime minister called losing 470 councillors “bitterly disappointing”. Tory critics have called on Mr Sunak to […]
Chad is set to become the first of Africa’s current junta-led states to move to democratic rule with Monday’s presidential vote. It will end a three-year transition imposed after the sudden death of long-serving leader Idriss Deby Itno while fighting rebels. But as his son, and successor, Gen Mahamat Déby is one of the favourites […]
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to close its operations in Israel, calling it a “criminal act” and warning that the country’s suppression of the free press “stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law”. “Al Jazeera Media Network strongly condemns and denounces this criminal act that violates human rights and […]