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… gives him N$1 000 ‘for job well done’ Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) deputy president and member of parliament Longinus Iipumbu has defended the man who slapped a Swapo member at a party event at Mix Settlement in Windhoek on Saturday. Iipumbu (41) told The Namibian yesterday Moses Ndjene did the “right thing” and […]

…works department wants N$789m The Department of Transport in the Ministry of Works and Transport wants parliament to approve a budget of N$3,2 billion for the 2024/25 financial year. Delivering a motivation statement in the National Assembly on Thursday, works and transport minister John Mutorwa said the department has six programmes to which the budget […]

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is free to run in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on his candidacy. Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction. It argued the constitution barred people from holding public office if convicted of a crime and sentenced to […]

King Fillemon Nangolo, the Ondonga king, has announced that the 2024 Omagongo Festival will be held on 25 May at the Onambango Palace in the Oshana region. The Omagongo Festival serves as a platform to celebrate the Aawambo culture and foster unity among Namibians. Nahas Angula, the chairperson of the Omagongo Festival 2024 organising committee, […]

President Nangolo Mbumba says the deployment of ‘metmasts’ at the Tsau //­Khaeb mational Park to measure wind and solar energy, called the Metmast Measurement Campaign, proves the government’s and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s commitment to establish the green hydrogen and ammonia industry in the country. Mbumba officiated at the recent launch of the campaign, facilitated by […]

Eight men accused of involvement in an attempt to overthrow the government in the Zambezi region and secede the region from Namibia will have to wait another three and a half months for the verdict in their long-running trial in the Windhoek High Court. The verdict in the eight men’s trial was scheduled to be […]

Motherhood Namibia, a Namibian organisation dedicated to supporting mothers, announced its annual ‘Moms Day Off’ event scheduled for 11 May, in a statement released on Monday. “This year’s event features the inspiring presence of Basetsana Kumalo, a distinguished South African television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist,” the statement reads. The event will feature […]

Samuel Gaoseb (26), who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend Lena Williams on Saturday, appeared in the Usakos Magistrate’s Court on Monday.  Erongo police spokesperson Ileni Shapumba says the suspect was denied bail.   Williams was allegedly stabbed several times by Gaoseb when she returned home.  Thereafter he fled with their daughter (3) to the mountains where he […]

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) member of parliament Vipua Muharukua has resigned from the political party and the National Assembly. Muharukua confirmed this to The Namibian on Tuesday afternoon. “I am done,” he said. Muharukua was elected to parliament on a PDM seat in 2014 at 31 years old. The post Muharukua resigns from PDM, National […]

The police at Swakopmund is seeking the public’s help in tracing a vehicle that was stolen at the town on Monday. According to deputy police commissioner Erastus Iikuyu from the Erongo police, the owner of the vehicle, Melvin Araeb, was travelling alone in his white double-cab Toyota DG6, with registration number N20061S. He was travelling […]