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Political analyst Joseph Diescho says it’s concerning that Affirmative Repositioning (AR) leader Job Amupanda is preoccupied with age. Diescho said this yesterday in an interview with The Namibian while responding to the AR proposal to reduce the voting age to 16. “To be young does not qualify one to be a leader. It is not […]
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed life sentences to 43 activists after finding them guilty of terror offences. State media said the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal convicted the defendants of “creating a terrorist organisation”. United Nations experts and human rights groups have severely criticised the mass trial. Human Rights Watch […]
The VBS bank scandal made headlines again this week when Tshifiwa Matodzi, former chairman of the VBS Mutual Bank board, pleaded guilty in the Gauteng High Court on Wednesday to 33 counts of corruption, theft, fraud, money laundering and a pattern of racketeering activities. Matodzi was sentenced to 495 years – or 15 years on […]
The Israeli military has told all residents of Gaza City to evacuate south to the central Gaza Strip, amid intensified operations in the north. Leaflets dropped by aircraft instruct “everyone in Gaza City” to leave what is described as a “dangerous combat zone” via designated safe routes – marked as two roads that lead to […]
Nato members have pledged their support for an “irreversible path” to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid. While a formal timeline for it to join the military alliance was not agreed at a summit in Washington DC, the military alliance’s 32 members said they had “unwavering” support for Ukraine’s war effort. Nato […]
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Former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau has disclosed his assets as required by the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, a judge concluded yesterday in a decision on Esau’s application to get access to funds to pay for his legal representation in the Fishrot case. Judge Beatrix de Jager made the finding in a judgement in which […]
The vice president of the Congress of Democrats (CoD) Vaino Amuthenu says former Namibia Freedom Fighters (NEFF) member Michael Amushelelo has reached out to him, asking if the party still exists. Amuthenu said Amushelelo called him days after he resigned from the NEFF. Amushelelo resigned from the NEFF 10 days ago following the deregistration of […]
Police statistics have indicated a reduction in gender-based violence (GBV) and rape cases in the Khomas region since April. This is according to Khomas regional police crime investigation coordinator Chrispin Mubebo, who was speaking at a media engagement and display of confiscated items at the Otjomuise police station on Wednesday. “GBV cases have reduced, including […]
The City of Windhoek is refusing to follow a recent Electricity Control Board (ECB) directive not to disconnect prepaid electricity meters on the basis of non-electricity related arrears, such as water, rates and taxes. The municipality’s spokesperson Harold Akwenye told The Namibian on Wednesday the municipality will only follow through with the ECB’s directive when […]