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A woman (67) was chased and attacked with sticks by villagers at Onethindi at Iikango on Friday for allegedly being a witch. The woman was also accused of poisoning her cuca shop customers. National police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says the villagers also burned some belongings taken from the woman’s shebeen. “The incident was […]

At least 1,301 people died during Hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat. This year’s pilgrimage took place during a heatwave, with temperatures at times exceeding 50C (122F). More than three-quarters of those who died did not have official permits to be there and walked under direct sunlight […]

Hans Gariseb of the Khoen Community Development project says creative outlets are crucial to young people’s development. Speaking to Desert Radio last week, Gariseb said creative projects were designed to help young people who struggle to secure jobs due to a lack of experience. The Khoen Community Development project recently hosted a music workshop at […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the “intense phase” of fighting in Rafah in southern Gaza is nearly over, but that this does not mean that the war is coming to an end. He said the war would continue until Hamas was completely driven from power. He added that the Israeli military would soon […]

What is sodomy? ‘Sodomy’ is part of the Roman-Dutch common law inherited by Namibia at independence. Historically, it was the legal label given to all manner of ‘unnatural’ sexual offences, including masturbation, oral sex and anal intercourse between people of the same sex or opposite sexes, sexual intercourse with animals and even heterosexual intercourse between […]

Some political analysts have criticised Swapo for hitting the campaign trail for the November elections without a finanlised party manifesto. Political analyst and former Swapo think tank member Ben Mulongeni says this leads campaigners speaking “rubbish” at mini-rallies. “Usually, the manifesto would be ready by March, and launched by April or May. That would direct […]

…Internal party fights threatens performance in November elections Political analysts say recurrent power struggles in the South West Africa National Union (Swanu) could be its death knell come November’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The country’s oldest political party was further thrown into turmoil last week when two internal factions claimed the Swanu presidency. The faction […]

A 31-year-old man was killed in a stabbing at Keetmanshoop last week after he got into an argument with a person following a request for a cigarette. According to a police report released on Sunday, the suspect stabbed the victim twice – once in the left side of his chest and once behind his left […]

Founding president Sam Nujoma (95) did not attend the memorial service of his late sister, Frieda Daniel (91), this past weekend. Nujoma instead sent a statement, which was read on his behalf by his son Utoni. Daniel was the second-born in the family after Nujoma. Utoni hung up when The Namibian called and asked why […]

“You can get through anything.” These were the words of encouragement of Kondyeni Abraham (20) in his last video on Tik-Tok on 3 December 2023. Seven months later, Abraham was found dead in his dorm by classmates in a suspected suicide at the University of Namibia’s (Unam) hostel in Windhoek. The police say he did […]