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JOEL GUINTO Pope Francis has been told by a Filipino Catholic university student to “stop using offensive language” against LGBTQI+ people. Slurs cause “immense pain”, Jack Rivero said during an online video panel with other Catholic university students and the pope. His comments come after reports that the pope used extremely offensive language against gay […]
The Namibian police have released the names of eight of the nine victims involved in an accident that occurred along the Otjiwarongo-Otavi road on Tuesday. Police spokesperson deputy commisssioner Kauna Shikwambi on Friday said among those who lost their lives are Eduardo Tyimbsndi (63), believed to be a South African national, Sofia Likuva (83), Festus […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) deputy leader Jennifer van der Heever wants the information ministry to propose a bill regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Namibia. Van der Heever on Tuesday tabled questions to information and communication technology minister Emma Theofelus raising concerns about transparency in AI-generated content, fighting misinformation and maintaining journalism ethics. […]
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) has commended the High Court’s decision to declare the common law crimes of sodomy and “unnatural sexual offences” of Namibia as unconstitutional and invalid. In a press statement issued on Friday morning, UNAIDS said the court found the law incompatible with the constitutional rights of Namibian citizens. […]
The criminalisation of sexual acts between men in Namibia was declared unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in a landmark judgement on Friday. The common law crimes of sodomy and “unnatural sexual offences” are unconstitutional and invalid, the court declared in a joint decision by judges Nate Ndauendapo, Shafimana Ueitele and Claudia Claasen. The […]
Political parties and analysts have raised concern over the slow pace at which the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is conducting the voter registration exercise that started on 1 June and will end on 1 August. ECN chief electoral officer Peter Shaama yesterday said the commission has so far registered 366 036 voters. He said […]
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) says it is taking steps to counter potential money laundering and proliferation financing in the country’s booming oil, green hydrogen and betting industries. “The industries are nascent industries in Namibia. Be mindful that all industries, especially new ones, come with associated risks and money laundering is no exception,” FIC director […]
A medical doctor accused of raping his son over a period of about six years says the boy’s mother has accused him of bribing a psychologist and a doctor consulted by him and his then wife after she suspected their son was being sexually molested. The doctor (36), who was arrested on a rape charge […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has commenced with the printing of biometric ID cards for refugees. This was revealed by deputy home affairs minister Lucia Witbooi at a World Refugee Day event at Osire refugee settlement in the Otjozondjupa region yesterday. The theme for this year’s event was ‘For a World […]
An attack that reportedly killed over 100 soldiers on an army base in Burkina Faso has snowballed into speculation about unrest in the security forces, in a country where the military has been in power since 2022. The leader of the military junta has since appeared on state TV in an attempt to debunk the […]