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Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First Lady Fatima Bio in the capital, Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband President Julius Maada Bio signed the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law. Anybody […]
Five MEC positions for the ANC, four for the DA and one position for the IFP. This is the compromise position that the Democratic Alliance’s Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille wants the African National Congress to accept in forming the Gauteng Government of Provincial Unity. Prolonged talks between the ANC and the DA were deadlocked […]
A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen to become South Africa’s minister of sports, arts and culture. President Cyril Rampahosa appointed Mr McKenzie – the leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) – to the portfolio in the multi-party government that he announced […]
Those that attended a service at Walvis Bay on Saturday celebrating the legacy of the late freedom fighter Nathanael Maxuilili said shacks at the town would not have existed if he were still alive. Two panelists born at Walvis Bay, Ruusa Shipiki and former parliamentarian Ben Amathila, associated with the freedom fighter on a regular […]
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with an alleged armed robbery in which Namibia Wildlife Resorts managing director Matthias Ngwangwama was attacked and injured in Windhoek two weeks ago. Didimalang Modisa is being held in custody after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on a charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances on […]
Eighteen inmates suing the prison authorities over a decision to end their internet access are awaiting a judgement in their case at the end of next week. The inmates filed an urgent application against the minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security, Albert Kawana, Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) commissioner general Raphael Hamunyela and three […]
A woman (43) appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday after allegedly luring a minor into the toilet to perform a sexual act. Petronella Swartz appeared before magistrate Surita Savage on charges of rape and contravening the Combating of Immoral Practices Act 21 of 1980. Swartz is accused of luring a boy (6) […]
An accountant alleged to have been involved in a fraudulent loan scheme through which he obtained more than N$100 million is facing another 12 days in police custody, after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on two counts of fraud on Monday. A brief first court appearance by Michael Bronkhorst (37) following his arrest on […]
Home affairs, immigration, safety and security minister Albert Kawana has tabled an amendment bill to replace the current Marriage Act 25 of 1961. The bill clearly stipulates that spouses may only be from the opposite sex. This will make same-sex marriages in Namibia illegal. Kawana tabled the bill in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The […]
… resident overcharged by N$1m while another account of N$90 000 disappeared from the system The City of Windhoek has been accused of covering up a faulty billing system for over two years. This involves, among others, a case where a client’s water bill shot up to N$1 million within a month. The billing controversy, […]