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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 […]
… Analysts say this does not address inequality Namibia’s economy grew by N$5,3 billion in the first three months of this year. This represents an average economic growth rate of 4,7 % in real terms. Some economic analysts, however, say this does not translate to addressing the underlying issues of economic exclusion, inequality, poverty and […]
… pulls out on sponsorship deal Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), now owned by Heineken, has pulled the plug on its sponsorship of the Brave Warriors. Namibia Football Association president Robert Shimooshili confirmed the development to Desert Radio recently. He said the former sponsor cited the failure of the national team playing matches on home turf […]
IOL and Independent Media condemn the appalling abuse and threats directed at several of our journalists, editors, our proprietor Dr. Iqbal Survé, and his family following the publication of a story involving a racist video created by DA MP Renaldo Gouws. These threats, including those of a violent nature, are intolerable and will be addressed […]