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Thousands of voters around the country were still in queues after 12am on Thursday waiting to cast their votes after the May 29 elections were rocked by snaking queues around the country, particularly in the metros of Durban, Joburg and Cape Town. The Electoral Commission of South Africa insisted during a press conference on Wednesday […]
Israel’s military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it now controls Gaza’s entire land border. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found within […]
Three black men have filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that the carrier briefly removed them from a flight after a complaint about body odour. The men, who were not seated together and did not know each other, say that every black man was removed from the 5 January flight from Phoenix, […]
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THE body of 34-year-old Edison Geiseb, who drowned at Independence Beach at Walvis Bay on 18 May, has been found. According to Erongo police spokesperson chief inspector Ileni Shapumba, the body was discovered by a trawler sailing alongside the new Namport container terminal near the lighthouse. It was found on the boundary rock of the […]
… Nama, Herero leaders reject date Opposition parties have praised the government’s move to declare 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day, which will be a public holiday from 2025. They argue, however, that this is an election ploy. Minister of information and communication technology Emma Theofelus yesterday made this announcement. The endorsement followed a letter […]
… Traditional courts revise penalties People convicted of rape in northern traditional authorities will be fined of N$7500 or three head of cattle at the traditional courts. This comes after eight traditional authorities revised their penalty structure for various offences, including a significant increase in fines for rape and murder. In the past a rapist […]
Namibians importing pearl millet (mahangu) from Angola for personal use during the ongoing drought may bring in four 50 kilogramme bags of the product per month, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform says. This comes after president Nangolo Mbumba requested that the police offer leniency to those importing mahangu from Angola to avert […]
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has labelled Swapo politburo member Veiko Nekundi a failed politician who engages in hate speech against opponents. This comes after he called for the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to deregister the party for rewarding a man who slapped a Swapo district leader at Mix settlement in April. Speaking […]
The Namibia Meteorological Service says the country should expect very cold weather conditions in the coming days. Odillo Kgobetsi, chief forecaster at the Namibia Meteorological Service, yesterday said an upper trough has been monitored, located in the western Atlantic Ocean. He said this system is expected to impact various regions of Namibia, with a significant […]