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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 […]
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 […]
… 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 […]
… 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 […]
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 […]
Four shacks burnt down at the Sonderwater settlement behind the Shandumbala area in Windhoek yesterday. Seven people are affected and the cause of the fire remains unknown. Derline Nowases (50), who lives at the settlement, yesterday said it was not the first shack fire in the area. “This will reoccur if we continue living close […]
… !Gawaxab honours N$1 million fine imposed last month ActivistT and Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) commissar Michael Amushelelo has criticised the decision by the Bank of Namibia board to clear governor Johannes !Gawaxab of any wrongdoing. This comes after it was revealed last month that !Gawaxab allegedly misled the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) by […]
Frontline tourism service providers are currently attending a two-day customer care training workshop at Walvis Bay. The workshop that started yesterday was organised by the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), in collaboration with the Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. The training aims to develop and capacitate Namibian […]