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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 […]
The parliamentary standing committee on human resources and community development is consulting with communities in the Hardap and //Kharas regions to erect a shrine for kaptein Hendrik !Anseb Witbooi in Vaalgras. The consultations will take place until next week. The standing committee will pay courtesy calls to the Hardap and //Kharas regional governors Solomon April […]
From a 68-year-old former opposition lawmaker to a 27-year-old student activist, some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy campaigners await a verdict on subversion charges this week. They are among 47 protesters and activists – better known as the Hong Kong 47 – who were charged three years ago in what was seen as the biggest […]
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has issued a warning against what it called orchestrated efforts to undermine the outcome of Wednesday’s general elections. Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo told journalists on Tuesday evening that law enforcement agencies had made two arrests, with police investigating two cases of interference with electoral processes. The first […]
On the eve of the national and provincial elections, President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill into law. Ramaphosa assented to the bill, which has been before him for his signature for several months, on Monday afternoon, hours before South Africans went to the polls in the most significant election since […]
FINANCE minister Iipumbu Shiimi has been named the minister of finance of the year at the African Banker Awards 2024 on Tuesday evening. Shiimi was recognised for his leadership and contributions to Namibia’s economic growth and financial stability. The award also serves as a testament to Shiimi’s visionary approach to steering Namibia’s financial sector through […]
Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial edged closer to its conclusion on Tuesday as the prosecution and defence made their closing arguments to the court. In the defence’s final pitch, Mr Trump’s lead lawyer attacked Michael Cohen – his former fixer and the prosecution’s star witness – as the “greatest liar of all time”. Prosecutors then […]
The Economic Policy Research Association (EPRA) says the decision by the government to impose a visa regime on 37 tourist market countries will push up unemployment figures as the tourism industry loses numbers. Cabinet slapped a visa regime on countries not reciprocating Namibia’s visa on arrival policy. Tourism is the country’s top foreign currency earner. […]
Lawyer Marén de Klerk, who is wanted in Namibia for his involvement in the Fishrot fishing quotas corruption, racketeering and money laundering case, will not be allowed to participate in a High Court matter about bank accounts containing about N$6,5 million allegedly linked to the Fishrot scandal. De Klerk is a fugitive from justice in […]
A Namibian Defence Force member stationed at Rundu Military Base was found dead in a hospital toilet yesterday morning, Kavango East acting regional commander deputy commissioner Eino Nambahu says. The deceased has been identified as Isai Kanhuku (33). Nambahu says Kankuhu had been admitted to the hospital on Saturday. According to Nambahu, nurses at the […]