The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has called on the Ministry of Mines and Energy to address South Africa’s Eskom power crisis, fearing that Namibia will be cut off from its power supply. PDM on Wednesday released a statement saying that the beleaguered South African government is aiming to make it legally possible for it to…
The two suspects linked to the alleged rape and murder of the 45-year-old /Koce /Ukxa of Tsumkwe settlement last Friday, appeared in the magistrate’s court at the settlement on Tuesday. The accused, 30-year-old Oza //Ami, and Cwi Sao, 27, made their first court appearance before the Tsumkwe Periodical Court’s Chief Clerk, Elizabeth Namushinga. Namushinga explained…
A couple at Okahandja was arrested and charged with the murder of their two-month-old baby girl, who was allegedly discovered dead at a house at the town in the early hours of Wednesday. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha in an interview with Nampa on Wednesday said the deceased…
More criminal cases were recorded countrywide during the 2022/23 festive season compared to the same period of the preceding year, Namibian Police Force’s Deputy Inspector General for Operations, Major General Elias Mutota, has said. Mutota said this during the Festive Season Road Safety Campaign feedback meeting held in Windhoek on Tuesday. He said alongside the…
More rainfall is expected in Angola, Zambia and North Eastern parts of Namibia according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR). According to the ministry’s Namibia Hydrological Services’ daily flood bulletin on Monday, satellite images are forecasting more rainfall and the water levels in the main oshanas on the Namibian side remain…
President Hage Geingob says without peace, development cannot take place and therefore there cannot be prosperity for the Southern African Development Committee (SADC) citizens unless decisive action is taken in addressing issues of insecurity in the Region. Geingob was speaking during the official opening of the SADC Extra-Ordinary Organ Troika Summit in Windhoek on Tuesday,…
The Swakopmund Municipality has confirmed that it will euthanise a Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog reported to have attacked a four-year-old girl at the town. The incident took place in Mondesa last week Friday at about 18h00 in Olivia Haufiku Street, where the child was at the time. According to the Namibian Police, a man who…
The 37th edition of the annual Nedbank Cycle Challenge was officially launched here on Tuesday. The road racing challenge which covers distances of 20 kilometres (km), 30km, 60km, and 100km for elite athletes will be held on Sunday, 12 February 2023 in Windhoek. The road race will begin at the Nedbank Campus in Fidel Castro…
Namibia’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist and African cross-country champion, Alex Miller has joined South African-based Mountain Bike Team (MTB) Pyga Eurosteel. Pyga Eurosteel was started in 2013 by London Olympian, Phil Buys, and is one of the most established mountain bike racing teams in South Africa, consistently finishing on podiums at all the country’s high-profile…
The Ministry of Education Arts and Culture (MoEAC) on Monday announced the commencement of the 2023 OCT/NOV National examinations registration for candidates who wish to improve their previous examination results on part-time. The ministry, in a media release availed here on Monday, said the registration for both the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced…