A 43-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a wire in a sleeping room at the Five Rand informal settlement at Okahandja on Friday morning. Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, in an interview with Nampa on Saturday said the deceased has been identified by her close…
A 32-year-old Windhoek-based prophet who was arrested in May 2020 for rhino poaching and dealing in rhino horns along with the seven others, was on Friday afternoon found guilty on 12 counts by the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court. Jackson Babi appeared for sentencing before the Gobabis Magistrate, Eden Iyambo, on counts of hunting specially protected game,…
Chief of the !Oe-#Gan Traditional Authority, Chief Immanuel /Gaseb was on Friday night elected as the new chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders in the country. /Gaseb was elected at the annual five-day meeting of the traditional leaders which started on Monday at Eehnana in the Ohangwena Region. /Gaseb was the acting chairperson of…
Land and social justice activist, Dimbulukeni Nauyoma on Friday called for immediate intervention from Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni in the demolition of people’s houses at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region. The demolishing of houses at the Lwanyanda informal settlement started on Thursday after a court order was issued in favour of…
President Hage Geingob has extended his condolences to the people and government of the United Kingdom following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. The queen died at age 96 after reigning for 70 years. In his message of condolences issued Friday by the Office of the President, Geingob said the passing of Queen…
Twenty-nine health workers, including nurses, medical doctors and environmental health officials, graduated from a frontline course in Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training on Thursday. Officials from different institutions including the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Agriculture, and Namibian Institute of Pathology, underwent the three months of training aimed at strengthening public health interventions such as…
Under 20 (U20) National Football Team Coach James Britz said his side will aim to qualify for the 2023 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) set for Egypt when they participate in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Tournament. The tournament will take place from 06 to 16th October in Eswatini. Speaking to…
Every year on 10 September, World Suicide Prevention Day is observed to raise awareness, end the silence surrounding suicide and mental health, and end the stigma associated with these topics. Yellow ribbons are worn in honour of this day to show solidarity and disseminate the message that suicide is preventable through open dialogue. According to…
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Namibia’s cricket men’s national development side, ‘the Eagles’, defeated the Lahore Qalandars by five runs to win the first of two 50 over matches at the Wanderers Cricket Club in the capital on Wednesday. The in-form Eagles won the toss and elected to bat, before posting 262 runs for the loss of eight wickets (262/8)…