Author: Eba Kandovazu
Victim-Turned Suspect Gets Bail
By: Eba Kandovazu and Natangwe Kauluma The Oshakati Magistrate’s Court has freed a male medical doctor and a male teacher accused of sexually harassing a 23-year-old male student. The doctor, Franky Cloete and Brian Kavungo, a teacher, are charged with…
It Is Not A Victory- Nekongo On Congress Endorsement
By: Eba Kandovazu Incumbent Swapo Party Youth League Secretary Ephraim Nekongo said that his endorsement by the wing’s central committee on Saturday as a candidate for the SPYL Secretary’s position is not a victory. He said true victory would only…
ACC Thanks Parliament For Blocking Suspects’ Pensions
By: Eba Kandovazu The anti-graft agency’s boss Paulus Noa has thanked National Assembly Secretary Lydia Kandetu for blocking the pensions of three former employees who are accused of stealing over N$ 1.2 million from parliament. The employees, who have since…
Metro Labour Activist Unfazed by Labour Ministry Condemnation
By: Eba Kandovazu Businessman Hans Namutewa, who threatened to close down Metro Windhoek if the company did not improve employees’ salaries and working conditions, says that he is not afraid of the legal implications his actions may cause. A customer…
Nelongo Makes U-turn On Shaningwa “Sidelining”
By: Eba Kandovazu Swapo’s Oshana Regional Coordinator, Samuel Nelongo, who last Friday said he would not attend the drive-through event on Sunday, says that a meeting between him and Swapo Secretary-General Sophia Shaningwa resolved their differences. Nelongo previously said that…
Teachers, Learners Traumatised after Charles Anderson Learner’s Death
By: Eba Kandovazu Helaria Hedimbi, the class teacher of a grade one pupil, Simon Hamunyela (7), at Charles Anderson Combined School in Ongwediva, who was fatally hit by a car last Monday, says the children at the school are still…
Man Commits Suicide After Four Die In Accident
By: Eba Kandovazu and Natangwe Kauluma The nation is reeling in shock after police discovered the remains of a man this morning in a purported suicide. The man is said to have been the driver of a pickup Bakkie that…
Ndeitunga Bemoans Thieving “Fake Police Officers”
By: Eba Kandovazu Namibian Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga has cautioned public members to stop dishing out their money to criminals who pretend to be police officers. The police chief was reacting to a kidnapping and robbery incident in which a…
Oshana Top investigator’s evidence termed Shaky In Rape Case…as Ondangwa Businessman Gets N$ 20 000 Bail
By: Eba Kandovazu The Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court was a hive of activity today when Ondangwa Businessman Otto Niimboto made his bail application. The bail application also saw the presence of Ondangwa Mayor and businessman Paavo Amwele in a packed gallery….
POLICE ORDERED TO RELEASE “ILLEGAL” INDIAN IMMIGRANTS
By: Eba Kandovazu The police in Oshakati was left in shock on Sunday after an immigration official who drove from Eenhana instructed them to free undocumented eight Indians. On the same day, over 170 Angolan illegal immigrants were deported to…