Author: Hertha Ekandjo
Geingob Honours Cassinga Sacrifices…Veterans Say Government Will Be Paying Ghosts
By: Eba Kandovazu , Ludorf Iiyambo, Hertha Ekandjo President Hage Geingob says Namibians can honour the sacrifices of heroes and heroines who died at Cassinga by working in unity towards the realisation of a better Namibia. Geingob said this in…
South African Fifth Wave Should Worry Namibia
By: Hertha Ekandjo Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe says Covid-19 fifth wave will only hit Namibia, depending on people’s behaviour. His comments come after South Africa has reportedly entered a fifth wave earlier than expected. Namibia recorded 494 cases…
Inmate Serving 51 Years On the Run
By: Hertha Ekandjo A 36 years old man, Simon Noppie Kambindu, escaped the Windhoek correctional facility on Sunday morning. According to the Namibian Correctional Services spokesperson, Commissioner Sam Shaalulange, Kambindu escaped the facility from unit 4 by climbing the facility…
Katjiua Demands Evidence Before Handing Back Government Car
By: Hertha Ekandjo Professor Mutjinde Katjiua, at what was meant to be a handover ceremony, has refused to surrender a government vehicle, which was allocated to the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA), unless the ministry provides a police case number. This…
Murder-Accused Fugitive Released Due To Negligence
By: Hertha Ekandjo A murder accused inmate Lukas Josef walked scott-free this past Saturday at 14:40 from the police holding cells in Walvis Bay after presenting false information to officers who then released him. Erongo region police inspector Ileni Shapumba…
NTLA, OTA Says Geingob Broke Law at SONA
By: Hertha Ekandjo The Nama Traditional Leaders Associations Authority (NTLA) and Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) say President Hage Geingob’s outburst on genocide during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), this month, broke the law. They further say that Geingob…
Durban Floods Unlikely To Affect Namibia
By: Hertha Ekandjo Namibians can breathe a sigh of relief as the Namibia Meteorological Services say that the floods currently sweeping through parts of South Africa and took over 300 lives is unlikely to affect Namibia. “There’s no likelihood of…
Covid-19 Upsurge Expected This Winter
By: Hertha Ekandjo Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says as winter approaches, Namibia should expect an upsurge in the number of Covid-19 cases should a pathogen mutate and a new variant is detected. Geingob, during the 42nd Covid-19 public briefing on…