Author: Julia Heita
Likius Valombola to Remain in Prison
By: Ludorf Iyambo Windhoek high court on Wednesday dismissed the application for leave to appeal for Likius Valombola. The court removed the matter from the roll and regarded it as finalised. According to Judge Claudia Claasen, it is not sufficient…
Students at Kavango West School Live in Squalor
By: Annakleta Haikera A Kavango West Region secondary school, about 50 km west of Nkurenkuru, has been described as so unhygienic that the foul smell hangs around the corridors, and worms from the toilets infest the grounds. The deplorable conditions…
Riruako’s Son Backs Chief Kapuuo on Paramount Chieftainship
By: Vetondouua Tjivikua The son of the late Paramount Chief, Kuaima Riruako, says the Ovaherero people in the diaspora stand behind ousted Ovitoto chief Vipuira Kapuuo as the acting Paramount Chief. According to Prince Kejaja Riruako, the senate meeting held…
Two men Arrested for Offering to Buy Albino Body Parts
By: Ludorf Iyambo The Katutura Magistrate’s Court denied Fred Simasiku and Obrine Liwelu bail on Tuesday. The two were arrested on 18 February 2022 in Windhoek after approaching a person living with albinism asking him to sell them his hair….
Kavango East Police Gun Down Two Suspected Robbers
By: Annakleta Haikera Police in the Kavango East region shot dead two members of a gang of armed robbers that was said to have been planning a robbery. The shooting occurred at Ngarama-teya in Rundu Rural Constituency on Monday around…
YOUTH AND WOMEN BORROWED N$10MN FROM AGRIBANK
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus By the end of February 2022, women and the youth (18-35) utilized the gender and youth-specific tailor-made credit facility to borrow N$10 million for their agri-related endeavours. The agricultural bank reported last…
EDUCATION MINISTRY DECENTRALIZES FUNCTIONS TO REGIONAL COUNCILS
By: Priscilla Mukokobi Education minister Ester Anna Nghipondoka officially decentralized functions to regional councils in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. Nghipondoka said that the educational sector had favored decentralization since 1977. The ministry presented its first draft decentralization action in 1999…
WORKER CAUGHT WITH A FIREARM WITH TWO SERIAL NUMBERS IN NIMT DOUBLE-MURDER CASE
By: Ludorf Iyambo Immanuel Hangula, an employee of NIMT double murder accused, Ernst Lichtenstrasser, was found with a firearm bearing two serial numbers. Deputy Prosecutor General Antonia Verhoef had called Hangula to stand before the court and give evidence…
SHOCK, AS HAUFIKU GETS BARRED FROM THE CATHOLIC HOSPITAL … THREATENED BY NUN, POLICE INVOLVED, EX-MINISTER BREAKS HIS SILENCE
By: Ludorf Iyambo Former health minister Bernard Haufiku has expressed shock after it emerged that he got barred from excessing the premises of the Catholic Church in Windhoek due to a dispute. A document hit the internet Friday morning to…