Author: Julia Heita
KAVANGO EAST TEENAGE PREGNANCIES NEARLY DOUBLE…AMONG THEM AN 11-YEAR-OLD
By: Annakleta Haikera An 11-year-old girl is one of 860 schoolchildren who fell pregnant in the Kavango East region in 2021. In 2020, Kavango East had 554 teenage pregnancies. The Kavango East is second to the Ohangwena region regarding teenage…
VALENTINE’S N$18,4M CHOCOLATES AND FLOWERS IMPORT FEVER
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The Namibia Statistics Agency imports data for the first quarters of the past five years (2017-21) show that the Valentines Day fever influenced chocolate and flower expenditure. On average, Namibians spent between N$13,1m and N$4,4m every February…
REHOBOTH BUSINESSWOMAN BURNS TO DEATH IN HER HOME
By: Marshallino Beukes Tragedy has struck the Rehoboth community following the death of a well-known businesswoman in a house fire. Mrs Sara Sabina Beukes (79) died when her home in Rehoboth’s Block A residential area caught fire in the early…
HIGH COURT POSTPONES NAMOLOH, 6 OTHERS’ CASE
By: Ludorf Iyambo The Windhoek High Court postponed the case in which Eliphas /Gomeb is suing the former safety minister Charles Namoloh and others for N$2m in damages. /Gomeb, who is serving a 21-year jail term, wants N$1m for ill-treatment…
YOUTH AGAINST THE SUMMONING OF CHIEF MBAMBO
By: Annakleta Haikera The Hambukushu community and The Youth Against Crime have supported the troubled chief (Fumu), Erwin Munika Mbambo. Mbambo is accused of mismanaging the Traditional Authority funds and refusing investors to come and venture into the Mukwe Constituency….
NEED TO JOIN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BANDWAGON
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The path to green economies is an unmaintained gravel road, and with the introduction of electric vehicles (EV), some countries will lag with a distance. For Namibia, lack of conducive infrastructures such as recharging EVs, energy insecurity…
WOMAN DENIES KILLING EX-BOYFRIEND’S MOTHER
By: Marshallino Beukes The woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s mother at Rehoboth last year has denied committing the crime. Judith van Wyk (33) is out on bail for the murder of Elizabeth Maria Cloete (81). The police arrested her…
THE LAND CRUISER THIEF SAYS, “I DROVE IT FOR JOY”
By: Ludorf Iyambo & Vetondouua Tjivikua A 25-year-old man arrested driving a stolen City of Windhoek Fire Brigade Toyota Land Cruiser said he only did so because he had never driven one before. Soiyi Maluleke crashed the vehicle following a…
NAMIBIA’S FIRST-EVER DATING REALITY SHOW LAUNCHED
By: Envaalde Matheus Namibia’s first dating reality TV show Kapana Spice rolled out on Monday on YouTube and TikTok. The show was created by Laudika Hamutenya, who told Eagle FM that he saw a need to have enough local content…
SINGLE AND READY TO MINGLE, HOLD MY BEER
By: Julia Heita We all know February as a month of love, cuddles, candles, flowers, and plenty of chocolates. As Valentines Day approaches, which is celebrated on 14 February yearly, this is the time couples get together to celebrate love;…