Author: Kelvin Chiringa
Self-confessed girlfriend killer jailed 32 years
Hendrik Uirab A self-confessed murderer, Hendrik Uirab, jailed for 32 years in the High Court. The judgement was handed down yesterday by High Court Justice Usiku. Uirab pleaded guilty of murder on 5 August. The convict had earlier admitted that…
Marula Game Ranch loses case to employees on urgency
The Marula Game Ranch has lost a bid to rid-off ex-employees to make way for a five-star luxury lodge on a 30 000ha of land. The ranch had filed an urgent court application last week before Justice Sibeya. According to…
Police probe ELCIN pastor over rape
Police are probing an ELCIN pastor, whose name cannot be provided at this time, over allegations that he raped a Grade 8 teenage girl at Eenghushe in Ohangwena. According to a crime report provided by the police, the pastor raped…
Age is just but a number- Katjavivi
National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi Speaker of National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi has shot down at perception that he is well advanced in age to continue with government business saying he still has the energy to push on. If he…
Aggrieved fishermen petition all high court judges
Aggrieved fishermen have petitioned all High Court Judges and the Judicial Service Commission in a case in which they claim to have been injured by a ruling that shifted their labour case from the labour commission to the High Court….
State entities forking out N$8.5 billion for salaries
State-owned entities are forking a total of N$8,5 billion per annum for salaries alone, despite a horde of them failing to make profits, minister Leon Jooste has disclosed. Jooste was speaking at the recently held public enterprises’ conference held at…
We made a mistake at Swapo event- Nanso President
The President of the oldest student organization, the Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO), Ester Simon, has admitted that she made a mistake by attending a Swapo event wearing party colours and got mistaken for being there in the capacity of…
The health of Namibia’s voter roll and fate of EVMs
Electoral Commission Chief Electoral Officer Theo Mujoro has lauded the national voters’ register as one of the healthiest in the region, surpassing that of neighboring South Africa. Mujoro said that the register is a reflection of half of Namibia’s population,…
RDP doubtful of ECN’s ability to run November elections
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has expressed its reservations about the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) ability to run free, fair and credible election this November. President Hage Geingob has declared the 27th of November 2019 a public…
Khomas community asks for land outside City
Residents of Khomas, who consider Windhoek their ancestral land, have asked the ancestral land commission to allocate them land on the outskirts of the city. Uhuru Dempers, who is part of the commission, told Eagle FM that the residents said…