Author: Staff Writer
IPC, PDM LOSES TO SWAPO – AGAIN
Staff Writer Swapo has trounced IPC, PDM and the two independent candidates to retain the Ncamagoro constituency in Kavango East. The ruling party took 912 of the 1 268 votes. Coming second was the independent candidate Moses Nyundu who grabbed…
MISSING POLICE GUNS…SUSPECT ARRESTED, INTERROGATED
Staff Writer Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said the verification on the missing guns is complete and that he has ordered officers to open a criminal case. About 90 guns were discovered missing on 10 November from the Windhoek Police…
PFIZER TALKS ABOUT THE NEED FOR A FOURTH DOSE…NAMIBIA’S COVID-19 NUMBER DOUBLES IN 24 HOURS
Staff Writer While Pfizer/BioNTech bosses have once again said there would be a need for a fourth dose, Namibia’s figures doubled from 554 reported on 9 December to 1 041 for 10 December. For the first time in as many…
DON’T PANEL BEAT PEOPLE, KAWANA TELLS POLICE
Staff Writer Home affairs minister Albert Kawana said police officers are not permitted to “panel beat civilians” but “exercise minimum force or proportionate force per their training”. Kawana also said officers who tarnish the force’s name should be relieved of…
4 CHILDREN AMONG THE WEEKEND DEAD
Staff Writer Four children aged between seven months and 16 years were among those who died in separate incidents during the weekend. Esapeta Ndapwa Jesaya (seven months old) was found by his mother dead on Friday morning. Jesaya was from…
POLICE RECORDED 92 000 CRIMINAL CASES IN 2020/21
Staff Writer The police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga said the police received 92 251 criminal cases during the 2020/21 financial year, with housebreaking topping the list at 7 487. Coming second was GBV with 4 445, stock theft 3 160, illicit…
NO JOURNALIST WILL BE ARRESTED, DETAINED – GEIONGOB
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said that no journalist would be arrested or detained based on their work as long as he is the President of the Namibian Republic. Geingob said this on Friday when he participated in a virtual…
NUMBERS OF FULLY-VACCINATED RISE…PFIZER/BIONTECH BOSSES SAY BOOSTER DOSE WILL HELP
Staff Writer The number of fully vaccinated people who have tested positive for Covid-19 from December 1 to December 8 stands at 282, while those who received single doses are 126. According to the health ministry’s figures for December 8…
2021…A YEAR OF SO MUCH HEARTACHE AND PAIN
Staff Writer President Hage Geingob said this year has brought much heartache and pain, leaving the nation’s resilience stretched to its limit. Geingob said this on Friday during the memorial service of APP leader Ignatius Shixwameni held at Rundu in…
BOY (12) HANGS HIMSELF AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH SISTER
Staff Writer A boy aged 12 hanged himself at Okahandja on Saturday after he had argued with her sister. The police said left the house after the issue had been resolved and went outside. Later, the police further said…