Author: Staff Writer
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL
Staff Writer Namibia’s International Energy Conference set for 20th – 22nd April 2022 in Windhoek, Namibia, seeks to drive investment into an energy mix. This thought leadership event will convene energy stakeholders with investors and international partners under the theme,…
MIRACLE ESCAPE FROM THE JAWS OF A HIPPO
Staff writer A man who survived an attack by a hippopotamus in the Kavango West region on Sunday has described the terrifying moment as what could have been his last minutes on earth. Abraham Hisikia, the survivor, is a 43-year-old…
GEINGOB MOURNS FIRST WINDHOEK SWAPO MAYOR
Staff Writer The former mayor of Windhoek who also attended to war combatants Bjorn von Finkenstein, has died. Von Finkenstein died on Friday in Windhoek. He was 63. Von Finckenstein was the Windhoek mayor from 1995 to 1998. President Hage…
ANOTHER WOMEN KILLED BY LOVER
By: Staff Writer Yet another woman succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by her boyfriend in the Oshana region. Selma Lilongeni Tangitate Ruben (26) died in Onandjokwe State Hospital on Saturday morning. Ruben was shot on the stomach, abdomen and right…
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…