Category: News
Nyae Nyae takes stock of wildlife
The Nyae Nyae Conservancy undertook its annual game count in September 2020 with the help of the environment ministry. This involved wildlife rangers and volunteers observing the 18 water points around the Nyae Nyae Conservancy. They do this for 48…
20 crocodiles killed between 2019 and 2020 in Kunene River
The recent spate of crocodiles dying has raised the concern of possible poisoning from the Angolan side. According to the Environment Ministry, about 20 crocodile carcasses have been found dead between 2019 and 2020 in the Kunene river but the…
Coalition condemns ‘police disproportionate actions’
The ACTION Coalition has condemned what it termed as disproportionate actions used by the Namibian Police against the #ShutItAllDown protest over the SGBV and femicide crisis in Namibia. The coalition, in a statement yesterday, said it is clear from the…
Police pushed to the edge – Ndeitunga
Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga has said the police were pushed to the edge when they arrested the young protestors. Asked on why members of the media were also arrested he said the journalists should not distract the police when they are…
SWATF MEMBERS RELOCATED FROM HERERO MALL
Forty-one former Swatf members who have been camping at the Herero Mall in Katutura were relocated to their respective regions. The relocation was done by the Prime Minister’s Office, while other ministries were directed to support the people who have…
I am not a political grasshopper – Kahiriri
Olsen Kahiriri, a political activist who had served various political parties, says he is no “political grasshopper”. Kahiriri, who also served as a trade unionist, said changing political parties does not make him a “political grasshopper” as alluded by some…
Police, protestors’ altercation regrettable – PM
Prime Minister Saara Kuugogelwa-Amadhila says Saturday’s altercation between the police and some protestors is regrettable. In a statement Saturday, the PM said the police are there to protect people. The statement was issued after the police had detained without charge…
Father says he received SMSes about the shallow grave in the desert
The father of Shanon Wasserfall, who went missing in April this year, has told Eagle FM that an anonymous person sent him a message about the human remains in Walvis Bay said to be that of his missing daughter. Tega…
MP Moongo calls for sex offenders register
PDM member of parliament Winnie Moongo this afternoon brought a motion to the National Assembly to introduce a Sex Offenders Register. Moongo said this motion comes when women and children’s lives are threatened and the perpetrators are “walking amongst us…
No money paid in education development Fund for the past three years
The Education Ministry has been starving the Education Development Fund for the past three years, said Auditor General Junias Kandjeke. The Fund was established to provide for the establishment, upliftment, upgrading and improvement of educational facilities and educational programmes to…