Category: News
Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Drown Teen
By: Annakleta Haikera An Angolan man was arrested on Tuesday at Rudhiva village in the Mukwe constituency after allegedly trying to drown 18-year-old Albertha Malanda, an Angolan teenager. The teenage boy was discovered by villagers tied up at the infamous…
Supportive Regulatory Environment Improving Nam’s Mining Sector
By: Andrew Maramwidze “We have identified Namibia as a key growth market within sub-Saharan Africa in the medium term, primarily due to an overall improvement in the outlook for the mining sector thanks to stronger commodity prices, rapid advancements in…
Only 36 Arrests For Rhino Poaching This Year…Compared to 80 in 2021
Staff writer Only 36 people have been arrested for rhino-related poaching cases this year, compared to 80 last year. This was revealed by environment minister Pohamba Shifeta as the ministry received a donation of 10 vehicles, park management and law…
Muharukua calls on the government to rescue Omusati communal farmers in
By: Justicia Shipena PDM member of parliament Vipuakuje Muharukua says that input costs have escalated over the years and that farmers cannot keep up any longer. Muharukua said this in the National Assembly on Tuesday while tabling a motion on…
Namibia confirms 54 cases of Swine Flu
By: Justicia Shipena Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe says the ministry has recorded 54 confirmed cases of Human Influenza virus (HIN1), also known as swine flu, country-wide. This follows after, on Tuesday, the ministry had said it received reports…
Poverty Leading to Ritual Killing, Says Victim’s Family
…As a Third Suspect Is Implicated In Unam Student’s Death By: Annakleta Haikera The family of the late 17-year-old Felix Disho Thikundeko, whose body was discovered in July at the Rudhiva village in the Kavango East, says the alleged ongoing…
Shell Upstream Contracts Northern Ocean forNam Job
By: Wonder Guchu Shell Upstream Namibia BV, a Shell Plc subsidiary, has awarded a contract to Northern Ocean Ltd. for the Deepsea Bollsta rig for work in a benign environment market. Northern Ocean Ltd (NOL) is an international drilling contractor…
Alweendo, Deep South Written Judgement End of November
By: Wonder Guchu The High Court of Namibia will release a written judgement in the case where the Canadian company Deep South Resources is suing mines minister Tom Alweendo for refusing to renew theHaib Mine exploration and prospecting licence. The…
IMF Says Nam’s Economy on Recovery Path
By: Wonder Guchu An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team that has been in Namibia since 20 September 2022 says the Namibian economy has started to recover. The team led by Giorgia Albertin said on Wednesday that Namibia’s real GDP…
Oshana Behind On Road Infrastructure Implementation
By: Kristof Tegako Eliander The National Council’s committee on transport, housing and infrastructure this week said that regarding certain road proposals, Oshana is behind on the NDP five programs that they could not fulfil. The committee on Monday paid a courtesy…