Category: Top Stories
Taking photos of officers on duty not illegal
By: Rodney Pienaar Safety and security minister Charles Namoloh has said that there is currently no law in place that prohibits members of the public from taking photos of police officers that are executing their duties. He said officers should…
City to rectify back dated charges on water
By: Rodney Pienaar City of Windhoek has announced that it will be rectifying backdated charges of single household water consumers. This comes after the CoW took a decision in August last year to estimate water charges after a water scarcity…
Half a year’s wait for woman raped by three men
By: Kelvin Chiringa A Namibian woman whose identity cannot be disclosed for ethical reasons will have to wait for almost half a year until her alleged perpetrators who are in the meantime out of custody can be put to trial….
Namibians scramble for firearms
By: Rodney Pienaar The love for guns has gripped Namibians so much that the safety and security ministry has, in the last two years, received an estimated 5 000 fire-arm applications. It was observed with concern that 50% of the…
State wants life in jail for man who killed son
By: Kelvin Chiringa The state has boldly submitted in the High Court that they want Dawid Amseb, who murdered his only three-month old son by smashing him to the floor, to be slapped with a lifetime jail sentence. The state…
Shock as two die over beer and memory card
By: Kelvin Chiringa Two separate incidences of violence over the simplest of reasons saw two people losing their lives over the past weekend. The police responded to a case in which 25-year old Magdalena Engelbrecht died after a 31-year old…
City-centre shooter to stay locked up
By: Kelvin Chiringa More woes for the city-centre shooter, Simata Simasiku, as the magistrates’ court this week extended his stay under police custody pending the finalisation of investigations. The former Global Fund employee who is charged with the killing of…
SPYL accused of hijacking union demo
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union has hit at the Swapo youth wing for hijacking its demonstration in which it sought to stop the Hosea Kutako tender process. Although SPYL later pulled away from the demonstration…
We are unapologetically Herero- Nudo
By: Kelvin Chiringa In her first ever press briefing as president of the Nudo party this week, Ester Muinjangue has said they were unapologetic about the fact that they had a dominantly OvaHerero support base. Muinjangue said it had been…
N$12 million worth of drugs off the streets …as 60 go down in drug busts
By: Staff Writer The Namibian Police forces have arrested 60 people in drug busts during February this year. These arrests took down 56 Namibians, one Mozambique national and three people from eSwatini (Swaziland). The raids resulted in the collection of…