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Father who murdered his baby gets life
By: Kelvin Chiringa A few years ago, a defenceless three-month old boy was murdered at the hands of his own father, Dawid Amseb and the court has now moved in to severely punish him with life in jail. This…
Taxi driver murderer and robber pleads for a second chance
By: Kelvin Chiringa A man identified as Josephat Boois, who was convicted and jailed for the gruesome murder of a taxi driver before robbing him of his taxi is now pleading for a second chance by having his matter dealt…
Ondonga King wants matter dealt by another judge
By: Kelvin Chiringa Ondonga King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas, who is in the eye of the storm of an ongoing court battle against seven dismissed councillors, now wants the judge handling the case in the High Court to recuse himself from…
Cyclone Idai leaves trail of death as Namibia remains dry
By: Kelvin Chiringa A brutal tropical storm known as Cyclone Idai has swept across the southern African region with destructive winds killing more than 150 people over the weekend, as Namibia continue to look up to the havens for rain….
Agriculture records mixed 2018 growth results
By: Kelvin Chiringa Latest data on the country’s agriculture sector’s performance for 2018 shows mixed results of growth and decline. Information provided by the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has it that some agriculture sectors did not have a great 2018…
Can GRN electrify all schools by next year?
By: Kelvin Chiringa Time has now caught up with President Hage Geingob’s Harambee vision of installing electricity in all schools country-wide by 2020, and this begs the question as to whether this will be possible. The ambitious plan envisions the…
Himarwa finally faces Noa in court over corruption
By: Kelvin Chiringa Corruption accused minister of education Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has finally come face to face with the Anti-Corruption Commission Director General, Paulus Noa, in court this week Thursday. The minister is being tried on accusations that she corruptly used…
Government’s vehicles budget to decrease from N$12 million
By: Kelvin Chiringa Although government’s budget allocation for vehicles is expected to remain at nearly N$12 million in the financial period of 2019/20, experts expect this to come down by a small margin to N$10 million between 2020 and 2021….
Two child trafficking and rape cases dodged by delays
By: Kelvin Chiringa Technical issues have delayed two cases of child trafficking and rape which are currently floating in the High Court before Justice Christie Liebenberg. This comes right in the wake of government pushing for a tightening of bolts…
NTA pays out over N$1.4 m for Employer Training Grant
By: Rodney Pienaar The Namibia Training Authority has paid out a total amount of N$145.7 million for employer training grant claims from the period between September and December last year, chief executive officer of NTA Jerry Beukes said this week….