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“Card-not-present” fraud expected to increase
By: Staff Writer Information Security Specialist at Capricorn Group Riaan Viljoen said that it is estimated that global losses relating to card-not-present fraud will reach more than 70 billion US dollars within the next three to five years. Since the…
Play as a team – Uutoni to Warriors
By: Rodney Pienaar Sports minister Erastus Uutoni has advised Brave Warriors to play as a team at the 2019 AFCON qualifier match against Zambia. “Don’t keep the ball for too long that is wasting time. I know you see how…
Mandi Samson dumps Air Namibia
By: Kelvin Chiringa Acting Executive Head of Air Namibia, Mandi Samson has ditched the financially overwhelmed company after a four-year tenure. An official communication from Air Namibia announced that Samson tendered her resignation in order to pursue other opportunities, with…
Nakathila to face biggest test of his career
By: Kelvin Chiringa Namibia’s reigning WBO Jnr Lightweight champion, Jeremiah “Low Key” Nakathila, is now faced with the biggest test of his illustrious career as he locks horns with Hungary’s Zoltan Kovacs at the upcoming “legacy fight” here in the…
115 unclaimed dead babies at mortuaries
By: Rodney Pienaar The Ministry of Health has revealed to this publication that there are currently 126 unclaimed bodies at the state mortuaries in Windhoek, of which 97 are babies. There are also 30 unclaimed bodies at the Oshakati mortuary…
Ex-ACC agent grilled in Himarwa’s trial
By: Kelvin Chiringa An ex-Anti-Corruption Commission agent who initially investigated basic education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa on allegations of corruption in Mariental in 2015, has denied under oath that he deliberately collected incriminating evidence to nail her down. Fannuel Ernesto Esterhuizen…
Unapologetic murderer faces 20 years to life imprisonment
By: Kelvin Chiringa August van Wyk who murdered his lover, Katrina Waterboer, at Karasburg during the night of 29 to 30 August 2014 while out on bail, has refused to apologise for his crimes. During his trial this week, the…
Alta fuses soul and passion to latest project
By: Kelvin Chiringa Rhythm & Blues rising chanter, Alta Ouses is one dynamite who, in the tiniest of packages, has brought some serious explosions in local show-biz and this time, her latest offering, Do you believe in love part 2…
75-year-old man rapes six year old
By: Rodney Pienaar A 75-year-old man who is believed to be mentally disabled is currently facing criminal charges after he allegedly raped a six-year-old girl at Omhokolo village last Saturday. According to the police crime report the suspect is a…
Double trouble for embattled Swapo Helao Nafidi councilor
By: Kelvin Chiringa Ester Nghidimbwa’s urgent court application against a Swapo decision to withdraw her from the Helao Nafidi town council as councilor in place for another party member has hit a brick wall in the Windhoek High Court. Nghidimbwa…