Many displaced after rainstorms hit KZN hard – again
Staff Reporter FOLLOWING the flooding disaster that claimed more than 400 lives and left thousands displaced last month, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa once again experienced heavy rainstorms…
Gondwana simplifies travel with new transfer service
Staff ReporterFrom next week, 1 June, the Gondwana Collection Namibia’s Traveller Transfers service will be operational and will offer nine routes to various Namibian destinations. According to Gondwana, the service…
Fires destroy homes in Swakopmund
Maria David FAMILIES at the Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) at Swakopmund were left homeless in two separate fire incidents on Saturday. According to the Erongo police, the cause of both…
S.P.E.S to host charity run to support children born into poverty
Staff Reporter The Step Out of Poverty Through Education, Encouragement and Support (S.P.E.S) Charity will host a charity run event to raise funds, network with the broader community and expand…
Prepare for veld fires, says Shifeta
Maria David MINISTER of Environment Pohamba Shifeta has asked farmers to prepare for the third major veld fire outbreak since the beginning of the year. Shifeta issued the warning at…
Pedestrian dies after drunken hit and run accident
Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in the Erongo region have arrested an adult Namibian man after he allegedly bumped and killed a pedestrian in a drunken driving incident in Walvis…
Namibians unite over weekend’s cold weather
Staff Reporter THE past weekend’s cold weather conditions have united Namibians from various corners of the country as they came together to share their experiences on social media. One of…
Electrocuted wild cat sets veld on fire
Staff Reporter A FIRE erupted at a NamPower station on Friday in the vicinity of Martin Luther High School in the Okombahe informal settlement, after a wild cat that climbed…
Baby boy kidnapped at Tsumeb
Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in the Oshikoto Region have reported the kidnapping of a three-month-old baby boy. The incident occurred at United Nation Park, Tsumeb, on Thursday. It is…
Namibia’s first-time presence at WEF annual meeting underscores global relevance
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Hage Geingob and a delegation of top officials and representatives have left the country for Switzerland where Namibia will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting…
ACC relies heavily on media
Maria David THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) needs the assistance of the media in tackling corruption cases and in the politically stable Namibia, its free media can effectively make a difference…
Procurement board ordered to reevaluate disqualified bidder
Maria David WINDHOEK High Court Judge Eileen Rakow has ordered the Central Procurement Board of Namibia to reevaluate a company previously disqualified from a Ministry of Education food tender on…
Ministry wants communal conservancies financially stable
Maria David THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism wants to see all Communal Conservancies and Community Forests being financially sustainable. According to Minister Pohamba Shifeta, there are currently 86…
Dausab: Challenges posed by cybercrime require joint global effort
Staff Reporter THE Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, said that the alarming increase in cybercrime – particularly with regards to child pornography, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, defamation, online child trafficking, online extortion…
All-women team to represent Namibia at African Culinary Cup
Ashley Nyambe FOR the first time in history, Namibia will be represented by an all-women team at the African Culinary Cup competition that will be held in Abu Dhabi from…