Three children allegedly died after being struck by lightning in the Oshikoto region.This was confirmed by the region’s police. The incident happened at 18h00 at Oshongwa village on Sunday. According to the police, a group of five boys and two…

Zambezi regional Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says that they have so far obtained 260 vehicles and two helicopters ahead of elections. Regional electoral officer Lesley Simwanza said this on Monday. He added that the whole fleet of 271 is…

Home affairs minister Albert Kawana inaugurated new immigration offices and staff accommodation on Friday. The facilities are allocated to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security. It was constructed at a cost of N$2.4 million at Impalila Island…

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has reported 113 wildlife deaths due to drought in the Bamunu conservancy of the Zambezi region. The deaths of 20 elephants, 84 zebras, four buffaloes, three reedbuck, one eland and one baboon in…

Joshua Maponga, Zimbabwean-born public speaker and chief executive of Farmers of Thought, says that land reform can only be successful if it recognises Namibia’s sensitive political environment. He made these remarks at a Previously Disadvantaged Namibia Farmers Union (PDNFU) information…

Ten trial-awaiting inmates escaped from the police holding cells at Onandjaba in the Omusati region on Wednesday. Omusati police regional commander commissioner Ismael Basson said the incident happened at 20h00. According to Basson, the escapees cut through the roof of…

Jobless youth share agony of being prank called for polling job at ECN Kongola-based Meriam Kabika (26) has been searching for a job since she finished school in 2016. However, she could not secure anything other than occasional ‘piece jobs’.…

A man appeared in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Monday after he allegedly killed his younger sister and mutilated her genitals. The incident happened at Okavela village in the Ohangwena region at around 20h00 on 15 November. The police have…

A 19-month-old toddler has died in a fire after his older brother allegedly played with matches, setting two huts ablaze.The incident happened at around 14h00 on Tuesday at Onyaluwili village in the Omusati region.According to Omusati police regional commander Ismael…

Three poachers have been shot and killed at Etosha National Park by the Namibian Police’s anti-poaching unit.Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says the incident happened at around 19h00 on Saturday.Shikwambi says during an anti-poaching operation, the police noticed footprints…

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has been forced to turn away more than 80 job-seeking Zambezi youth who came for training after reportedly receiving prank calls.The ECN commenced with nationwide training of polling officials over the weekend, in preparation…

Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will create more than half a million employment opportunities over the next five years. Nandi-Ndaitwah, who was speaking during the Swapo star rally at Eenhana in the Ohangwena region on Saturday, revealed…