Rundu Prison inmate Frans Kudumo (63) says he was handcuffed to a bed at Rundu State Hospital in the Kavango East region without police supervision from Monday to Wednesday last week. This came after Kudumo complained he was feeling sick…
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President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says desperate politicians are spreading rumours about her health. In a video by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Nandi-Ndaitwah says “a Namibian citizen” claims she collapsed twice. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking during a Swapo victory celebration at the…
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The Namibian Police say various crimes were reported countrywide over the weekend, including murder, rape and suicide. Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says Jarius Angula (24) allegedly took his own life at Oshipaya village in the Omusati region on…
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Over 100 men participated in a walk against gender-based violence (GBV) in the Kavango East region on Thursday. IntraHealth Namibia, through the USAID-funded Reach Namibia project, organised a commitment walk for men to be part of the 16 Days of…
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The Ministry of Works and Transport, through the Road Fund Administration (RFA), has provided N$29.4 million for the construction of a district road in the Kavango East region.Deputy prime minister and works and transport minister John Mutorwa announced this during…
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Namibian Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo says 8 076 gender-based violence (GBV) cases were recorded countrywide over the past two years.Of these, 521 cases were reported in the Kavango East region.He revealed these statistics in a speech read on his…
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The Kavango West police have arrested 14 community members on Sunday for allegedly damaging a farm’s fence and poles. The suspects were granted bail after appearing in the Kahenge Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. They were arrested at Gava village, and…
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The Namibia Building Workers Pension Fund, an umbrella fund for the construction sector, is encouraging pensioners and their beneficiaries to claim their pension benefits. This is as the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority says the retirement fund industry in Namibia…
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The Kavango West police have arrested 14 community members for allegedly damaging the fence and poles of a farm in the region over the weekend. The suspects were arrested on Sunday at Gava village, where they allegedly cut the farm’s…
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Former Air Namibia employees yesterday rallied for justice, demanding their full severance packages. The group held a demonstration in Windhoek, nearly three years after the national airline’s liquidation in 2021, which left around 600 employees jobless and struggling in a…
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Namibia has made notable progress in addressing the deficiencies identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which led the country’s greylisting.This is according to Financial Intelligence Centre director Bryan Eiseb in a media statement issued on Tuesday.The FATF greylisted…
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Residents of the two Kavango regions are struggling with recurrent problems ahead of the elections. These include water scarcity and human-wildlife conflicts. This is despite political parties promising to deal with some of the problems that the region has been…
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