With the presidential and National Assembly elections set for Wednesday, the police are stepping up their security efforts. They will be deploying over 4 600 officers across the country to ensure the safety and integrity of the electoral process. Police…
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“This is the first step in the right direction to encourage technology know-how, innovation and creativity in our schools.” This was said by president Nangolo Mbumba, thanking Huawei Technologies Namibia for its donation of information technology and media equipment worth…
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Almost 40% of Namibian girls and 45% of boys have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence during childhood, a survey says. According to the 2019 Violence Against Children and Youth survey, sexual and emotional abuse is rampant in Namibia, and…
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A man (25) narrowly escaped an attempted robbery in Windhoek West on Sunday, which later resulted in the death of an alleged suspect.Namibian Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi confirmed the incident, which occurred at around 02h00 in Jenner Street.According to the…
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Namibia is on high alert after neighbouring Angola confirmed a case of the infectious disease, mpox, on Wednesday.Health executive director Ben Nangombe told The Namibian the case is of a Congolese national who is currently isolated in a specialised health…
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The home affairs ministry, in collaboration with the gender ministry, has successfully concluded a pilot project to issue national documents to and register members of the San community for social grants. This was announced in a public notice by the…
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The defence ministry says Affirmative Reposition leader Job Amupanda is seeking cheap political points after he accused the ministry of spending N$8 million to buy a single car part. Amupanda released documents on Facebook accusing the ministry of reckless spending…
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About 10% of babies born in Namibia are premature. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe yesterday spoke on behalf of deputy health minister Esther Muinjangue at a World Prematurity Day event at Windhoek Central Hospital. “This statistic…
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The Alliance of Christian Churches in Namibia (ACCN) hosted a national prayer event on Sunday. This brought together various denominations and political parties to pray for peaceful elections and the blessing of rain in Namibia. The event was hosted under…
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The Windhoek City Police Service (WCPS) headquarters has been renamed in honour of its first chief, Abraham Kanime. In a ceremony on Monday, the building, which was previously known as the P A de Wet building, was renamed the Chief…
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Namibian Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says four people died in separate road accidents across the country over the weekend. Shikwambi announced this in the weekend crime report, released on Sunday afternoon. In Windhoek, a motorcycle collision claimed the…
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The Namibian Police report that a woman was allegedly gang raped by two men over the weekend. According to police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi, the incident happened at a village in the Kavango West region on Friday. Shikwambi says the suspects,…
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