A woman (44) was arrested on Monday at Otjomuise for allegedly luring a six-year-old boy into a toilet, police have confirmed. According to police deputy commissioner, Kauna Shikambi, the unnamed woman allegedly promised the boy N$5 to perform sexual acts.…

Tsumkwe residents say Mobile Telecommunications (MTC) network struggles are severing their connection to the rest of Namibia and the world. The 6 000 residents of the Tsumkwe constituency are affected daily by the prevalent problems they have been experiencing with…

President Nangolo Mbumba went on a tour of Wanaheda Industrial Stalls and the Katutura Old Age Home, with a stopover at Herero Mall, in Windhoek yesterday. Katutura’s Herero Mall was abuzz as business owners left their three-legged pots to see…

The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) is calling for businesses to take advantage of its penalty waiver programme before it ends. According to Bipa spokesperson Ockert Jansen, the annual penalty waiver programme is ending on 30 June and no…

The Business and Intellectual Property Authority (Bipa) is calling on businesses to take advantage of its penalty waiver programme before it ends. Bipa spokesperson Ockert Jansen says the annual penalty waiver programme has been extended to 30 June. He said…

Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari says president Nangolo Mbumba will not give in to pressure to remove justice minister Yvonne Dausab from her position. This comes after an organisation against homosexuality and same-sex marriage called for Dausab’s removal or resignation as…

The University of Namibia (Unam) started a three-day Child Research Initiative and Training Conference in Windhoek on Tuesday. The conference involves a joint partnership with the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, the University of Minnesota, and…

Hans Gariseb of the Khoen Community Development project says creative outlets are crucial to young people’s development. Speaking to Desert Radio last week, Gariseb said creative projects were designed to help young people who struggle to secure jobs due to…

…Internal party fights threatens performance in November elections Political analysts say recurrent power struggles in the South West Africa National Union (Swanu) could be its death knell come November’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The country’s oldest political party was further…

“You can get through anything.” These were the words of encouragement of Kondyeni Abraham (20) in his last video on Tik-Tok on 3 December 2023. Seven months later, Abraham was found dead in his dorm by classmates in a suspected…

Following the death of a University of Namibia (Unam) student in a suspected suicide last week, Unam spokesperson Simon Namesho says the university is sensitising students about mental health. A second-year computer science student, Kondyeni Abraham (20), was found dead…

Swanu splinter leader Charles Katjivirue said Evilastus Kaaronda is in contempt of court at a media briefing held at their head office on Wednesday. Katjivirue raised concerns over what he perceives as a misinterpretation of a recent court settlement by…