Namibia

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila cautioned loan recipients to not squander the money received, and urged them to use the funds optimally to build their enterprises and the economy. She was saying this at the handover of loans worth N$8 million to 28 rural youth enterprises which were advanced by the…

Namibian police have confirmed meeting their South African counterparts in June 2020 at the border, to share “operational information” pertaining to Imanuwela David and other Namibian nationals suspected of stealing money in South Africa and fleeing to Namibia.  In a statement this week, Namibian police said police authorities from both…

The area in Namibia takes its eerie name from the countless animal bones strewn along the coast and the hundreds of wrecked vessels left there over hundreds of years A solitary desert-adapted elephant bull walks through sand dune, Skeleton Coast, Namibia (Image: Getty Images) It has 500 shipwrecks, lions prowling…

Windhoek – A blood donor since 2018, Alfred Ndapanda had always considered his donations part of being a good citizen. But last year, the act hit closer to home than ever. “My uncle was in hospital, in need of a blood transfusion,” recalls the 20-year-old University of Namibia student. “Whether…

JOHANNESBURG - A leaked police report in Namibia suggests President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Hage Geingob were in talks to cover up the farm theft. This is being denied by both leaders and the ombudsman's office in Namibia says it won't be investigating. Ramaphosa Farm Theft | WATCH | Political…

The Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor was arrested on a charge of assault with the intention to do grievous bodily harm in Aroab. //Kharas police commander David Indongo said the suspect, Gerrit Witbooi, has been arrested for injuring Swapo branch administrator Johannes Vilander in Aroab on Thursday by allegedly throwing a…

The presidency said there is absolutely no truth in the allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist President Matamela Ramaphosa. State House on Friday issued a statement over what it calls "unfounded allegations" that President Geingob might have assisted his South African counterpart Ramaphosa in "apprehending"…

Two female teachers at a Tsumeb school in the Oshikoto region were arrested yesterday and charged with assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm after they allegedly assaulted a grade 4 pupil. The teachers, who are employed at the Tsumeb Junior Primary School, are now also facing suspension…

A good friend of former Namibia rugby captain Gerhard Mans, who died Wednesday after being struck by car while cycling, has shared his account of what happened, according to a witness. Mans, 60, who captained the Namibia national team and also played for the Free State for many seasons in…

PETRI Theron and John Walters will head the Namibia Rugby Union as joint presidents following the NRU's extraordinary general meeting last weekend. The meeting followed the resignation en masse of the previous board, headed by Corrie Mensah, with the new appointments due to serve until the next AGM. Theron and…