Namibia

DESPITE reports of pilchards being caught as bycatch, especially by horse mackerel vessels, the Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) has warned against the harvesting of this species. In a strong-worded letter to the fishing industry, the agency's operations manager, Victoria Erasmus, warned that a penalty would be charged for sardines being…

THE Ovaherero and Nama leaders say they are ready to sacrifice their lives in the same way their forefathers did if they do not get a comprehensive reparations package for the1904-08 genocide. The above was stated in a statement signed by both the chairpersons of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority Transitional…

ICELANDIC whistleblower Jóhannes Stefánsson says both Namibian and Icelandic Fishrot accused are trying to jeopardise and delay the fishing rights bribery scheme cases by lying to the court. This is what Stefánsson, the former director of operations in Namibia for Icelandic fishing company Samherji, told The Namibian on Monday. This…

A WOMAN at Otjiwarongo State Hospital allegedly gave birth to her child in the hospital's reception area unassisted last Friday. Fabiola Katjitjivi (23) says she arrived at the hospital at 12h00 after going into labour. Upon her arrival, Katjitjivi was allegedly left at the reception area unattended. One of her…

A STUDY on the upside-down, airborne transportation of rhinoceroses conducted in Namibia is among the top winners of this year's Ig Nobel Prize awards. The Ig Nobel Prize is a satirical prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate 10 unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research, with the aim to…

DESPITE dining with president Hage Geingob following their brave performance at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Paralympians are still not impressed with the treatment they receive from the government in comparison to their able-bodied compatriots. The president on Wednesday hosted a dinner to honour the Paralympians after their return from…

INFORMATION received from the police in the Netherlands and Australia set Namibian detectives on the trail of Windhoek resident Johann Maree, who is charged with committing numerous sex crimes with underage boys and selling child pornography to paedophiles on the internet. This was conveyed to magistrate Celma Amadhila when Namibian…

As the country is slowly opening up, Tsumeb will be treated to a night of good Jazz sounds tomorrow. The first-ever festival will be held at Lilly's Pub in the heart of the copper town. Tickets are going for N$150 in advance, while a N$250 fee is payable at the…

THE company Namibian Marine Phosphate's controversial plan to carry out seabed mining off the Namibian coast has received another setback, with a High Court judge finding that the company did not correctly apply for an environmental clearance certificate which it needed to commence test mining and mining. In a judgement…

Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images Namibian sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi have been ruled ineligible for the Tokyo Olympics by the World Athletics organization. Per an official statement from the Namibian Olympic Committee, Mboma and Masilingi have been deemed ineligible to compete because they have naturally high testosterone levels that are above the threshold…