Namibia

A former parliamentarian who was convicted of high treason and other charges, and is currently serving an 18-year prison term, lost his bid to be released on medical grounds after the High Court dismissed his application yesterday. Judge Kobus Miller dismissed 65-year-old Geoffrey Mwilima's application, deemed the matter finalised and…

As Namibia's sodomy law debate intensifies, various political parties and activists have expressed different opinions, with some calling on national leaders to calculate their remarks made publicly against sexual minorities. The Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) party has come out to strongly condemn those supporting it, saying such activities are unbiblical…

JOHANNESBURG—Germany said Friday that it would ask former colony Namibia for forgiveness for what it now recognizes was a genocide of the local Herero and Nama people committed by its troops between 1904 and 1908. As part of this official recognition, Germany will pay 1.1 billion euros, equivalent to $1.3…

Katima Mulilo Urban constituency councillor John Mukaya has died after he was involved in a road accident on Wednesday evening at around 19h15. This happened when his VW Polo collided head-on with an oncoming seven-seater Toyota Noa in the Mpyu area, along the Katima Mulilo-Ngoma road. Mukaya died upon arrival…

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. Germany will recognize colonial-era mass killings in Namibia as genocide and offer 1.1 billion euros (about R18 billion) in aid as a gesture of atonement, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. German and Namibian negotiators concluded the agreement on Friday after more than five years of…

A memorial to the genocide of the Herero and Nama (1904-1907) committed by German colonial troops in the centre of the Namibian capital Windhoek. The inscription translates aloud: Your blood nourishes our freedom. Photo: Jürgen Bätz/dpa (Photo by Jürgen Bätz/picture alliance via Getty Images) Germany will fund projects in Namibia…

Human skulls from the Herero and ethnic Nama people are displayed during a ceremony in Berlin, Germany, August 29, 2018, to hand back human remains from Germany to Namibia following the 1904-1908 genocide against the Herero and Nama . REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo Germany has agreed to fund projects in Namibia…

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob and first lady Monica Geingos are in self-isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 and are in "good spirits". The Presidency announced on Thursday morning that the first couple had tested positive on Wednesday, 26 May. "The president and the first lady are in good spirits and self-isolating…

Namibia on Tuesday issued emergency travel documents to the twin daughters of a gay couple who have been battling to take them home following their birth to a surrogate in South Africa, one of the fathers told Reuters. Namibian Phillip Luhl and his Mexican husband Guillermo Delgado had already been…

Twin babies are allowed to go home to Namibia. (Screengrab) Emergency travel documents were issued for twin daughters of a gay couple.The couple had been struggling to take them home after their surrogate gave birth in South Africa.Namibian authorities say their father must prove a generic link to the children.Namibia…