Author: Staff Reporter

Two men allegedly took their own lives in separate incidents in Windhoek and Nkurenkuru over the weekend. This was announced in the weekend crime report by national police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi on Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, Petrus Johannes (41) was found dead at a house in Pionierspark, Windhoek, on Friday at […]

Nine men allegedly raped a woman (25) at Nau-Aib, Okahandja, at knife point early on Sunday morning. National police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi in the weekend crime report says the incident took place near the NamWater houses at Nau-Aib while the woman was walking home. “According to the complainant, she couldn’t scream for help […]

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) has received 624 applications from the public and interested stakeholders requesting it to reconsider its decision on the licence application submitted by Starlink Internet Services Namibia (Pty) Ltd. Cran communication and consumer relations executive Mufaro Nesongano said this on Monday. In March, the government rejected Starlink’s application for […]

Prime minister Elijah Ngurare says sport facilities at Nkurenkuru are far below national standards. Ngurare inspected sport facilities in the Kavango West region on Saturday. He said he had been given the impression that Nkurenkuru had completed stadiums that met national standards, but found a different situation during his visit. “Someone gave me the impression […]

A man (18) allegedly raped his biological sister (10) at Tobias Hainyeko at Outapi on Wednesday afternoon. This was confirmed by Omusati police regional commander Ismael Basson. Basson says the incident happened while sleeping in a room with others. He says the suspect has not been arrested and police investigations continue.

Reggae musician Ras Sheehama is celebrating his 58th birthday in style on Friday with a concert at the Franco Namibian Cultural Centre in Windhoek. The artist will be turning 58 on Sunday (29 July). Sheehama says he wants to take the opportunity to entertain and educate “and tell the young ones that yes, you can […]