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Eighteen prison inmates who sued the government over a decision to end their access to the internet for studies have won their case. In a judgement handed down in the Windhoek High Court on Friday, judge Herman Oosthuizen reviewed and set aside the decision of the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) to discontinue the 18 prisoners’ […]
The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) on Wednesday made a N$168 000 donation to the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) to update the organisation’s database. This database is freely available on the LAC’s website and can be used by legal practitioners, the judiciary, the press and the general public. The database is the most comprehensive online […]
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) advocates Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Dali Mpofu are set to take on Namibia’s electoral commission as the party’s local branch was deregistered last month. The Namibian EFF (NEFF) was deregistered by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) due to not submitting financial statements as required by law. The NEFF argues that the […]
Two men were arrested at Oshakati on Thursday for allegedly conspiring to poach rhinos in Etosha National Park. This was said by Oshana police regional commander commissioner Naftal Sakaria on Friday. The men, aged 35 and 33, were found in possession of two hunting rifles and ammunition during a sting operation conducted by the police. […]
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) chief whip Utaara Mootu says the party is not using Michael Amushelelo to attract northern voters. Mootu made these remarks at the LPM headquarters in Windhoek yesterday while welcoming Amushelelo as a party member. “It is not going to be a northern issue or northern gimmick that we’re going to try […]
On Sunday morning around 06h40 Kupaha Uazukuami received a distress call. The call informed the deputy chief of the City of Windhoek’s emergency and disaster risk management that two of his firefighters had been involved in a crash upon returning from responding to an emergency. Methusala Simataa Khama Upon arriving at the scene, Uazukuami learned […]
The Scouts of Namibia has filed an appeal against a High Court judgement ordering it to pay N$2,2 million to the mother of a boy severely injured in an attack by a vicious dog at its premises four years ago. Lawyer Nafimane Halweendo, who is representing the Scouts of Namibia, has filed a notice stating […]
Executive director of education, arts and culture Sanet Steenkamp has asked principals to address toxic workplace environments. Sanet made these remarks on Desert Radio in a welcoming message to principals, teachers and members as the ministry embarks on the last semester. “We urge all our principals to continuously foster a positive workplace culture with trust, […]
Earth has broken temperature records for 13 consecutive months, a new report says. The planet registered temperatures of 1,5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial averages every month, it says. Every month since June 2023 has been hotter than the one preceding it, making the global average temperature between July 2023 and June 2024 1,64 degrees […]
Fossils of a huge, extinct swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped skull have been discovered in Namibia. The species Gaiasia jennyae existed around 280 million years ago – about 40 million years before the first dinosaurs evolved – and offers a glimpse into the early evolution of tetrapods, or four-limbed vertebrates. Its skull was more […]