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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.

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a record seventh consecutive term following his landslide victory in disputed elections in January, extending his tenure as one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers. Heavy security, including armoured tanks, were deployed in the capital, Kampala, ahead of the inauguration in what police said were measures intended […]

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that foreign nationals cannot reapply for asylum once their application has been rejected. The Constitutional Court said that allowing unlimited repeat applications without proper legislation in place could create a “never-ending cycle”, preventing deportations and causing administrative chaos. Leon Schreiber, the minister of home affairs in South Africa’s coalition […]

Ghana says it will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a recent wave of protests against foreign nationals. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said in a post on X on Tuesday that the Ghanaian president had granted approval for their “immediate evacuation”. He said the “distressed” Ghanaians had registered at the country’s embassy in […]

Sabastian Sawe has always had a propensity to surprise. Having never competed on the road, the Kenyan began the 2022 Seville half marathon as a pacemaker, proceeded to drop everybody within the first 10km, and carried on to claim victory in a course record time. Running the second-fastest marathon debut in history in Valencia in […]

Maritime authorities are warning of an increased threat to ships off the coast of Somalia after a cargo ship became the latest vessel to be seized in a suspected act of piracy. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) raised the threat level in the area to “substantial” as it reported “unauthorised persons” seized the vessel […]