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Human rights activist and social justice activist Rosa Namises has told traditional leaders not to put price tags on the suffering of people. Namises said this on Thursday regarding the latest fines that have been introduced by eight traditional courts in the northern part of the country as penalties of different crimes, including rape, adultery […]
THE Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is consulting on whether to continue with the current semester-based school calendar system into 2025 or to revert the old trimester-based one. This was confirmed by education executive director Sanet Steenkamp. The consultations are being done via a comprehensive survey currently floating online. “We are hoping that the […]
Independent presidential candidate Ally Angula says she will not support same-sex marriages under her administration if voted into power in this year’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. She aired her views on the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community on Desert Radio yesterday. “No. For me marriage should have […]
…says some new street names too long A Namibian lawyer of German descent, Andreas Vaatz, has criticised the City of Windhoek for “attempting to erase German history” by renaming colonial-era street names. The city launched the naming and renaming process of 17 streets in Windhoek on Thursday last week. Vaatz says the process is “unnecessary”. […]
Former Karibib Town Council chief executive officer (CEO) Lydia Kandetu says she is prepared to take on current political heavyweights to fight for the presidential seat in the upcoming November elections. Speaking to Desert Radio on Wednesday, Kandetu said she is confident because God has prepared her. “I pray to God and he has prepared […]
Human rights defender Bience Gawanas says if Namibia is to finally have its first female president, people should not say she was wheelbarrowed into the position. Speaking on Desert Radio on Tuesday morning, Gawanas expressed optimism that this year’s election will produce a female president. “The excitement this year for the elections is there, yes. […]
TikTok has filed a lawsuit aiming to block a US law that would ban the video app in the country unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. In the filing, the social media company called the act an “extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights” of the company and its 170 million American users. […]
The government suspects China was behind the hack of an armed forces payroll system, the BBC understands. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will not identify a specific culprit when he addresses MPs today, but is expected to warn of the dangers posed by cyber espionage from hostile states. The system used by the Ministry of Defence […]
Russia has started preparations for missile drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to “threats” by Western officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron and the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron constituted a “completely new round of escalation of tension”. Last week, Mr Macron […]
Rishi Sunak has dismissed calls to change course after poor local election results, arguing he can make “progress” with voters before a general election. Speaking for the first time since the full scale of Tory losses was revealed, the prime minister called losing 470 councillors “bitterly disappointing”. Tory critics have called on Mr Sunak to […]