A male nurse from the Ohangwena region is set to appear in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Monday after he was arrested and charged with kidnapping, assault, rape and bribery. The suspect (49), who is said to be a nurse…

A boy (5) drowned in a plastic bucket of water at Okambebe village in the Ohangwena region on Wednesday at around 14h00. According to deputy commissioner Bennet Muyambango, the boy and other children were reportedly left at home alone while…

A boy (5) drowned in a plastic bucket of water at Okambebe village in the Ohangwena region on Wednesday at around 14h00. According to deputy commissioner Bennet Muyambango, the boy and other children were reportedly left at home alone while…

Three children allegedly died after being struck by lightning in the Oshikoto region.This was confirmed by the region’s police. The incident happened at 18h00 at Oshongwa village on Sunday. According to the police, a group of five boys and two…

Joshua Maponga, Zimbabwean-born public speaker and chief executive of Farmers of Thought, says that land reform can only be successful if it recognises Namibia’s sensitive political environment. He made these remarks at a Previously Disadvantaged Namibia Farmers Union (PDNFU) information…

Ten trial-awaiting inmates escaped from the police holding cells at Onandjaba in the Omusati region on Wednesday. Omusati police regional commander commissioner Ismael Basson said the incident happened at 20h00. According to Basson, the escapees cut through the roof of…

A man appeared in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court on Monday after he allegedly killed his younger sister and mutilated her genitals. The incident happened at Okavela village in the Ohangwena region at around 20h00 on 15 November. The police have…

A 19-month-old toddler has died in a fire after his older brother allegedly played with matches, setting two huts ablaze.The incident happened at around 14h00 on Tuesday at Onyaluwili village in the Omusati region.According to Omusati police regional commander Ismael…

Three poachers have been shot and killed at Etosha National Park by the Namibian Police’s anti-poaching unit.Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi says the incident happened at around 19h00 on Saturday.Shikwambi says during an anti-poaching operation, the police noticed footprints…

Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will create more than half a million employment opportunities over the next five years. Nandi-Ndaitwah, who was speaking during the Swapo star rally at Eenhana in the Ohangwena region on Saturday, revealed…

A man allegedly killed his sister and mutilated her private parts, police in the Ohangwena region report. The incident happened on Friday evening at the Okavela village. According to the police, the suspect, who has been arrested after he fled…

Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made an appeal to private contractors to ensure they deliver when given work by the government. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the inauguration of the new regional office complex for the directorate of education, arts and…