Year: 2023

Nonagenarian Kuku Rosalia Abraham, or ‘Gwakasindo’, as she is affectionately known, is a 91 year old vibrant and rather youthful-looking great grandmother, who hails from Iikoko village in the Omuntele constituency in Oshikoto region. 

Following sporadic rainfall in the Kunene region, the regional leadership wants immediate food consignment intervention from the government, as they fear for the lives and livelihoods of inhabitants.

The Namibia Revenue Agency has surpassed its revenue-collection target by about N$2 billion, a good month before the financial year comes to a close.

Conservative and religious organisations yesterday called on government not to allow same-sex marriage as it is “an abomination”, and also pontificated against abortion and surrogacy.   

The siblings of Frans Pombili Ndengu, one of the three victims who died in a tragic collision involving Namibian Police chief Joseph Shikongo in December, are completely despondent.

Public prosecutor Victoria Thompson yesterday opposed bail for Michael Amushelelo, Dimbulukeni Nauyoma and PDM member of parliament Inna Hengari.

The Kavango West governor, Sirkka Ausiku is fed-up with power cuts that have become infuriating to her and the rest of the region. She said these power interruptions are affecting business and service delivery to the inhabitants of the region.

Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday sentenced 32-year-old Inock Mazala Nalisa to an effective 33 years behind bars for the murder of his 30-year-old wife Petra Njakwabo Munikonzo.

The German Embassy has made available an amount of 53 000 euro (approximately N$960 000) for the documentation and preservation of cultural practices of the HaMbukushu and VaManyo communities in the Kavango East region.

The Windhoek High Court has yet to pronounce itself on the controversial N$480 million diamond evaluation tender awarded to Gem Diamonds Namibia in 2019.