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POLITICSThe man accused of causing a security breach when he entered the premises of State House in Windhoek, where he was found naked, near the end of April this year is to be detained in a mental hospital or prison until his release has been authorised. Magistrate Olga Muharukua directed in the Windhoek…
POLITICSA Loophole in Namibia’s financial system is causing the country to lose about N$16.7 billion per year. This is equivalent to about 9% of the country’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The estimated annual leakage is about 16% of the government’s total budget and more than the allocation made…
POLITICSThe government intends to accord liberation struggle veteran and former Robben Island prisoner Helao Shityuwete a state funeral in recognition of his contribution to the country’s independence. The Presidency announced this yesterday. Presidential press secretary Jonas Mbambo said Shityuwete’s…
POLITICSThe United Democratic Front (UDF) has defended its vote supporting Gerson Sindano’s nomination as electoral commission chairperson despite intense backlash and boycott from fellow opposition parties . The controversy follows a divided National Assembly vote in which several opposition parties…
POLITICSTHE family of a 39-year-old woman from Etope village in the Ohangwena region has accused medical staff at Eenhana District Hospital of negligence following the deaths of the woman and her newborn baby. Johanna Ekandjo and her baby boy died on 30 August 2026 while Ekandjo was in labour at the…
POLITICSRape-accused medical doctor Dennis Noa yesterday told the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court he wanted the man who accused him of rape to leave his residence after spending two nights there. Noa, who is applying for bail, said he became frustrated with the complainant (26) because he had allegedly eaten…
POLITICSMore than 15 000 old-age pensioners affected by a beneficiary verification exercise are expected to have their outstanding payments finalised by October pay day, minister of gender equality and child welfare Emma Kantema says. The suspension of payments for hundreds of pensioners followed an audit…