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09/04/2021Comments Off on Jerome Mouton and Alf Kathindi on Namport Board of DirectorsRead More Governor Andre also made use of the opportunity to urged heavy trucks operators to divert to use the newly completed MR44 road behind… 09/04/2021Comments Off on Governor urges truck operators to use new double way behind the dunesRead More

06 April 2021 | Police THANKS, COLLEAGUES: The Namibian police will no longer require municipal services to provide escorts for VIPs. PHOTO: NAMPA OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK Namibian police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga says the decision to stop the use of municipal traffic police services during VIP escorts has nothing to do with the fact that most of the municipalities are controlled by opposition parties, but rather to cut costs. This is despite talks that government does not pay when using municipa...

Namibia: Angolan Migrants Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n° MDRNA012 Format Description of the disaster Abnormal dryness is hampering the 2020/21 rainy season, which typically runs from November to April. Angolans living in the border provinces with Namibia, the Cunene and Huila, are experiencing food and water shortages due to persistent drought with malnutrition widespread amongst these communities. Angola has been experiencing episodes of drought since December last year wit...

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale. Contribute: Flag as inappropriate. Send your own user report! leave your comment here 51.2 km S of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 15-20 s : I thought there was a truck passing by. I woke up with confusion but I quickly discovered it was an earthquake since were familiar with such situations around our area and started praying. Yohh...

A farmer in Namibia was trampled to death and his body was dragged away by an elephant, police confirmed Monday.

2021-03-15 12:30:31 GMT2021-03-15 20:30:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English WINDHEOK, March 15 (Xinhua) -- A 46-year-old man was killed by an elephant in northern Namibia, police confirmed Monday. According to Omusati regional commander, commissioner Titus Shikongo, the deceased, Abner Petrus died after he was trampled by an elephant at the Okatha- Kiikombo Village in the Okatseidhi area on Sunday. He said the deceased, together with his wife and daughter were trying to chase away a herd of ...

news (Hello Africa) Feature: Namibian artists harness arts to raise awareness on COVID-19 JohannaAbsalom © Provided by N.C.N. Limited A local artist and poet recited a poem during the first poetry session themed "Balancing the Bubble", relaying experiences of COVID-19 and depicting other societal challenges in the Namibias capital Windhoek on March 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Ndalimpinga Iita) Namibian artists are embracing poetry and storytelling to relay experiences and enforce adhere...

Storeroom at school gutted by fire   A FIRE destroyed an outbuilding at the Rehoboth High School despite the sincere efforts of the Rehoboth Fire Brigade and members of the community.   The blaze in the storeroom that was filled with books and desks, raged for at least four hours before it was brought under control.   An eyewitness to the incident said that the water pressure in the fire hydrants was very low which made the task of the Fire Brigade that much more difficult.     Members of ...

Thursday, 11. March 2021 - 12:32 Photo credits:  NAMPA Namibia recorded 2 818 rape cases of which 2 357 were perpetrated against women and children, during the period of January 2018 to September 2020 This was revealed during the celebration of International Womens Day at Oneheke Village in the Okalongo Constituency.

NAMIBIA – A WOMAN (35) has been arrested by the police for allegedly severely beating her two minor children, causing one of them to die. The woman’s four-year-old daughter succumbed to her injuries on Monday at around 17h00 at Okatseidhi village, in the Tsandi constituency, in the Omusati region. Commissioner Titus Shikongo, the regional commander of the Omusati police, confirmed that the suspect is the children’s biological mother. She allegedly used a stick and a sjambok to beat her da...