The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) Customs Officers stationed at the Ariamsvlei Border Post in the //Kharas Region bore fruit this week as they intercepted a consignment of suspected Mandrax tablets with an estimated value of N$1.9 million. NamRa in a statement said the suspect, a Namibian truck driver known to frequent the border, was apprehended...
December 28, 2024
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Kenya embarks on its biggest rhino relocation project. A previous attempt was a disaster
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project and began the difficult work Tuesday of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can...
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Lichtenstrasser discharged from hospital after suicide attempt
Staff Reporter THE Head of the Namibia Correctional Services, Commissioner General Raphael Hamunyela, has said that Ernst Lichtenstrasser, the man accused of double murder, has been discharged from hospital and taken back into custody at the Windhoek Correctional Facility after his recent suicide attempt. Lichtenstrasser’s trial on 23 November 2023 was put on hold as...
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Violent murder attempt shocks Okuryangava community – Windhoek Observer
Hertta-Maria Amutenja In the early morning hours of Monday, another heartbreaking incident of gender-based violence (GBV) unfolded at the Okuryangava location in Windhoek’s Katutura, after a 40-year-old man shot his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. The man who was identified as David Isai Valungameka, shot his 33-year-old lover and then took his own...
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Robbery attempt leaves suspect and victim injured
A man who attempted to rob another at gunpoint is fighting for his life in the Oshakati State Hospital, while two others are on the run. Oshana Community Affairs Officer, Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, reported that the incident took place on Friday around noon on the Okatana-Ompumbu main road, near the Livaley Angenga business premises in...
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Namibia condemns coup attempt in Niger
Namibia has condemned the coup that toppled the Niger Government and the subsequent detention of President Mohamed Bazoum yesterday. In a statement, the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation said Namibia remains resolute in its stance on zero tolerance for acceding to power through unconstitutional means. It calls for the reinstatement of President Bazoum and...
