Maria David A 14-YEAR-OLD boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Ohailombo village in the Oshikoto Region on Thursday. According to Oshikoto Deputy Commissioner Wynand Neels, the incident occurred around 21:00 on Thursday. Neels said that the deceased had been busy making dinner with his siblings before retiring to his room to sleep. “He was...
Staff Reporter THE lifeless body of a newborn baby boy was found at the municipal dumpsite in Walvis Bay on Wednesday, April 4, 2024. According to Warrant Officer Tashiya Tuyenikelao, the body was discovered at about 11:45 a.m. amongst rubbish. According to a local subcontractor company owner, he was at the dumping site for work...
CHARLOTTE NAMBADJA A boy (10), identified as Santos Kalambela, died on Tuesday afternoon when the vehicle he was travelling in lost control and overturned between Karibib and Okahandja. The Namibian Police say the accident happened at around 15h00, about one kilometre outside Karibib towards Okahandja on the B2 road. Santos, who died on the spot,...
Staff Reporter A 10-YEAR-OLD boy, identified as Santos Kalambela, lost his life after the vehicle he was traveling in overturned 1 km outside Karibib. According to Warrant Officer Tashiya Tuyenikelao of the Erongo police, the motor vehicle accident happened in Usakos on Tuesday, April 2, 2023, at around 15:00, approximately 1 km outside Karibib towards...
Maria David A ONE-YEAR-OLD baby boy drowned in a bucket of water allegedly located in the kitchen at Onziku village in the Oshikuku constituency. The deceased was identified as Lukas Hamadhila. Head of Omusati Community Policing, Anna Kunga, said that the incident occurred around 11:00 on Saturday. “It is alleged that the deceased drowned in...
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshikoto Region are looking for a man who allegedly sodomised a 10-year-old boy. According to the region’s Head of Crime Prevention Deputy Commissioner Wynand Neels on Thursday, the incident happened on Monday around 14h00 at Ondombe yOmuthiya. The victim is a Grade 5 learner. ‘It is alleged that...
In 2012, businessman Desmond Amunyela found himself in China, seated at a table alongside key political figures. Among them were the then prime minister Hage Geingob and the future Chinese president, Xi Jinping. Accompanying them were senior members of the Chinese Communist Party. For a man who likes to recall a childhood hustling for survival...
– Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua says as much as the government has made strides in protecting the rights of women and girls, the rights of the boy child must not be forgotten. The governor said this at a recent belated commemoration of International Women’s Day held at Kalkfeld in the Otjozondjupa region. The day is...
Staff Reporter A CASE of drowning was reported to the police in Ondangwa on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred in Okahongo village in the Uukwiyuushona constituency of the Oshana Region when ten-year-old Junior Penda Sheehama left home without informing his parents and went to join other kids who were pasturing their animals in a nearby...
The 4×4 Initiative engaged boys between the ages of 12 and 21 about their role in society, aiming to educate them on values, encourage them to speak up, manage conflict, and gain communication skills. The initiative seeks to nurture boys into responsible men, with the founder, Sidney Boois, stating that it aims to uplift the...