Russia’s military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark – the BBC can confirm. In the second 12 months on the front line – as Moscow pushed its so-called meat grinder strategy – we found the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year. BBC Russian, independent media group...
Martin Endjala A post-mortem conducted by Katima Mulilo Forensic Police on the late Lubinda Samupwa who was allegedly shot dead by officials in the ministry of Environment anti-poaching unit in Zambezi region, shows that he had no external wound. The late Samupwa was found dead 07 April 2014 at Nkasa Rupara in the Zambezi region....
Zorena Jantze AN attempted robbery incident turned deadly after a robber was shot dead by a female police officer whom he tried to rob while she was jogging. The incident allegedly occurred in the early evening hours of Sunday, 14 April 2024. Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, media liaison officer within the Namibian police, explained that...
Two farmers in court for murder “How do you attack a person who could not even defend himself?’’ This is the question on Magdalena Swartbooi’s mind after her son Benedict Swartbooi, who had a disability, was allegedly assaulted by two men and left for dead at Maltahöhe on 14 March. Benedict (30) walked on crutches...
Staff Reporter A FAMILY in the Oneshila informal settlement of Oshakati is living in fear of a dead tree falling on top of their residence after members of the town council’s fire and rescue unit declared their inability to remove it. The tree literally hangs above their house after it fell during a downpour last...
Zorena Jantze THE Body of Lucky Uwuseb (35), mostly known as “Queen” by loved ones and friends, was discovered in a decomposed state in a riverbed close to Golgota over the weekend, with close family and friends labeling her death as a hate crime. Queen, who is a transgender woman, is a part of the...
Two children are dead and several others are ill following a suspected case of food poisoning at Livayi village in the Kavango East region, acting regional commander deputy commissioner Eino Nambahu says. The incident occurred on Monday evening, says Nambahu. According to Nambahu, the family reportedly consumed a meal of mutete and porridge for both...
Maria David THE Namibian Police in the Omusati Region are investigating a case of concealment of birth after a newborn baby boy was discovered dead on Monday. Omusati’s Crime Investigation Coordinator, Moses Simaho, said that the lifeless body of the deceased was found wrapped in women’s clothes around 17:50 in the bushes behind Extension 9...
Ivory Coast’s victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wednesday leaves them just 90 minutes away from completing arguably the most remarkable turnaround in major international tournament history. Sebastien Haller’s goal was enough to give the host nation a 1-0 win over DR Congo at the Ebimpe...