JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 — Israel vowed on Thursday that its forces would keep intensifying the fighting in the heart of Gaza City in the next few days, despite the implementation of a four-hour daily humanitarian pause. Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Herzi Halevi toured the northern Gaza Strip on...
The Children Fighting Cancer (CHICA), a programme run by the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), was granted a generous donation of N$ 120,000 this week by GEKA Pharma. The funds are specifically designated for the CHICA Interim Home, a facility in Windhoek where children undergoing treatment, along with a parent or guardian, often reside for...
An artist in the heart of Tsumeb’s Nomtsoub settlement in the Oshikoto Region has digitalized his hand-graphic comic artworks to raise awareness about gender-based violence and abuse of social grants. It is the wish of Mcartney Khoeseb to spread his message widely, but he is limited by funding. The 54-year-old Khoeseb, who too is a...
Erongo governor Neville Andre said fighting corruption is a shared responsibility across all branches of government – the legislature, executive and judiciary. He was speaking at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of anti-corruption agencies’ three-day workshop that started at Swakopmund on Wednesday. “The effective fight against corruption is a prerequisite to the successful...
Maria David POLICE in Khomas are investigating a case of attempted murder after an 18-year-old man stabbed a Zimbabwean national early on Sunday. The suspect, a Namibian, allegedly attacked and injured the victim on Mpanda Street in Otjomuise. “It is alleged that the victim was attacked and stabbed multiple times in the head, chest, and...
Stefanus Nashama Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani, Leader has urged government to consider the fight against child rape a priority to eradicate social evil that leaves children traumatised. He calls on the government to allocate additional resources to law enforcement agencies to investigate child rape cases efficiently. In a statement, Venaani stated that the...
The national senior rugby team “Welwitschias” is still to realise their dream of winning a game at the Rugby World Cup after going down 8-52 on Saturday at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. Namibia is in Group A alongside host France, New Zealand, Italy, and Paraguay at the ongoing France 2023 Rugby World Cup...
Violence flared in the western Sudanese city of Nyala and elsewhere in the state of South Darfur on Sunday. This is threatening to engulf the region in Sudan’s protracted war. According to Reuters the conflict has brought daily battles to the streets of the capital of Khartoum. This is a revival of ethnically targeted attacks...