Staff Reporter A 41-YEAR-OLD Namibian woman, identified as Natalia Matias, passed away after allegedly ingesting cockroach pesticide. According to Warrant Officer Tashiya Tuyenikelao from the Erongo police, the suicide incident occurred on Tuesday, 2 April 2024, at about 15:30, at Single Quarters, Mondesa, Swakopmund. It is alleged that the deceased was rushed to Swakopmund State...
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...
The body of a fully developed baby girl was discovered in a skip in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb on Monday afternoon. A local resident discovered the body while searching for bottles in the skip located at Immanuel Khamo Street, according to the police. “The baby’s body was found concealed in two new backpacks — one pink...
Over 30 houses belonging to Shack Dwellers Federation members in Swakopmund’s Mondesa suburb have been electrified with solar energy. The houses were electrified through the Towards an Inclusive Design Renewable Energy Transition (TIDRET) project that is being implemented by the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF). The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) and Erongo Red signed a memorandum...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian Police in the Erongo region have arrested four men suspected of murdering 22-year-old Peter Bockky Amwaalwa, who died on Saturday, July 1, in Swakopmund. Amwaalwa was stabbed to death and robbed of his cellphone. According to Deputy Commissioner Erastus Ikuyu, the Erongo Police crime investigations coordinator, the deceased’s stolen cellphone was...