GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct. 8 — The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Saturday showered Israel with thousands of rockets in a rare surprise attack that was responded with massive Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and punitive measures, including power outages. According to statistics issued by the Gaza-based Health Ministry, at least 313 Palestinians were killed and 1,990...
Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, Tuesday, said 24,720 Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases were reported in the 36 states and the FCT between Sept. to Oct. 3. Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known while briefing newsmen on incessant cases of reported GBV, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other harmful traditional practices in the country. The...
Namibia Wildlife Resorts has confirmed a recent robbery incident at BoPlaas campsite along the Orange River in the South. Two groups of tourists, one from Namibia and the other from South Africa, were robbed of their belongings. NWR spokesperson Nelson Ashipala. The post Robbery reported at BoPlaas campsite, NWR reacts first appeared on Future Media....
Chelsea completed the signing of Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo on Monday for a reported Premier League record fee of up to £115 million ($146 million). The Blues said the 21-year-old has agreed an eight-year contract at Stamford Bridge, with a club option for a further year, after Chelsea beat off competition from Liverpool for his signature. It...
Lylie Happiness Oshakati, Aug. 3 — In a distressing incident, a 15-year-old Namibian girl was reportedly raped at Nanseb Section on Sunday, leaving the community outraged and demanding justice. Additionally, on Saturday, July 29, 2023, a 14-year-old boy faced a similar traumatic experience at the Nuwerus location in Aranos. Shockingly, both cases involve known suspects...
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Between 2022 and 2023, the Namibian Police recorded 187 cases of human trafficking. This was revealed by Namibian Police’s Crime Investigations Coordinator in Ohangwena, Deputy Commissioner Zacharias Amakali on Friday at the observance of World Day Against Trafficking (TIP) in persons at the Oshikango Border Post in the Ohangwena Region. Amakali said the...
The latest crime statistics of the Omusati region revealed by the region’s governor, Erginus Endjala, show that 447 cases of common assault and assault by threat were reported in the region last year and in the first quarter of 2023. Endjala on Friday said 257 cases involving domestic violence were reported in the region during...