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...
The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs denies reports that Botswana and Namibia are working on an agreement to withdraw soldiers from the disputed Chobe River border. This denial comes after Botswana’s Sunday Standard reported on 3 March, that Botswana and Namibia are working on pulling back soldiers deployed along the contentious Chobe River, as...
The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs denies reports that Botswana and Namibia are working on an agreement to withdraw soldiers from the disputed Chobe River border. This denial comes after Botswana’s Sunday Standard reported on 3 March, that Botswana and Namibia are working on pulling back soldiers deployed along the contentious Chobe River, as...
Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs spokesperson Petrus Shilumbu has confirmed that a contingent of Zambian soldiers has arrived in the country to assist the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) with president Hage Geingob’s burial. Shilumbu acknowledged that the NDF has its own guidelines on how to bury the president, however, they lack experience. “We have...
Stefanus Nashama President Hage Geingob, who is also the Commander-In-Chief of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), has reminded men and women in uniform that they are the shield of the nation. For this reason, he said they are at all times expected to remain one in purpose, character and action. “As men and women in...
Martin Endjala The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprise, Iipumbu Shiimi, delivered a powerful message during the Good Business Awards held by the Development Bank of Namibia in Windhoek on Tuesday. He emphasized the critical role entrepreneurs play in a country’s development, likening them to soldiers in an army. Shiimi stated, “Any country that does...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has denounced an incursion into its territory by Rwandan soldiers who it accuses of fighting alongside the M23 rebels in a battle against a self-defence group in the country’s east. Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya says fifty civilians were killed in the clashes. The Rwandan government has denied the allegation....
Staff Reporter GENERALS, as well as senior officers, who have served in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), were today conferred with honorary medallions for their servitude and discipline. The medals were awarded to NDF soldiers who have been in the force for 10, 20, and 30 years, in recognition of their long service, dedication, bravery,...
Virginia Gamba, the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict warns that poverty and lack of education are pushing boys into joining armed groups and forcing girls to marry way before they should. The post United Nations: Poverty driving child soldiers and early marriages first appeared on Future Media. Source link
SEOUL, Sept. 20 — U.S. soldiers in South Korea had been caught smuggling drugs from the United States through military mail, local media reported Wednesday citing police. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 60 km south of the capital Seoul where the headquarters of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is located, apprehended 17 U.S. service...