Namibians React
Virginia Tukoo Kaundje Cry! Namibia Cry! We remember Magdalena Stoffels, the 17-year-old schoolgirl who was found raped and murdered in a riverbed. 13-year-old Elizabeth Claudia Guim whose lifeless...
View ArticleAsino pleads ignorance in Tsumkwe fencing saga
By Elvis Muraranganda GOVERNMENT Attorney Matti Asino on Tuesday said he was not aware of 42 illegal settlers who have fenced vast tracts of land in the N#A Jaqna Conservancy area in the Tsumkwe West...
View ArticleThe killing of a ‘school principal’
… Nation mourns death of the future By Maria Kandjungu and Ovaua Kuaima AS the nation mourns the gruesome murder of young Cheryl Avihe Ujaha, that has sent shockwaves and shivers across the country, it...
View Article776 students graduate from NAMCOL
By Maria Kandjungu ABOUT 776 students from the Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) obtained qualifications in areas of youth development, primary education, and early childhood...
View ArticleNational Council to host 2nd Junior Council session
By Maria Kandjungu THE National Council will this week host the Second Session of the First Junior National Council (JNC) under the theme “Enhancing partnership to strengthen good governance in...
View Article‘Tribal witch-hunt’ alleged in NWR’s Hengari probe
By Patience Nyangove ALLEGATIONS of tribalism have surfaced in the on-going ‘witchhunt’ against Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Managing Director Zelna Hengari, after the Minister of Environment and...
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Unfair dismissals costing the state
By Patience Nyangove & Marianne Nghidengwa SIX State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have in the past five years spent over N$20 million in golden handshakes on nine executives that either had been...
View ArticleArts policies need to be taken seriously
ART in general is a source of inspiration, enjoyment and fulfilment. Art is crucial to the social and national agenda of Namibia. But after extensively reading on the outdated Final Draft Policy...
View ArticleNamibian businessman arrested in Angola
By Confidente Reporter and Jornal de Angola A Namibian businessman, Walter Manuel Pinto, was arrested in Angola for allegedly mis-appropriating about 800 million Kwanzas (about N$42 million) intended...
View ArticleUK radio draws diaspora tears for Avihe
By Ovaua Kuaima and Maria Kandjungu As the nation continue to mourn the gruesome murder of Avihe Ujaha, the international online Facebook community through, HKauvi Radio services based in the United...
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Lifestyle and Fashion awards live up to billing
By Jeoffrey Mukubi THE National Theatre of Namibia (NTN) was a hive of activity as Namibian entertainers, lifestyle personalities, celebrities and fashion enthusiasts all congregated for the...
View ArticleCandid Question Time with Lioness and Twazis
EVER wondered what our superstars and artists think might sound weird, funny or outright crazy? Confidente’s Entertainment Reporter Jeoffrey Mukubi (JM), recently asked random candid questions to...
View ArticleHarley-Davidson Windhoek Wins ‘Custom King’ battle
By Donna Collins HARLEY -Davidson Windhoek has won the ‘Battle of the Kings’ Africa Division competition, after their customised motorcycle ‘Hollywood Dream’ beat seven others top contending...
View ArticleUjama dreams big of coaching fellow women
…..GWGB aims beyond NAM borders AS the founder and managing director of Good Women Good Business (GWGB), Ujama Mushimba wanted to be the support for upcoming women entrepreneurs that she didn’t...
View ArticleDomingues inspires others through writing
By Maria Kandjungu WHEREAS a lot of newly graduates sit at home unable to find jobs, Goodwill Domingues chose a different path of job creation while inspiring others through writing. As one of...
View ArticleBeware of plant poisoning in livestock
By Erastus Ngaruka MANY rangeland plants contain chemicals that are poisonous to livestock when eaten. Poisonous plants vary in their toxicity and the symptoms displayed by affected animals....
View ArticleMengo ready for hockey top job
…as racism storm threatens game’s reputation By John Tuerijama STILL reeling from the shock of recent racism allegations surrounding national hockey, former national sensation Magreth Mengo says...
View ArticleOver 71 000 pay-day borrowers
…as loan sharks continue to profit By Hilary Mare THE number of payday-loan borrowers rose by 23.6 percent to 71,291 in comparison to the previous year, while the value for disbursements rose annually...
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