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The Windhoek High Court yesterday ordered a nurse from northern Namibia to pay the legal costs of businessman Shapwa Kanyama and his wife Beata Kanyama.The order follows a defamation lawsuit against Mathilde Kadhikwa.The Kanyama couple is suing Kadhikwa for N$400 000 over remarks made on social media on 30 May 2022.These remarks came days after the couple's N$10 million wedding on 27 May 2022 in Oniipa, Oshikoto region.Earlier this year Kadhikwa summoned the minister of health Kalumbi Shangula and his executive director Ben Nangombe to testify.Shangula is excused from attendance, but Nangombe must attend court on 17 July.The case is…

About 714 Walvis Bay residents, who did not benefit from portion 19 of Farm 37, today registered their applications with the Municipality to purchase portion 23 of the available land.This was disclosed by the Walvis Bay Backyard Tenants Group Leader Festus Immanuel.The group marched to the Walvis Bay Municipality to register their mass application for land today.Report: Martin Endjala

Tributes from all over Namibia have poured in following the passing of former minister of education, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa. She died early Sunday morning at the age of 57. President Nangolo Mbumba expressed shock and sadness, calling her a leading educationalist. "The passing of Hanse-Himarwa robs our nation of a patriot who fought courageously for the birth of an independent nation," said Mbumba. He extended condolences to her family, noting her commendable contributions as a teacher and educational reformer. The Popular Democratic Movement’s leader, McHenry Venaani, also expressed his condolences. He remembered Hanse-Himarwa as compassionate and kind-hearted. "Her contributions to the…

The Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor (Erongo Red), will credit appropriate units of its customers, who purchased electricity between 1 July and 4 July.This was announced in a statement issued on its social page recently.This comes after the Electricity Control Board recently announced the cancellation of tariff increases for the next year.The new tariffs were set to kick in from 1 July until 30 June 2025.As of 5 July, Erongo Red will continue to charge its customers the 2023/24 tariffs.The cancellation of the 2024/25 tariffs, comes after residents voiced their disappointment via an online petition and letters of grievances sent to…

Von Trotha Street in Otjiwarongo is to be renamed Ohamakari street.This is according to a objection notice by the Otjiwarongo municipality. The street was named after infamous German army military Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha.The Ovaherero people have for year been calling for the renaming of the street. In 2022 it was proposed that the street be renamed after local business personality Theo Borstlap. This was objected to. The public has until…… to object to the new name.Report: Martin Endjala.

Following the power outage that affected large parts of Windhoek last night people from all over Namibia were left without cell service.In a statement, MTC explained that the power outage in Windhoek occurred in an area where most of its core systems are located. The systems provide service to the rest of the country.The statement said the power outage was followed by continued electrical surges that negatively affected the equipment’s automatic service restoration which resulted in service failure in some parts of the country.As a result, MTC initiated its backup systems and contingency plans to minimise service interruption, whilst its…

Two-thirds of Namibians believe that corruption in the country is getting worse.This is according to the Afrobarometer survey released earlier this month.The survey shows that a large majority of people believe that at least some representatives and officials in government, civil society, and business are involved in corruption.According to the survey, most citizens say the government is doing a poor job of fighting corruption and that ordinary people risk retaliation if they speak out. Report: Martin Endjala