Namibian police are on a hunt for 11 prisoners who broke out of a police cell in the northeastern Zambezi region. The escapees, awaiting trial for serious offenses, managed to cut through the roof of the Katima Mulilo police station and flee. Items believed to have aided the escape, such …
Read More »Africa at the Berlin International Film Festival
Three African films and another partly produced by Namibia are in official competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, which runs from February 15 to 25, 2024. Africa is also taking part in this year’s Berlinale, with a total of 20 works by authors from the four corners of …
Read More »Namibia confirms 54 cases of swine flu
Namibia has confirmed 54 cases of swine flu out of 190 suspected cases, the health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The central Otjozundjopa region and the area surrounding the capital Windhoek were the most affected, with 24 positive cases reported in each area. H1N1 influenza, also known as …
Read More »Kora music awards founder ordered to refund Namibia
A Benin-born businessman, Ernest Adjovi has been ordered by a Namibian court to pay back millions in cash paid to him by the government about six years ago to organise a music awards event. The awards founder was to organise the Kora All Africa Music Awards in Namibia in 2016 …
Read More »Namibia: Crocodile kills child near river
Namibia’s leading daily newspaper has a heart-breaking interview with a mother who saw a crocodile grab her five-year-old daughter, and disappear with the little girl into the famous Okavango River. Eveline Mukuve,33, told The Namibian that she put up a fight to free her child from the crocodile’s jaws, but …
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