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Day: July 16, 2023

Nambala and Shikongo add more medals to Namibia’s tally

Namibia’s Para athletes Ananias Shikongo and Johannes Nambala on Saturday night added two more medals to Team Namibia’s tally after finishing second in their respective finals.The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2023 World Para Athletics Champ…

Ishitile up for medal contention in T11 200m race

Namibia’s T11 sprinter, Lahja Ishitile (guided by Sem Shimanda) reached the final of the women’s T11 200 metres (m) after finishing third in the 200m semi-finals on Sunday morning at the World Para Athletics Championships.The 2023 International Paralym…

Woman attempts to kill baby by hanging at Hochfeld

A 22-year-old woman at Hochfeld in the Okahandja district was arrested for attempted murder on Saturday after she reportedly hanged her 11-month baby boy with the straps of a ‘baby carrier’ inside her house.Namibian Police Force Community Affairs Comma…

Task team to assess huge debts owed to NamWater and NamPower

A task team will as of Monday visit regional and local authority councils to assess the cause of the huge debts owed to NamWater and Nampower.The team will also visit the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) as part of the assessment.This …

Three apprehended with cattle carcasses outside Okahandja

Three male suspected cattle rustlers were on Saturday night arrested after they were found with alleged fresh carcasses of cattle in their vehicle at a police mobile roadblock outside Okahandja.Namibian Police Force (NamPol) head of community affairs i…

Man allegedly shot twice at Okahandja

A 29-year-old man was allegedly shot twice in the back by unknown attackers at Okahandja on Saturday night while walking back home.Namibia Police Force (NamPol) head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Inspector Maureen Mbeha in an intervi…