One-year-old dies from Zebra snake bite
Eileen van der Schyff One-and-a-half-year-old Alberto Antonio started crying uncontrollably in the early morning hours and after a little while became very weak and died at the Omatjete Clinic the same night. While at the clinic, close family of the parents found a Zebra snake inside the room and informed the parents. Police in the […]
Theft and violence
Eileen van der Schyff Uncle arrested for oral sex with a minor nephew A 38-year-old was arrested and was set to appear in the Magistrates Court of Usakos yesterday after he sexually violated his 11-year-old nephew while alone with the boy at his flat. The incident happened on 23 March at Usakos. Police in the […]
Suez Canal remains closed as stricken container ship blocks shipping traffic
At the time of going to press yesterday (Thursday 25 March 2021) the Suez Canal remained close for all shipping traffic, as authorities pull out all options to refloat a mega container ship that ran aground in the canal on Tuesday late. Dozens of container ships, oil tankers and gas tankers are piling up on […]
Building men, Raising sons
Rudi Bowe “Being a male is a matter of birth, but being a man is a matter of choice” Dr Ed Cole. We live in an era where more and more men are confused and lost. They are looking for an identity, strength and purpose as they don’t know what it means to be a […]
Rössing Uranium donates N$8 000 to the Catholic Aids Action
Rössing Uranium donated N$ 8000 to the Catholic AIDS Action (CAA) Erongo Soup Kitchen on 17 March 2021 in Windhoek. The funds were collected from Rössing employees through the sale of cupcakes during the World Aids Day celebrations last year to support orphans who lost their parents due to AIDS-related illness. Initially, the support was […]
Deadly train derailment
Eileen van der Schyff The last of four locomotives will be cleared from the scene of the train derailment in Swakopmund that claimed the life on Tuesday of 32-year-old assistant train operator Wilhelm Nongameni Joseph (pictured). All railway carriages will also be cleared by the weekend. The train operator that was killed in a massive […]
Wasserfall murder case postponed
The Shannon Wasserfall murder case was postponed to 31 May this year. The murder accused, Steven Mulundu and Azaan Madisia, remain in custody. Mulundu and Madisia, two close relatives, is accused of having murdered Shannon Wasserfall early in April last year and then disposed of her body by burying it in a shallow grave in […]
Armed robbers target another gambling house
Eileen van der Schyff The manager of a Kuisebmond gambling house was unpleasantly surprised when 5 armed men threatened him and an employee at gunpoint, when they stepped out of the gambling house after cashing up on Monday morning of this week. This is the second robbery incident of this kind at the coast in […]
Swakopmund man arrested for possession of 245g of Cannabis
Llewellyn van Rooyen (32), made his first appearance in the Magistrate’s court of Swakopmund on Wednesday, following his arrest for the illegal possession of 245 grams of Cannabis, valued at N$12 250. Van Rooyen’s arrest was carried out in an intelligence driven police operation.
Pedestrian killed in accident on the B2 near Karibib
Thomas Sakeus (63), a pedestrian was knocked over and killed instantly in a by a Volkswagen Polo on the B2 highway outside Karibib on Sunday (14 March). The female driver of the vehicle was underway from Windhoek to Swakopmund when the incident occurred. It is believed Sakeus crossed the road to his way home on […]