Katutura Hospital claims another mother and baby

The tragic and unexpected death of Memory Beukes and her baby at the Katutura State Hospital last week Wednesday once again highlights the pitiable state of Namibia’s public health sector. Three babies and two mothers have died in questionable circumstances at the Windhoek Central and Katutura Sta...

Martin Nangombe abandons Long Beach with piles of debt

Coastal businessman Martin Nangombe is reported to have abandoned the Long Beach Restaurant which he rents from the Municipality of Walvis Bay some days ago, leaving behind a mountain of unpaid bills, among others a hefty N$65 000 in rent in arrears he owes the Local Authority. Nangombe rented the...

Katutura prisoners riot over food

Chaos broke out at the Katutura police station on 16 May after a group of more than 20 prisoners in cell one stormed out of the station’s holding cells, demanding that they be allowed to receive food from relatives, a practice that was outlawed at the start of this week. Informanté is reliable ...

Cryptic demise of Avid investigator

Amid persistent rumours of an assassination, the N$30 million Avid corruption case has suffered a further set-back with the sudden and mysterious death of police investigator, Constable Chaolin Tjitemisa, in a car accident last month. The Serious Crime Unit’s Tjitemisa (33) died on 14 April, hours...

Rossing fraud probe despite denial

The Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Paulus Noa, tried to set the record straight this week by clarifying that the ACC is not formally probing Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium, but is in the process of assessing a corruption complaint received from a member of the public. Recent media rep...

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Katutura Hospital claims another mother and baby

The tragic and unexpected death of Memory Beukes and her baby at the Katutura State Hospital last week Wednesday once again highlights the pitiable state of Namibia’s public health sector. Three babies...

Martin Nangombe abandons Long Beach with piles of debt

Coastal businessman Martin Nangombe is reported to have abandoned the Long Beach Restaurant which he rents from the Municipality of Walvis Bay some days ago, leaving behind a mountain of unpaid bills,...

Katutura prisoners riot over food

Chaos broke out at the Katutura police station on 16 May after a group of more than 20 prisoners in cell one stormed out of the station’s holding cells, demanding that they be allowed to receive food...

Cryptic demise of Avid investigator

Amid persistent rumours of an assassination, the N$30 million Avid corruption case has suffered a further set-back with the sudden and mysterious death of police investigator, Constable Chaolin Tjitemisa,...

Rossing fraud probe despite denial

The Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Paulus Noa, tried to set the record straight this week by clarifying that the ACC is not formally probing Rio Tinto Rössing Uranium, but is in the...

Killing of Shipanga still unsolved

NAC worker earns zero dollars

TransNamib pension fund a cash-cow

Infighting delays Bloukraans development

Gospel show at Khomasdal

Banker Blackmailed in Internet Sex Scam

I was a ‘prisoner’ on Pelican Point

Hit-list prompts dungeon revelations

Letshego Scam Traps GRN worker

VaGciriku Chief faces nepotism claims

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Sex in the city at Hilton

What initially appeared to have been a rape of a Hilton employee by a foreign diplomat at the plush hotel on Sunday 13 May 2012 may actually have been consensual sex that turned ugly only after one of...

Controversy surrounds the new banknotes

Namibia’s much anticipated new banknotes went into circulation on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, but close scrutiny reveals that the features of the new N$20 banknotes reflect something very strange. On its...

Violent Artists of the Year

Perhaps the next Male Artist of the Year award should also come along with a warning to say that the recipient may soon assault his partner. The two most recent winners of the Namibia Annual Music Awards...

Mass Retrenchments planned at United Africa

A slowing Namibian tourism industry, fuelled mainly by rising operational costs, company restructuring and the global credit crisis, which forced millions of people around the world to cut back on annual...

RDPYL rejects Niikondo and Mathe’s view on court case

The RDP Youth League this week strongly rejected and labeled as misleading the views on the delayed Supreme Court verdict expressed by two prominent Namibian Ph.D. holders that were published in a local...

Swapo prepares for fifth congress in November

NBC stalls wages until government bailout

WACS launched in Cape Town

German money to support farmers

Meatco’s boreholes in the Kavango

Bank Windhoek launches CellCard

Trustco’s Top Brass Gather for Refresher Seminar

Barley study yields promising results

NCCI applauds Home Affairs reforms

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Mr. Gay assaulted! Police patrolling in front of his house
Written by Rinelda Mouton   
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 22:36
Mr Gay Namibia 2011, Wendelinus Hamutenya (29), was assaulted and injured in a homophobic attack on Tuesday (6 December 2011) in the capital. He is now under police protection and two armed officers are stationed in front of his house.
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