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By: Selma Taapopi Lady Pohamba Private Hospital has appointed former Bank Windhoek Managing Director, Baronice Hans, as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 September 2026. The appointment was announced in a hospital statement dated 16 July 2026, which also confirmed the appointment of Dr. Marsha Koekemoer, as the hospital’s Clinical Oversight Specialist. According to the statement, Hans brings extensive leadership experience to the role. She is a Chartered Accountant, […]

By: Selma Taapopi National Planning Commission (NPC) Director General, Kaire Mbuende, says the impact of community food production projects supported by Brazil and the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) in Namibia is evident in improved agricultural production, household incomes and food security across the country. He made the remarks while receiving the Government of Brazil’s latest contribution to WFP Namibia. Mbuende said more than 300 smallholder farmers have […]

By: Josia Shigwedha  A 38-year-old security guard, Hendrik Haulamba, from Okahandja is appealing for assistance to access full medical evaluation, after he was allegedly assaulted by the owner of the premises, he was manning, earlier this year. Haulamba, has worked for Xpert Security Services for the past eight months, said he was allegedly assaulted during the morning hours of 26 June in the garden town. He said to date, he […]

By: Selma Taapopi Lady Pohamba Private Hospital has appointed former Bank Windhoek Managing Director, Beronice Hans, as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 September 2026. The appointment was announced in a hospital statement dated 16 July 2026, which also confirmed the appointment of Dr. Marsha Koekemoer, as the hospital’s Clinical Oversight Specialist. According to the statement, Hans brings extensive leadership experience to the role. She is a Chartered Accountant, […]

By: Selma Taapopi Lady Pohamba Private Hospital has appointed former Bank Windhoek Managing Director, Beronise Hans, as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 September 2026. The appointment was announced in a hospital statement dated 16 July 2026, which also confirmed the appointment of Dr. Marsha Koekemoer, as the hospital’s Clinical Oversight Specialist. According to the statement, Hans brings extensive leadership experience to the role. She is a Chartered Accountant, […]

By: Josia Shigwedha The police are appealing to members of the public for assistance in identifying human remains discovered in Otjomuise, Windhoek. The skeletal remains were found at about 10:30 on 11 July 2026 along the riverbank in the bushes, approximately 200 metres east of Matshitshi Gravel Road, after police responded to information received from a member of the public. According to the police, officers who attended the scene found […]

By: Taati Niilenge The father of 15-year-old, Erwin Bezuidenhout, who is suspected to have drowned at Platz am Meer in Swakopmund thirteen days ago, said he is unhappy with rumors that his son committed suicide. Speaking to NewsOnOne on Wednesday, Marius Bezuidenhout asked why his son would call out for help if he wanted to die. “Nobody knows for sure what happened. How can people just conclude that he committed […]

By: Staff Reporter Thirty-four-year-old Kaveto Wayera, one of the six Namibians from the Kavango Regions that has been repatriated from South Africa, returned home on Monday only to discover that her family had relocated from Marema Village to Maporeza in the Kavango West Region, leaving her without a room of her own. Kaveto said she had been living in Vredendal, South Africa, explaining that before crossing into South Africa, she […]

By: Envaalde Matheus President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, are set to lead talks aimed at deepening bilateral relationships, as the two countries convene the fourth session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) on Friday. Some media reports have indicated that the longstanding Orange River boundary question could form part of the discussions. However, neither the Presidency nor the Ministry of International Relations and Trade could confirm […]