Dr Panduleni Itula in a dark blue blazer and medical glasses on the left embraces a party member ahead of the consultative meeting In what has gone down as a political low blow, the charismatic leader of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has launched sweeping attacks on the Namibian political order, including parties in the opposition like his. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader, Dr Panduleni Itula, wants the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to explain within 60 days how two opposition political parties joined forces in recent elections and share a platform in the legislature. The professional...

He was at the tail end of the United Nations betrayal of Ovaherero and their leaders, who had petitioned the international organisation for years since surviving the first Genocide of these ages. A portrait of late teacher, shopkeeper, traditional leader and Ovaherero Paramount Chief Clemence Kapuuo Dead on arrival from a bloodshot wound through the chest cavity, with blood loss. Attempts to resuscistate aborted after 30 minutes. The statements by Dr A. Twomey at the Katutura non-Whites Hospital on the 27th of March 1978 brought to completion the United Nations' betrayal of Ovaherero, their leader Clemence Kapuuo and by extension,...

A man enjoys potato salad at the 33rd Independence Celebration in Outapi after emptying it from plates in a VIP tent (Photo courtesy of Omulunga Radio) Rolling scenes of protest, crackdowns, disorder and arrests have dominated headlines and social media platforms in Namibia as the country hosted the 33rd Independence Celebration at Outapi, in the North Central part of the country. Young people frustrated with unemployment in the country started marching in Windhoek, from the Katutura Youth Complex, in defiance of a police order. The march has continued as organisers failed in an urgent case in the High Court to...

Torrential rain has inundated the City of Windhoek and left behind destruction that could run into billions of dollars. Initial reports suggest that at least two of four boys washed in the runoff after 100 milliliters of rain has fallen in one hour have been rescued. Search continues for the rest of the boys. The rain accompanied by strong winds has shorn off parts of the zinc roofings from some Windhoek houses and flooded several floors of the Wernhill Shopping Centre. Ankle-high flood water on in the ground floor lobby of Wernhill Park Shopping Mall after the area is inundated...

One of the makeshift structure those living from the Eros Dumpsite sleep in to be close to the source of the livelihood He witnessed it first-hand. A group of about 100 people crowded two trucks offloading refuse at Eros Dumpsite to try and salvage food or items of value they could sell in order to buy food to eat. The place within an eye-shot of Windhoek’s affluent Eros residential area has become a permanent home to several people modern society has rejected with all its glamour and opulence. He and Top Score spent Saturday, 9 April 2022 at the dumpsite...

Chief Hosea Kutako and his kin and nemesis, Headman Reinhardt Maekopo of Otjituuo An impassioned plea from the Chairperson of Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA), neutrals and members of some communities to halt the succession process has been ignored. An OTA Central Committee meeting some considered as organised by Professor Mutjinde Katjiua’s supporters for the paramountcy continued despite Ombara Vipuira Kapuuo’s demand letter to call it off. An OTA Senate meeting that will confirm the new Ombara Otjitambi (Paramount Chief) is set to continue in disregard of Ombara Kapuuo’s second demand letter. The meetings have continued amid a clear split in...

A memorial service is held for Alphonsina Mubu, her three sons Martin, Ernest and Tommy Nchindo and cousin Sinvula Munyeme Four fishermen entered the Chobe River in two wooden canoes on the evening of the 5th November 2020. At around 22H00, rapid gunfire was heard and then three single shots at 01:00 on the 6th of November 2020. Dawn broke to news that the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) had shot and killed Martin, Ernest and Tommy Nchindo as well as their cousin, Sinvula Munyeme, during the night. Those shooting deaths brought to 37 the number of Namibians killed by the BDF since...

Katuutire Kaura left with wife Vicky in this photo by Kae's dimensions Teacher, historian, and career politician, who placed a premium on acquiring and using knowledge and history has died. His kinship of the Kandirikirira lineage of the Maharero Royal House Traditional Authority’s leaders made him the clan’s leading advocate. His legacy was marked by an epoch in the opposition politics that spanned decades and ended with his pupil, McHenry Venaani, deposing him from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, now Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and a brief stint as Advisor to two Kunene regional governors.  He died on 22 January 2022...