Day: July 1, 2024

A Rundu entertainment establishment, Creation Nightclub was robbed of N.dollars 90 000 on Sunday, the police said.

Namibian Police Force Acting Regional Commander in the Kavango East Region, Deputy Commissioner Eino Nambahu on Monday said the incident occurred around 09h00.

According to Nambahu, two employees of the nightclub were busy counting stock and money when the incident took place.

One employee reportedly went outside to record readings on the water and electricity meters using the backdoor. While at the back, he was allegedly approached by two unknown robbers armed with knives who tied him up, and proceeded into the establishment.

In the nightclub, the suspects overpowered the bar lady and made away with the N.dollars 90 000 in cash.

The police are requesting any person with information on the two fugitives to contact the police.

Meanwhile, investigations into the matter continue.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

A 38-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 34-year-old girlfriend to death at Ehafo village in the Okaku Constituency before committing suicide on Friday.

The Head of the Namibian Police Force’s Community Policing Sub-Division, Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, said the incident occurred around 07h00 on Friday.

Aiyambo identified the deceased as Elia Shitongeni Hamukwaya and his girlfriend, Emilia Nangombe.

‘It is alleged that Hamukwaya fatally stabbed Nangombe with a kitchen knife and then committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope from a marula tree near his family homestead,’ he said.

He added that a bloodstained knife was found at the scene.

The deceased’s next of kin have been informed of their deaths and their bodies were transported to the Oshakati Police Mortuary for a postmortem.

Police investigations into the matter continue.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

Representatives of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Otjozondjupa Region on Monday expressed satisfaction with the total number of eligible voters who have so far registered with ECN to acquire new voter cards.

According to Otjozondjupa Regional Electoral Officer, Victoria Amutenya in an interview with Nampa on Monday, a total of 46 126 eligible voters have so far acquired their new voter cards in the region’s seven constituencies of Omatako, Grootfontein, Otjiwarongo, Okahandja, Okakarara, Otavi and Tsumkwe.

‘Looking at the regional population of about 220 000 and the over 46 000 newly issued voter cards, we at ECN are impressed to have gone this extra mile in four weeks. Also looking at the speed, we are now operating with two voter card printers at each registration point we are hopeful during this week to even do more,’ said Amutenya.

She stated that the Otjiwarongo Constituency has so far registered the highest number of eligible voters with 11 798, while Okahandja is second with 9 776,
and Grootfontein in third place with 8 606.

The remaining four constituencies of Omatako, Okakarara, Otavi and Tsumkwe issued less than 6 000 voter cards each, said Amutenya.

She further explained that ECN created an additional fixed voter card registration centre at the Osona Village in order to serve that community with a dedicated team resourced with all materials and two voter card printers.

The ongoing general voter card registration allows all Namibians from the age of 18 years to acquire new voter cards in order to participate in the Presidential and National Assembly elections on 27 November this year, as well as in the regional and local authority elections in 2025.

Amutenya advised inhabitants of Otjozondjupa to register now and get their new voter cards as there will be no supplementary voter registration.

The general voter card registration exercise which started countrywide on 03 June this year, will end on 01 August 2024.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

Thousands of mourners from all walks of life came together on Sunday to bury a renowned First National Bank Manager of the Rundu branch, Reagan Mwalimu Limmy Kwala, who died in a car accident on 18 June 2024.

Kwala was buried at his home village Ishuvu in the Katima Rural Constituency in the Zambezi Region.

Kwala died in a fatal car accident that occurred on the Otavi-Otjiwarongo road, which claimed the lives of eight other people.

Speaker after speaker praised and spoke highly of Kwala, noting that his demise is not just a loss to his family but also to the region and the entire country. Kwala, who began his banking journey in 2007 with First National Bank at Katima Mulilo, climbed up the ladder with the assistance of qualifications from Stellenbosch University and passion for his profession.

One of the speakers was elder brother Dobson Kwala, who spoke highly of his younger brother.

‘This son of the soil was not just a banker but a professional, disciplined and passionate one. He was a smart young man.
We have lost as a family. For some of us, he taught us financial management and how to save at home,’ Kwala sobbed.

Other sympathisers like Namibian motivation and business coach Sam Shivute took to social media to express their condolences for the loss of Kwala, describing him as a great man, an amazing human being who was passionate about being of service to others.

‘Limmy created great memories for many people. He had a big vision for promoting domestic tourism in the country,’ said Shivute.

Kwala owned and ran a river boat cruise business on the Zambezi River banks.

He is survived by his mother, two children and two siblings.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency