animal welfare

Namibia struggling to protect rhinos amid pandemic

Life Style Apr 04
Animal rights activists warned that rhino slaughtering for the illegal trade of their horns could soar again in Namibia as the coronavirus pandemic has halted the travel industry, affecting many farms that rely on tourism.
File photo: According official estimates, Namibia is home to some 28,000 elephants
Namibia to sell 170 elephants to protect its wlildlife
Politics Dec 03
170 elephants in Namibia will soon be giving-up their homes amid pressure from drought and territorial conflict with humans.
Adolf Hitler Uunona emerged winner in Ompundja, a small town in Namibia
Politician named after Adolf Hitler wins election in Namibia
Politics Dec 03
In Namibia, a certain politician named after the former German leader, Adolf Hitler has been elected as a local councilor for the governing Swapo party.
Anti-Femicide protest clash in Namibia
Police disperse gender-based violence protest in Namibia
Life Style Oct 12
Namibian police and the Special Reserve Force fired rubber bullets, teargas and used batons to subdue the unprecedented and three-day nationwide protest staged on Saturday by around 400 mostly young women - who raised their voices against gender-based violence and femicide on the streets of the nation’s capital city, Windhoek.
The Chinese Embassy has denied reports of massive deployment of troops in Namibia
China 'denies military presence in Namibia'
Politics Sep 15
The Chinese embassy in Namibia has denied reports of massive Chinese military presence in the south-west African country, the Namibian Sun newspaper reports quoting an embassy spokesperson.
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob
Namibia turns down German genocide reparations offer
Politics Aug 12
Namibia's President Hage Geingob has said the offer for reparations made by Germany for mass killings in its then colony was "not acceptable".
'Health officials will be dispatched to the school to conduct mass testing'
Mass testing at Namibian school after pupil tests positive
Health Jul 03
The Oshana education directorate has temporarily closed Mweshipandeka Secondary School after one of its pupils tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.