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Namibian cheetah relocated to India dies

One of eight cheetahs flown to India from Namibia in September last year died on Monday. Namibia’s environment ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said the cheetah, aged five, died of kidney failure. He said the cheetah, named Sasha, was under medical care for the past three months. The female cheetah was …

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Phala Phala theft: Namibian police deny doing Ramaphosa’s bidding

The Namibian Police Force (Nampol) has denied doing “dirty work” for President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to some US$4 million in cash (around R64 million at the current exchange rate) that was stolen from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Ramaphosa has come under fire after former spy boss …

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Namibian president denies ‘inappropriately’ assisting Ramaphosa

The Namibian presidency says there is no truth in allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist his African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa in an alleged cover-up of a cash heist at Ramaphosa’s game farm. In a statement on Friday, the Namibian presidency said: “… certain individuals …

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Namibian court grants citizenship to son of gay couple

Namibian gay rights advocates are celebrating the decision of a High Court to grant citizenship to a two-year-old son born to a gay couple. The boy was born through surrogacy to the couple in neighbouring South Africa but the Namibian government refused to issue the boy travel documents. The government …

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Namibian protesters demand citizenship for twins born to gay couple

  Namibians are protesting today demanding that government grants citizenship to twins belonging to a gay couple. According to a local news portal, The Namibian, a crowd of close to 100 people gathered at the home affairs ministry’s head office in Windhoek to demand that the children of the couple …

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