US Ambassador Palmer talked with Ghana leaders about new taxes on their goods. President Trump put a 10% tax on stuff Ghana sends to America. He also taxed China at 34% and Europe at 20%. These moves made many countries upset with America. Palmer met with Foreign Minister Ablakwa plus trade officials last Monday to explain things better.
Palmer said America did not pick on Ghana especially. The tax comes from a 1977 law about fixing trade problems between countries. She told them good news—oil, gas, and energy items from Ghana face no new taxes. Both sides talked about leaving out cocoa and clothes from these taxes as well. They promised to help each other stop any job cuts that might happen.
Ghana plans to continue talking with...
Police arrested Timothy Binob Mussah for lying to three people about travel help. The 39-year-old jobless man appeared at Accra Circuit Court, facing fraud charges. He told the court he did not do these bad things. Judge Isaac Addo let him go home if he paid GHC100,000 bail money. The court wants him back on May 7, 2025.
Mr. Mussah met his first victim through another person named Ebenezer last November. He pretended he worked for Globon Link Consult as a travel helper. He told Godsway Asempa, an electrician from Taifa, about special Mongolia visa deals. Asempa believed him completely. Mussah took GHC35,000 plus Asempa's passport at his office in Dzorwulu.
Mussah found his second victim at a local event. He told Jangboja Ibamondo, a...
Two political groups sent kind words to a family in Usakos after fire killed six people last Saturday. Police said the flames burned down a shack where several family members lived. Those who died included a very old grandmother aged 90, a young woman aged 18, plus four small children. Two of these kids were just three years old, and two others were six years old.
Roger Nautoro from PDM said this sad event hurt everyone across the area and country. He shared warm wishes from his party leaders to those who lost loved ones. They stand ready to help during this hard time. He thanked the police officers who came quickly to help at the scene. His group hopes police will learn exactly what caused this fire. They want fair treatment under the...
The court arrested Michael Amushelelo after he called judges "puppets" and "little gods" in the Windhoek High Court. Acting Judge Doris Hans-Kaumbi ruled Monday evening that Amushelelo had shown contempt of court. She said his statements clearly attacked the freedom of the court system.
She explained that during an afternoon hearing, Amushelelo claimed judges act as puppets who obey whoever appointed them. He also said they never bite the hand that feeds them and think they stand above others like small gods. The judge ordered police to take Amushelelo to Windhoek jail until Wednesday morning. Then, he must return to face his punishment for disrespecting the court.
Amushelelo made these comments when asking Hans-Kaumbi to step down...
President Nandi-Ndaitwah said the government can't raise old-age money from N$1,600 to N$3,000 this year. Instead, she wants to spend cash on things young people need. She talked about this when meeting with Kirsty Coventry, the new head of the International Olympic Committee, at State House last Saturday. Most of the money for the year will help build places where young Namibians can learn skills and play sports.
Last June, before she became president, Nandi-Ndaitwah had promised older citizens they would receive N$3,000 each month if people voted for her. The past president, Hage Geingob, also said in December 2023 that he hoped pension money might grow to N$2,000 or even N$3,000. Right this minute, more than 202,000 older Namibians...
Sara Mutondoka, who serves as deputy mayor of Walvis Bay, told people at recent public meetings about new plans for the town. The council wants to make yard owners pay money when they let people build shacks behind their houses. She talked about this idea at meetings held across town suburbs throughout March. She said these payments would work like a fine. The more shacks you keep in your yard, the more cash you must hand over.
The deputy mayor explained why they needed this money. Many shack fires happen often, burning multiple homes at once. After these fires, victims need help right away - tents, mattresses, blankets, and food. People from all over the country send help, but those who create these risky situations should share...
Lucia Witbooi wants the Walvis Bay leaders to spend money wisely. She asked them to put cash toward things people really need. The vice president hopes they can boost how the town grows. She talked at a big party for Walvis Bay last Friday. The town came back to Namibia 30 years ago.
She told business people to help fix problems in Walvis Bay, which would keep the town strong as a shipping center. The government has spent lots of money since Walvis Bay rejoined the country. They made the port bigger for ships from all over the world and built better roads to help goods move between nearby countries.
Witbooi said these changes show how much they care about local people. She wants every person there to have more chances to earn money...
Police in Namibia have started looking into a massive cattle stealing case near Outjo. Thieves took more than 60 cows from many farms and killed most of them. Local farmers feel very upset about this crime. They want stronger actions against people who steal farm animals in their area. Chief Inspector Vehangaiza Hindjou from the Kunene region told people what happened. A farmer and his workers followed tracks from their missing cows last Thursday. They found a terrible scene on another farm where bad guys had cut up over 30 cattle.
The criminals ran away when they realized someone had caught them doing this awful thing. They had pulled off all the ear tags that showed who owned the animals. Some cows stayed alive but suffered terribly...
An 18-year-old reportedly killed six family members at Usakos last Saturday. The attack happened between four and six thirty in the morning at the Hakhaseb settlement. Police spokesperson Ileni Shapumba said the teenager attacked relatives with weapons before setting fire to their home. The dead include 90-year-old Elisabeth, 18-year-old Fenny, six-year-olds Ibra and Raunisha, plus three-year-olds Rachel and Emi.
Anestantia Naruses remembers how her kids and their cousins made their house happy with noise and laughter before this tragedy. Everything stays quiet these days - no songs from school, no lullabies. She learned about the murders through a shocking phone call telling her she had lost her grandmother, sister, two children, and...
