Day: April 6, 2024

WINDHOEK: A 33-year-old male paramedic student from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) died on Thursday during a practical session at the City of Windhoek (CoW) Emergency Training Centre.

A media statement issued on Friday by CoW said the incident happened at about 15h00 when the student was participating in a practical component of confined space training, which is part of their second-year Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care training requirements.

‘This training session was conducted in collaboration with NUST, as per the Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions,’ it reads.

The statement further noted that immediate basic life support measures were initiated, and the student was promptly transported to the Katutura Intermediate Hospital for further medical attention, however he succumbed despite the efforts.

‘An investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident is ongoing, and the City of Windhoek is fully cooperating with the relevant authorities,’ it ad
ded.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

Eleven houses where destroyed by strong winds and rain at Onderombapa in the Aminuis Constituency of the Omaheke Region on Thursday.

Families in the settlement were left destitute after the heavy rain left them with houses with roofs blown away, walls destroyed, crops destroyed and one vehicle wrecked.

Representing the Omaheke Regional Council, Aminuis Constituency councillor Peter Kazongominja affirmed that 11 houses were destroyed, saying the regional disaster risk management was tasked to assess the situation and will decide on the way forward. He urged the government to approach this situation differently than in other previous disasters.

‘We had the same problem at Otjongombe two years back and up to date nothing was done to assist our people, we did the same thing we are doing now assessing the situation. I am urging our government to act this time so that we assist our people,’ Kazongominja said.

Naomi Kandjii, the 72-year-old owner of the car smashed by a tree during the storm told this agency tha
t it was a great loss to her and others who were affected directly and indirectly by the storm.

‘As you can see that car is totally destroyed, I am stranded, I do not know what to do right now. No one sustained any injuries although some of those big trees fell on our roofs. I am pleading to our government to come to our aid, we need food as our food was destroyed too,’ she said.

Other villagers from that area claimed that the rain lasted only for half an hour and was accompanied by a very strong wind, something they said rarely happened there.

Terii Kanguvi, senior traditional councillor in the Ovaherero Traditional Authority said the rain came very fast and caused the damages, adding they received 80mm in just a few minutes.

‘We are busy now trying to assist where we can and we are also asking for anyone who can help during this difficult time to come forth, while we are waiting on the government to help our people with destroyed houses and properties,’ Kanguvi said.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

The Namibian Police Force in the Oshikoto Region have opened a case of concealment of birth against a 38-year-old woman after she allegedly gave birth to a baby boy and dumped him in crop fields.

According to the region’s crime investigations coordinator Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo on Saturday, the incident happened on Friday around 12h00 at Oniimwandi village.

The suspect is admitted at Onandjokwe District Hospital.

‘It is alleged that the suspect gave birth to a baby boy in a Mahangu crop field on Friday and placed the baby in a plastic bag, tied it up, hid the plastic bag in a bucket and left it in the crop field,’ Ekandjo said.

He said the suspect’s housemates discovered some bloodstains in the house and started questioning the suspect, who then admitted to have given birth and dumping the baby body.

The baby body was taken to the Onandjokwe State Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem to be conducted.

The suspect is not arrested yet and investigations continue.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency

President Nangolo Mbumba on Friday visited the family home of the late liberation struggle veteran, Ida Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros to convey his condolences to the family.

Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros died in Keetmanshoop on Wednesday at the age of 79 years after a long illness.

In his message of condolences Mbumba said: ‘I became president and entered this office with tears following the passing of my brother and comrade, President Hage Geingob, I didn’t expect that two months later I will be mourning the passing of comrade Ida Jimmy. I extend my condolences to the children, bereaved family, rank and file of the Swapo Party and the Namibian nation at large. May the Lord console and comfort us during this difficult time and may the soul of comrade Ida Jimmy rest in eternal peace,’ said Mbumba.

Mbumba said Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros has a record that cannot be questioned as she was such an imposing figure with deep roots in the struggle for liberation.

He added that she was imprisoned, she was tortured and nothing could stop her in the figh
t for an independent Namibia, citing that the country is today free because of the role late Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros had played.

‘Indeed, comrade madam Ida Jimmy was a leader and liberator of the Namibian people, thus, to lose her is a great loss to all Namibians. We therefore pay our utmost respect to our heroine and honour her legacy of bravery and courage in the face of danger, be it imprisonment, house detentions or physical torture. We will always respect her, honour her memory and salute her enormous courage,’ he said.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency