The mother of the two young siblings who died in a fire recently in Swakopmund's DRC informal settlement has denied allegations that she was absent from home at the time of the tragic incident.
A wildfire broke out outside Etosha National Park on Monday this week, and it has now entered the southwestern part of the park.
Since its outbreak, the fire has continued to burn with great intensity, fuelled by strong winds and extremely dry vegetation.
A family of five at Otjiwarongo's informal settlement was left homeless after their corrugated iron house was gutted by fire last night.
The family said a 70-year-old grandmother was trying to light her smoking pipe in the house.
A family of seven in Katima Mulilo's Cowboy settlement was left without shelter after a fire burnt down their dwellings this morning.
The family lost belongings estimated at N$30,000.
A pensioner and his family from Silumbi Village in the Katima Rural Constituency in the Zambezi Region lost everything that was kept in a hut that was used as a kitchen, which caught fire and burned down in the early hours of Monday.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced the temporary closure of the Mondesa Clinic in Swakopmund following a fire incident that broke out in the early hours of Monday.
Lawyer Sisa Namandje has challenged Sport, Youth, and National Service Minister Agnes Tjongarero's decision to fire board members of the National Youth Council (NYC), calling it unlawful.
A fire that broke out last night at Shoprite Outapi Town Square was still burning this morning.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Eyewitnesses said the fire started around 21:00 from inside the store.
About 29 reed houses have been destroyed in a fire at Aussenkehr settlement in ||Kharas Region this week.
The acting Police Regional Crime Coordinator for ||Kharas, Detective Chief Inspector Jochobetha Angukku, confirmed the fire incident that broke out on Tuesday morning.
A joyous atmosphere of the festive season has been shattered for 19 displaced families residing at Windhoek's Katutura Youth Complex.
A destructive fire tore through their place of residence, leaving families devastated and homes reduced to ashes.
