A Gobabis resident who was convicted of strangling his eight-month pregnant girlfriend to death in June 2016 was sentenced to an effective 36 years in prison by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller on Tuesday.
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2020-11-262024-05-07National
Confusion over where to vote
Some voters at Mix settlement in the Khomas region found themselves in a predicament yesterday after they could not vote in the regional council election, despite casting their ballot for the local authority poll.
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2020-11-262024-05-07National
Low voter turnout in Ohangwena
ONGWEDIVA – The Ohangwena region experienced a low voter turnout at many of its polling stations, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) regional coordinator Hiskia Mukete said yesterday.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Anxious wait for poll outcome
Emotions are running high as Namibians anxiously await the final release of yesterday’s regional council and local authority election results.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Battlegrounds record massive turnout
WALVIS BAY – The regional council and local authority elections yesterday drew massive turnout in key battlegrounds such as Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and some parts of southern Namibia.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Opposition ‘satisfied’ with voting process
A number of political leaders yesterday expressed satisfaction with the electoral process.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Young voters make their mark
There was huge enthusiasm among voters yesterday, with mostly young people thronging polling stations to exercise their civic duty and be part of the electoral process.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Katutura pensioners wait in long lines to vote
Some elderly voters from Katutura yesterday claimed polling officials denied them preferential treatment to cast their votes in the regional council and local authority elections.
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2020-11-262024-05-07National
Manual verification slows voting
Although the voting process went relatively smooth yesterday, Electoral Commission of Namibia officials had to battle with verification devices, which were failing to detect voters’ cards, leading to delays and inconveniences to both voters and polling officers.
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2020-11-262024-04-30Front Page News
Nghipunya to go on trial for fatal accident
Former National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) CEO Mike Nghipunya is scheduled to go on trial next year for a 2017 car accident in which a man lost his life.