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Crime Briefs 
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Crime Briefs 

Bravery Kabula  Violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder, and hit-and-run incidents led the recorded cases nationwide over the weekend, accompanied by an increase in housebreakings and drug-related offenses.  In Katutura, Windhoek, a 31-year-old man died after being assaulted with a metal object on Saturday afternoon. The victim later succumbed to his injuries at the...

ǂKhawusa xoaǂgāsens !gôagu ǁkhāǁkhāsenaon digu ge Oshanamutango skoli di ǂganamsa ge !aroma 
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ǂKhawusa xoaǂgāsens !gôagu ǁkhāǁkhāsenaon digu ge Oshanamutango skoli di ǂganamsa ge !aroma 

Abraham Mwanyekange  OLUKONDA – Oshanamutango ǂAm Skoli, Onakiidhi-B !garo!ās, Olukonda ǁhûi!nâǂharis hîa Oshikoto ǀkharib !nâ mâb, ge 2018ǁî kuriba xu sîsenūhe tamase mâ, ǁkhāǁkhāsenaon di !gôab a ǂam !khais xa ra !aromahese. ǀHûhâsib di ǁgûn tsî ǂgaeǂgui-aon ge nē mâsib xa a ǂkhîo!nâ. ǁKhāǁkhāsenaon di xoaǂgāsens !gôab ge ǂgaoǀkhāsa ǀorodomma 50 ǀgôan dib xa a...

Omatestamendi naa shangwe manga inamu kandula ondjafa – Ovakwaveta 
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Omatestamendi naa shangwe manga inamu kandula ondjafa – Ovakwaveta 

Abraham Mwanyekange  Oo eli omutwe weehahende do T Nanhapo Incorporated Tukondjeni Nanhapo okwati oshafimana omunhu keshe akale ashanga etestamenti laye manga inaxulako kombada yedu.  Omo tafatulula nghee omaliko aye taaka topolwangeenge ahuluko.  Nanhapo okwalombwela Kundana ta ti etestamenti olafimana molwaashi ngeenge nena owakandula ondjafa nena ohali kala onga omukanda wokuyeleka nawa nghee omaliko oye ena...

Farming duo invests N$350 000 in quality genetics …aim to improve genetics, long-term value
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Farming duo invests N$350 000 in quality genetics …aim to improve genetics, long-term value

Zebaldt Ngaruka  Two pioneering communal farmers in the Omaheke region are making waves in the livestock industry by investing heavily in genetic improvement, signalling a new era for emerging farmers aiming to add value to their herds. Recently, at an auction in Windhoek, Kuhepa Marenga of the renowned Karima Brahman Stud and Wolle Mbaisa of...

Convicted double murderer to serve two life terms 
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Convicted double murderer to serve two life terms 

Iuze Mukube  John Kangumbe Mutirua (24), who was convicted of murdering two individuals in separate incidents in 2020 and 2023, has been sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment by the Windhoek High Court.  The sentence was imposed yesterday by High Court Acting Judge Makapa Simasiku.  Judge Simasiku found that Mutirua’s criminal history shows a...

KVTC: Namibia’s southern energy corridor 
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KVTC: Namibia’s southern energy corridor 

Chelva Wells  KEETMANSHOOP – The outskirts of Keetmanshoop are defined by an endless horizon of ancient boulders and the shimmering heat of the //Kharas sun.  However, beneath this rugged exterior, a new economic pulse is beating. The inauguration of the N$107 million Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) on 19 March 2026 is not merely the...

From streets to second chances
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From streets to second chances

Isabel Bento HENTIES BAY – For 17-year-old Obama Evangelista, the simple act of blowing out candles on a birthday cake was once unimaginable, a small, ordinary moment that had always felt outof reach in a life shaped by survival. Standing among dozens of other young people at the National Youth Service (NYS) Training Centre at...

Financial constraints cripple Karibib’s development
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Financial constraints cripple Karibib’s development

Isabel Bento KARIBIB – Financial constraints and limited manpower are slowing efforts by the Karibib Town Council to address mounting housing and service delivery pressures as rapid population growth continues to reshape the town. In a recent interview with Nampa, Karibib CEO Tangeni Enkono said while the council has initiated several development projects, progress is...

Senegal’s AFCON loss sparks 1976 Morocco myths
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Senegal’s AFCON loss sparks 1976 Morocco myths

A swelling online campaign is demanding that if Senegal is stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title it won in January, then the team they beat, Morocco, should lose their 1976 crown. The problem, as an investigation by AFP Factcheck shows, is that there is no evidence to back up the claim that 50 years...

Gunmen open fire on central Nigeria bar, mob retaliates 
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Gunmen open fire on central Nigeria bar, mob retaliates 

JOS – Gunmen killed at least a dozen people in Jos, the capital of Nigeria’s restive Plateau state, sparking retaliation from a mob that killed 10 more, locals told AFP yesterday. Plateau state, in central Nigeria’s Middle Belt region, experiences recurring violence in the countryside, mostly linked to land disputes between farmers and herders.  Jos...