Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

A 40-year-old bus driver was convicted yesterday of the death of his girlfriend whose body was discovered in a bushy area along the Western Bypass on 17 January 2017. 

In its quest to provide affordable land to its residents, the Ongwediva Town Council has budgeted at least N$9.4 million for the 2020/2021 financial year as compensation to secure residential erven at Omatando.

A 31-year-old Keetmanshoop man felt the wrath of the law yesterday when he was slapped with a N$1 000 fine for failure to pay child maintenance. 

Republican Party parliamentarian Herlinde Tjiveze has proposed life sentences for rape offenders guilty of sexual assaults on young girls. 

The Namibian government said it was working hard to procure and secure additional Covid-19 vaccines as the country now aims to inoculate up to 80% of the population to reach coronavirus herd immunity. 

Fishing industry players say new entrants to the market must invest and create more jobs in the sector. 

The Roads Authority (RA) has vowed to repair all potholes on the Rundu-Divundu road along the Trans-Caprivi Highway in Kavango East region, when the weather permits.

A State-funded lawyer has withdrawn his services in a case in which he was representing former Windhoek-based magistrate Hileni Kavara. 

The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor is currently withholding the pension pay-outs of four former employees accused of fraud of over N$5 million.

Incoming Namibian police Deputy Inspector General for operations Joseph Shikongo has pledged to focus on joint operations, including patrols and investigations with neighbouring countries to curb cross-border crimes.