The fate of a Windhoek resident who confessed under oath of abducting and sexually violating a minor last year is now in the hands of the prosecutor general.
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2020-10-122024-06-18Crime and Courts
Investigations into spate of murders
ONGWEDIVA – The past weekend was once again marred by a spate of killings, especially in northern Namibia where a number of them were reported and currently the subject of investigation by the authorities.
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2020-10-122024-06-18Crime and Courts
Accused goat thief gets bail
ONGWEDIVA – A 29-year-old man was granted bail of N$800 in the Outapi Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for allegedly stealing a goat at Etayi in the Omusati region recently.
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2020-10-122024-06-18Crime and Courts
Soldier’s murder case deferred
The case of a Namibian Defence Force (NDF) soldier, who is facing criminal charges for allegedly shooting and killing a Zimbabwean national last year, is scheduled to continue next year.
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2020-10-122024-05-07National
PDM promises 300 000 new homes
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) pledged on Saturday to prioritise urban housing that would see up to 300 000 new homes countrywide through the party’s ‘One Namibia, One Plot’ Policy.
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2020-10-122024-05-07National
Grants for visually impaired ‘abused’
Besides the discrimination and stigmatisation visually impaired people often face in society, many also experience abuse of their monthly social grants at the hands of their families.
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2020-10-122024-05-07National
Nored probes electric shock incident
ONGWEDIVA – An investigation has been ordered in the electrocution of an electrician employed by the Northern Regions Electricity Distribution Company (Nored) during a planned shutdown at Ondangwa on 4 October this year.
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2020-10-122024-04-30Front Page News
Anger over violence spills onto the streets
Seething anger over a rise in sexual gender-based violence in the country spilled into the streets of Windhoek, while scores staged protest marches countrywide, demanding justice and asking government to do more to protect them.
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2020-10-122024-04-30Front Page News
Shannon murder probe ‘progressing well’
WALVIS BAY – Erongo police chief Andreas Nelumbu yesterday said they are making some headway in the investigation of the murder of Shannon Wasserfall as a team of top investigators help piece the puzzle of the 22-year-old’s final days together.
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2020-10-122024-04-30Front Page News
We feel your pain – Govt
The authorities have appealed for calm after three days of anti-femicide protests, predominantly by young women, rocked the country resulting in some skirmishes with the police in Windhoek.