Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Swapo candidate Salomon Nehemiah, who previously served as Swakopmund mayor, says he is ready to serve the residents of Swakopmund once again.

Swakopmund resident and candidate for the upcoming Swakopmund constituency by-election Roger Dausab said fighting systemic racism as well as finding ways to grow the grassroots economy in Swakopmund is one of the main reasons he decided to take part in the election.

The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund is in court fighting to have a former employee return more than N$500 000 he allegedly transferred to a student. 

Regional councils have been told to exhaust their budgets and not return any funds to Treasury while rural communities are languishing in poverty. 

The fraud and corruption trial of former CEO of the Road Contractors Company Kelly Nghixulifwa and two of his business friends, Anna Ndoroma and Hafeni Nginamwaami, resumed with evidence from several key witnesses.

The Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court showed mercy to a 21-year-old man, convicted of raping a minor in 2017, when it sentenced him to serve three years imprisonment. 

A 17-year-old boy is expected to appear in court this week after he was arrested for allegedly raping a 56-year-old woman at Iikekele village on Friday evening. 

The Omaheke malnutrition technical committee last week reported a significant drop in the number of malnutrition admission cases and deaths. In the first quarter of 2022, the region reported 86 cases admitted at the state hospital and 17 deaths. 

Constituency councillors in the Khomas region are concerned about waste piling up in informal settlements, saying they are likely to cause Hepatitis E to flare up again if the City of Windhoek does not collect and offload the rubbish at the dumpsite soon.

Namibia’s sprint sensation Christine Mboma on Saturday night said sheer bravery, her love for the country and a need to reassess her recovery at an international event were among the driving forces that propelled her to scoop a bronze medal in the women’s 200m final.