Education in the Namibian Police Force has been long debated since independence. Historically, entry-level positions in NamPol required no educational background, but basic policing experience.
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Opinion – Ongoing rising food prices could spark unrest
Crime has been constantly increasing, due principally to the level of poverty and inequality. Robbers broke into a Miracles Centre Church Thursday night and ransacked the church property looking for money and valuable items.
Letter – Unemployment analyses: What are the limitations?
The latest statistics by the Namibia Statistics Agency are worrisome. In 2019, it revealed that Namibia had 364 411 unemployed people between the period of 2016 and 2018. We all can see it. Many graduates have been sitting at home for a long time.
Letter – An economic story of our time unfolding
To understand the future, you need to study the past. There has been a story taking place in front of our eyes without us seeing it. Some of the scenes are here, but this is just a short version of it.
Editorial – Housing offers economic recovery potential
Namibia’s housing crisis and the way it is being handled continues to raise hackles and ruffle feathers. Based on government’s own figures, the mass housing project has not been successful.
Know your civil servant – Cleaning for health and wellness
A big benefit of a clean school is that it guarantees parents that their children are learning in a healthy environment. The advent of Covid-19 has reminded many of how crucial cleanliness is, and how illness can spread if places of work and learning are not kept sparkling.
High Court dismisses murder conviction appeal
Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute and Judge Herman January dismissed an appeal against the conviction for murder and the 18-year sentence a Rundu resident lodged.
Farewell stranger with a helping hand
I have memories of the Sunday school teacher, teaching us about beings with helping hands and hearts – beings with white wings – who stay far away from humans but close to the source.
State appeals 10-year suspended murder sentence
The prosecution is appealing the 10-year wholly suspended sentence of a Windhoek resident who stabbed his colleague to death in 2015.
Woman guilty of killing baby boy
A woman was convicted by the High Court yesterday of killing her six-month-old baby by hitting him multiple times on the floor in 2019.