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.
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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.
Chinese businessmen robbed
The Khomas police are still pursuing six suspects who robbed a Chinese businessman of an undisclosed amount and goods worth N$1.4 million on Wednesday afternoon.
Fraud accused students remanded in custody
Two students of higher learning institutions in Windhoek appeared in court this week for fraud, and have been remanded in custody.
All systems go for by-election
All preparations for the Swakopmund by-election are set and in place as the Electoral Commission of Namibia readies itself for today’s by-election.
Councillor demands N$2m in damages
Katima Mulilo Urban councillor Kennedy Simasiku is demanding N$2 million in damages from three members of his constituency for alleged defamation of character.