Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

New evidence that came to light in the rape and assault trial of a resident of Otjimbingwe in the Erongo region might be enough to cast reasonable doubt on the charges he faces.

The registration for independent candidates and political parties participating in the Swakopmund constituency by-election officially kicked off last week Thursday.

An environmental scientist has spectacularly claimed the real threat to the marine ecosystem comes from the fishing sector, which, he argues, has never undergone an environmental impact assessment despite being responsible for the collapse of several fish species and seabirds. 

Swapo vice president and presidential aspirant Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has implored members to have a full understanding of the party’s constitution and to follow its guidelines. 

Preliminary investigations by the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) have found that some local insurance companies have contravened the law by entering into exclusive agreements with various windscreen retailers. 

A minor child who was raped by an elderly Windhoek man Jeremia van Wyk has developed behavioural problems since the incident, including outburst of aggression, a City Police officer said last week. 

Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Natalia /Goagoses has urged various stakeholders in the private sector to come on board and help government address the housing shortage in the country.

A 49-year-old Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA) official was on Friday nabbed by the Anti-Corruption Commission at Katima Mulilo for allegedly using his office for self-gratification. 

A suspect, linked to the murder of 28-year-old Charmaine Saron, who was stabbed 24 times and dumped in a riverbed behind the Hosianna Church in Katutura a fortnight ago, has been apprehended at Keetmanshoop on Saturday.

The recent appointment of Namibian football great Collin Benjamin as new head coach of the Brave Warriors, in my humble opinion, has been long overdue.