Police in Erongo have arrested three suspects for allegedly pretending to be police officers and scammed an Omaruru pensioner of N$50 000 on Wednesday morning.
Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )
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Self-confessed rapist gets new lawyer
Jeremia van Wyk, a Windhoek resident who confessed to abducting, kidnapping and raping a five-year-old minor, has been allocated a new legal aid lawyer after his previous lawyer died.
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Russian embassy on Ukraine political situation
Last week, New Era published an article ‘Ukraine: Namibian students stay put’, about the ministry of international relations cautioning Namibian students in Ukraine to stay put while the government is monitoring the political situation as tensions between Ukraine and Russia increased.
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Exam paper theft costs over N$15m
Subsequent to the theft of some national examination papers last year, the education ministry had to pull additional resources to the cost of over N$15 million to re-run the examinations and to ensure timely release of results as initially planned.
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Angolan allegedly killed for making noise
A 40-year-old Angolan national was allegedly stabbed to death with a knife on Friday for allegedly making noise.
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Shaningwa challenges think tank to provide solutions
Swapo party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa urged the party’s think tank to navigate the body into becoming the only credible option for voters.
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Masubia chieftaincy tussle heads to court
Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa, one of the three people claiming to be the rightful heir to the throne of the Masubia Traditional Authority, has taken the matter to the High Court for determination.
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Local authorities must reject corruption – Noa
Service delivery will remain a challenge unless regional and local authorities recommit themselves and develop policies and programmes that expressly reject corruption and all forms of unethical conduct.
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NFA, NPL cross swords over clubs… as football fracas continues
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) and the Namibia Premier League (NPL) are entangled in a fresh brawl over the affiliation of clubs, following the NPL’s invitation to various teams to join its National First Division.
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My candid view – In defence of Sheefeni Nikodemus
As I was penning this revered weekly column of mine, my fingers were trembling and my heart aching after witnessing the ill-treatment and abuse of fellow journalist and brother from another mother, Sheefeni Nikodemus of The Namibian newspaper.