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WALVIS BAY – The loved ones of Shannon Wasserfall say they were relieved after forensic experts positively identified her more than six months after her disappearance.

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) protesters have welcomed government’s response to their petition in which they pressured the authorities to take adequate action to tackle increasing violence, especially against women and children. 

Swanu parliamentarian Tangeni Iijambo was yesterday slammed in the National Assembly over his comments about women being too dependent on men. 

The murder case of a nine-year-old girl, who was allegedly assaulted to death in January this year in Windhoek North, was postponed to next year due to outstanding laboratory results. 

The United Nations agency, World Food Programme (WFP), says it has so far spearheaded a N$3 million project that ended in August this year by providing emergency food and nutrition assistance to vulnerable communities in Namibia. 

 Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein yesterday said he will welcome with open arms a suggestion by the Zambian government to assist Namibia in containing the locust swarm in the Zambezi region. 

The protest of young people under the banner #ShutItAllDown against sexual and gender-based violence has yielded some results as government looks into filling nearly 160 vacancies within the police’s gender-based violence protection unit as a matter of urgency. 

A local construction company has threatened to sue the Roads Authority (RA) if it does not immediately address issues it has with the manner in which the entity is making payments directly into the account of its Chinese joint venture partner for a road construction contract. 

OMUTHIYA – Businessman Gottlieb Ndjendjela convincingly defeated rival Katrina Kakwambi in a rerun on Monday to emerge as candidate of the ruling party for Tsumeb constituency ahead of the November elections.

ONYUULAYE – Oshikoto governor Penda Ya Ndakolo has applauded contractors for their swift response to the construction of hostel and ablution facilities at Onyuulaye and Okakondo combined schools in Oshikoto region.