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The widow of an Otjimbingwe farmer, who was hacked to death by a worker he hired just three weeks prior to his murder, said she would entrust his sentencing to the court and would not make a pronouncement of what would constitute a fair punishment.

State advocate Taedago Gaweseb implored Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to convict a Rehoboth resident, accused of killing his 18-year-old pregnant girlfriend on a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act.

The information ministry has appointed Shoki Kandjimi as spokesperson to manage the ministry’s internal and external communication and directly be responsible for attending to media queries effective 1 September 2022.

Log leaders of the MTC NNPL Mighty Gunners extended their good run in the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League (NNPL) with two victories over the weekend.

In spite of his chargers failing to win the third position, Brave Gladiators head coach Paulus Shipanga said they did well at the just-ended Women’s Cosafa Championship staged in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.

The 7th African Genesis Archery Namibia national tournament attracted over 100 archers from across the country at the Windhoek High School (WHS) sports stadium on Saturday. 

The MTC Kilimanjaro Boxing Club is set to host its second professional boxing bonanza of the year in October at the Independence stadium in Oshakati.

Cricket Namibia (CN) and AB InBev on Friday reaffirmed their partnership towards the development of cricket in the country. 

I travelled to Africa last week, a vibrant continent that is preparing its future: pushing ahead the digital transformation, making farming more efficient and sustainable, building new infrastructure to reinforce connections between people, shaping the collective security of the continent and investing in Africa’s greatest resource: its youth. 

In a recent independent study of over 1600 banked Namibians, FNB Namibia posted top ratings across categories of top-of-mind awareness and consideration when making financial service decisions.