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The Rundu Intermediate Hospital on Monday welcomed their first group of 40 medical interns. 

A taxi driver is accused of a reign of terror in Windhoek’s Okahandja Park location after it emerged he preys on young girls and  threatens to kill them if they tell anyone that he violated them.

Tomorrow, over 90 members of the Swapo central committee – the highest decision-making body between congresses – will converge in Windhoek to nominate and eliminate aspirants for the top four positions up for grabs at what appears to be another jaw-dropping elective congress. 

Four catering companies, who were selected by the education ministry to deliver food to 63 000 learners housed in government hostels countrywide, will continue with their duties after the High Court granted a temporary urgent interdict against the cancellation and re-advertising of the tender.

The sprawling saga involving a possible N$12 million illegal immigration scheme concocted by a Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) councillor is shaking the core of Namibia’s official opposition. 

Accused Ponzi scheme operators Michael Amushelelo and Gregory Cloete insist they need senior counsel (advocate) to represent them in their upcoming fraud trial in the Windhoek High Court, paid for by the Department of Legal Aid in the Ministry of Justice.

A Congolese national convicted of smuggling three refugees into Namibia for a fee was sentenced to an effective six years in prison yesterday by Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said every individual has a role to play in the fight against corruption. 

Defence minister and Swapo vice presidential hopeful Frans Kapofi says the issue of genocide remains a thorn in Namibia’s flesh and must be addressed in earnest, expeditiously.