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Farmers in the Zambezi region continue to lose their livestock at the hands of increasingly violent cattle rustlers, who the police confirmed are mainly Zambian nationals. 

The Kavango West police are investigating a case involving a former Swapo constituency councillor who allegedly shot and wounded his 42-year-old relative after an intense argument.

The government vehicle that was stolen over the weekend in the vicinity of Ongwediva has been tracked in Angola. 

Many street vendors around Otavi continue to vent their frustration, as they have no open market to sell their goods.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has raised concern over illegal fencing of communal land, especially in the northern regions.

On Monday, a handful of community members together with sponsors and sympathisers gathered at the Epako Cemetery to lay to rest 10 baby bodies which have been abandoned in the state hospital.

Seven-seater long distance taxis that operate between Walvis Bay and Windhoek continue to operate without permits due to delays in issuing permits by the Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS). 

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.