Residents of Ombili were left in shock yesterday after NamPower employee Abner Shiimi shot himself in front of his neighbours after he was allegedly charged and fined N$1 000 for causing damage to a company vehicle when he bumped a taxi.
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Smith-Howard, IPC case continues
The suit filed by expelled Independent Patriots for Change party member and former chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council, Ciske Smith-Howard, is ongoing in the High Court.
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Govt pockets N$77m rental fees
The government has collected N$77 million between 2019 and 2021 from renting out buildings, a recent audit report reveals. Through the department of works, under the auspices of the works and transport ministry, which is the custodian of government properties, the State also generated over N$100 000 from leasing parking spaces to various institutions across the country.
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Larandja defends decision to re-run city CEO post
The chairperson of the City of Windhoek’s management committee, Ndeshihafela Larandja, has maintained the resolution to annul the recruitment process for the CEO position stands as the process was replete with irregularities.
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MPs endorse oil exploration in Kavango
ReconAfrica’s controversial oil exploration activities in the Kavango regions have been officially endorsed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, which is chaired by former Cabinet minister Tjekero Tweya.
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Geingob: We are not big men
President Hage Geingob has reiterated that the current wave of African leaders believe in democratic processes, systems and institutions, and are not big men who impose their will on the people.
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Parents tricked into giving away children
Johanna Abraham still remembers vividly what happened when her son was stolen after she was given fish by an unknown man at a pension pay point in the Okongo area of the Ohangwena region.
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We will have to be at our utmost best – Coetzee…as Welwitschias face Sables today
Being at their utmost best, avoiding schoolboy-errors and remaining consistent in applying pressure in all facets of the game, will be some of the most important ingredients Namibia will need to have if they are to overcome the unpredictable Sables of Zimbabwe, the Welwitschias’ veteran mentor Allister Coetzee has said.
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Opinion – Western weapons supply to Ukraine – a delayed catastrophe
Interpol secretary general Jurgen Stock recently said that big quantity of the Western weapons supplied to Ukraine would inevitably fall into illegal circulation. As with the conflicts in the Balkans and Africa, organised crime will try to take advantage of the chaos and obtain military samples.
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