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Legal aid halts murderer’s appeal
The lack of legal representation for a pensioner currently serving a life sentence for killing his girlfriend when she tried breaking up with him has caused a bump in his appeal.
Nauyoma ropes PG, Ndeitunga in squatter law challenge
Land activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma wants to rope in the prosecutor general Martha Imalwa and police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga in court proceedings, as he challenges the legality of the Squatter Proclamation AG, 21 of 1985.
Traditional leaders hail chief Kooper
Tributes have continued to pour in for the late chief Simon Petrus Kooper of the Kai-// Khaun tribe at Hoachanas.
Peace, migration issues top Nordic-Africa meeting
The youth panel, on the recently concluded Nordic-Africa foreign ministers’ meeting (NAFM 2022) in Helsinki, Finland, favoured peace and security as the overall and most urgent matter affecting them, making specific reference to northern Africa, Ukraine and Mozambique.
Govt houses go for a song …34 houses sold for N$2.3 million
The government sold 34 houses for less than N$3 million across the country last year, an audit report shows.
Crime, violence against San rife
Community leaders and authorities have observed with concern incidents of crime, violence and stigma reportedly by some Aawambo towards the marginalised San people in the Ohangwena region.
Ageing ambulance fleet haunts region
The vast Otjozondjupa region is sitting on an emergency time bomb, with the health ministry’s fleet of cars in serious need of resuscitation.
Oshakati praised for police, NDF housing scheme
The Oshakati Town Council has allocated 70 erven for men and women in uniform at Onawa Extension 7 to build houses for police and defence force employees.
Swapo youth demand seat at main table
Several young Swapo members between the age of 18 and 35 are demanding a seat at the decision-making table based on competency as opposed to being a mere “yes, man and yes, woman”, through elections or appointment.