The Okalongo constituency councillor, Laurentius Iipinge, has welcomed the Cabinet decision to upgrade Okalongo settlement to a village council.
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Squatter law hearing set for December
The long-awaited hearing on the constitutional challenge of the Squatter Proclamation AG, 21 of 1985 is scheduled for December.
Trucker killers to petition Supreme Court
Two men who were convicted of killing a truck driver after he gave them a lift and robbing him of more than 2 000 crates of beer are heading to the Supreme Court to appeal their conviction.
Oil companies carry exploration risk, cost
Namibia’s 10% participating interest in recent oil discoveries by TotalEnergies and Shell, which is held through the National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor), is a carried interest.
Man exhumes dad’s remains, burns his head
The police in Omusati have asked for medical examination to be carried out on a 25-year-old man who allegedly exhumed his father’s remains and burned his skull to ashes, a stone’s throw from the cemetery.
Community activist appears on rape charge
Students and residents of Walvis Bay yesterday called upon the Judiciary not to grant bail to an alleged rapist.
Geingob congratulates Angola’s Lourenço
President Hage Geingob has extended warm felicitation to President João Lourenço on his re-election as the president of Angola.
Five die in plane crash
Experts and investigators will arrive at Impalila island in the Zambezi region today to investigate and gather information to determine the exact cause of the deadly aircraft accident on the island.
‘Unam not qualifications factory’… Matengu says university wants to impact change
University of Namibia vice chancellor Kenneth Matengu says the institution will not be relegated to a factory of qualifications but rather aims to produce graduates who would do something meaningful and impact change in the life of Namibians.
Noordoewer opens police station
In its strive to establish facilities that create safe living environments which is critical to the wellbeing of its citizens, the//Kharas Regional Council played a pivotal role during the inauguration of a police station at Noordoewer last week.