As finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi is preparing to table the 2023/24 budget in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the country’s growing debt levels will weigh heavy on the mind of the former central bank governor.
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Geingob, Guterres deliberate on peace, security
Following the 36th Ordinary Summit of the African Union on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Hage Geingob held consultations with the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres to deliberate on peace and security for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the region at large.
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Nekongo: Whites should not disrupt peace
As talks about the downfall of Meatco linger and the fight against the red line intensifies, Swapo Party Youth League secretary Efraim Nekongo has warned “white people” not to disrupt Namibia’s tranquility.
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No bail for Amushelelo, City co-accused
Prosecutor Sylvia Kauluma on Friday strenuously objected to bail being granted to businessman-turned-activist-turned-politician Michael Amushelelo and three of his co-accused after his latest arrest.
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Transactional sex blamed for teenage pregnancies
Education officials in two northern regions said school-going girls are impregnated by cattle herders, taxi drivers and ‘sugar daddies’ with access to cash as these girls also want access to cellphones, new clothes and alcohol.
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Man dies in alleged road rage incident
The police in Erongo region tracked down and detained a 38-year-old driver on Saturday for an alleged road rage incident in which one person died and another got injured.
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Learner safety compromised in community hostels
The National Council’s standing committee on education, science, ICT and youth development found after evaluating the state of community hostels countrywide that the majority are in a perilous state.
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Murder accused cops’ bail angers family
Police Special Reserve Force members Bernard Mulisa Mulisa and Willibardt Neshuku, who stand accused of murdering Ellestee Plaatjie, were granted bail of N$3 000 each on Friday in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court.
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Murder, robbery case in court after 12 years
The matter in which a security company’s vehicle was robbed of over N$1 million and one of the guards killed, returned to the Windhoek High Court after 12 years.
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Alleged Christmas killers appear in High Court
Two men from the south made separate first appearances on Thursday in the Windhoek High Court before Judge Christi Liebenberg on charges of murder, read with the provisions of the Combating of Domestic Violence Act, among others.