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The Namibia Fishing Industries and Fishermen Workers Union has denied being responsible for the resignation of over 600 fishermen, saying the Cavema joint venture breached the recognition agreement they had.

One suspected car thief died on the spot and another in hospital after the vehicle, which they allegedly stole, overturned in their quest to get away.

Requests to fish in the 200-metre isobar should not be entertained or allowed, nor should Namibian operations be compared with other countries that allow fishing in their spawning areas.

Failure by power technicians to supply the right amount of electricity to the new housing development in Mariental has caused regular electricity blackouts in the southern town. 

State advocate Timo Itula last week asked Windhoek High Court Judge Herman January to convict a resident of Otjimbingwe in the Erongo region on the charges he is facing.

Several rape incidents were reported over the weekend, including the shocking violation of a two-year-old girl reportedly being the victim of her uncle.

President Hage Geingob has returned from an international trip that started on 15 September in Angola for the investiture ceremony of the Angolan president João Manuel Gonçalves, the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, as well as the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.

A confession by one of the men, accused of the murder of Walvis Bay businessman Hans-Jorg Möller, revealed the murder and robbery were planned in haste.

A rising star in Namibia’s corporate sector Alisa Amupolo yesterday started as the new CEO of State-owned diamond marketing and sales company Namib Desert Diamonds.

Organisers of the first-ever Fight Night mixed martial art (MMA) event held in the capital over the weekend have described it as a huge success.