As the walkout staged by Swapo and Independent Patriots for Change last Thursday and the 11th hour rejection of its job offer by Conrad Lutombi resulted in a leadership vacuum, the protagonists in the saga have elected to stay silent.
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Military installations in sorry state
Little upgrading and maintenance of military installations inherited from the apartheid regime countrywide has left properties in a dilapidated state.
Judge admits Lichtenstrasser’s confession
Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday admitted a confession by double murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser made to several police officers after a prolonged trial within a trial.
NWR, Shifeta negotiate train concession
The Namibia Wildlife Resorts and tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta are currently engaged in negotiations to try and find a solution to his disputed decision to grant 20-year exclusive rights to a hospitality company to build and operate a passenger train to Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park.
Ex-magistrate on trial for rape wants bail
Former magistrate Jaco Kennedy is again applying for bail in the Windhoek High Court based on new facts.
Okahandja to reconsider debt collector appointment
Following complaints by Okahandja residents over the appointment of a debt collector, a community meeting with councillors, convened over the weekend, resolved to have the issue re-looked once the re-election of office-bearers at the town is done by this Friday.
//Kharas rocked by another GBV death
Families in the //Kharas region have for the past few months lost women at an alarming rate due to the escalating incidents of gender based violence (GBV) related murders emanating from relationship altercations.
Kidnapping, rape, murder accused to go on trial
A Gobabis resident, accused of kidnapping, raping and strangling a 27-year-old woman, will take the stand next year to answer to the charges.
Local authorities should upgrade – /Goagoses
Local authority councillors attending the annual induction in Swakopmund this week have been urged to gear their efforts towards upgrading their statuses in the municipality within the next two years.
Hengari reflects on Swapo CC vote
Presidency spokesperson Alfredo Hengari has expressed his tremendous satisfaction with fellow observers, who were roped in last week by the ruling party to oversee the verification and certification of Swapo’s central committee results.









