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A young man from Outjo, who was convicted of the brutal murder of his girlfriend, was sentenced to an effective jail term of 28 years by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has entered the fray in the parliament corruption scandal that broke over the Easter weekend.

A resident of the Oukongo location in Eenhana is accused of bewitching locals after he confronted a neighbour who killed a monitor lizard.

The school principal of Haimbili Haufiku Secondary school in the Ohangwena region, Rabanus Shaninga, has allegedly taken it upon himself to cut the trousers of learners who wear pants deemed too tight for the classrooms.

Acting public enterprises minister Iipumbu Shiimi has debunked rumours of TransNamib’s liquidation, maintaining the state-owned railway firm is a crucial entity in the country’s logistics hub and will not be liquidated.

Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula has called on a group that is suing the State for more than N$139.1 million for malicious prosecution after they were acquitted from the Caprivi high treason case, to prove why their suit should not be struck from the roll.

About 16 babies are among the 74 unclaimed bodies at police mortuaries where officials conduct post-mortems.

Namibian veteran prop Aranos Coetzee on Friday made history when he clocked an astonishing 100th match for club Toyota Cheetahs in their 28-21 win over Western Province during a Currie Cup clash at the DHL stadium in Cape Town.

It was a weekend of contrasting fortunes for Namibia’s sprint sensations Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, with the evergreen Mboma clocking a remarkable but wind-aided time of 10.90 seconds to win the 100m at the Little Rock Twilight Track and Field Meet in the US on Saturday.

Namibia’s U/20 rugby side’s head coach Chrysander Botha said guiding a young and somewhat inexperienced squad to the final of the highly-competitive 2022 Barthes Cup was beyond expectation, and proves that local rugby is on an upward trajectory.