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 A Windhoek resident accused of viciously attacking and killing his wife with a hammer will be tried for the alleged crimes. 

Gobabis town councillor and deputy mayor Nonna Goreses has refused to vacate office, saying the Swapo party’s Gobabis district executive committee which recommended her suspension does not have powers to suspend or recall any member, or those deployed by the party.

The Keetmanshoop municipality has been operating in the absence of a fully constituted management committee since January this year.

An 82-year-old pensioner, who fathered 76 children and has 202 grandchildren, has begged the authorities to consider building a school at his village in Kavango East. 

President Hage Geingob has thanked Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for providing material and financial support to Namibia to ensure the country’s participation in the World Expo Dubai 2020.

The father of an unborn baby who died recently at the Otjiwarongo State hospital has expressed his disappointment in the doctor who reportedly refused to attend to his wife in the maternity ward.

A 53-year-old woman was granted bail of N$1 000 in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for allegedly hacking a 14-year-old girl.

The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has uncovered a scam involving the payment of refunds worth N$15.2 million that the agency attributes to a criminal syndicate. 

Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein has promoted the Neckartal dam as a real investment opportunity.