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A teenager died a horrendous death on Sunday afternoon in Swakopmund after he was bumped and dragged by a tow-in vehicle at the coastal town. The teenager, Laurens Alberts Bester, aged 15, died on the spot.

Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta says poaching instances of high valued and iconic species such as rhino and elephant were reduced significantly.

Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has praised the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) for providing free basic computer training to Rundu residents.

Life is a daily struggle and one of hardship for two elderly men from the San community living at Tondoro village in Kavango West region, who live together through abject poverty. One of the two men is crippled while the other is blind.

The police have managed to obtain the statement of a five-year-old victim, who was allegedly abducted and sexually violated by a 50-year-old man last year.

RUNDU – A 20-year-old man was denied bail yesterday in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court, where he appeared on a charge of murder for allegedly killing his biological mother. 

!Nanidisiǀgamǀa (62) kurixa kairs, Debbie Maxuilili Ankamas ge Namibiab kaira khoena ra ǁgoaǂui in ǂōrisasib ǀkha ǁguiri ûitsamaxūn tsî !hanaǂgāb !nâ tsî ǁnās ǀkha ǂhanuba !kharese !gû!oa mâsib ǂûǁawosasib dib ǂnamipe !hūb a ǂhabase. 

Namibiab Studentn Marisi ǂKhâ!nâs ǂGaes (NSFAF) ge ǀgaisa ǁgoaǂuis !nâ hâ, mâtis surudesa maride studentna xu nî hō-oas dis ǀkha hîa nēsi N$2.8 biluns ai mâsa.

WALVIS BAY -  The Walvis Bay-based Hillside Christian College has fired a grade 2 teacher assistant for racial remarks made on social media early last week, saying racism has no place at the school. 

The minister of education, Anna Nghipondoka, has noted with concern that the provision of physical education facilities such as additional classrooms, new schools, hostels and maintenance remains a challenge as the bulk of the ministry’s N$14 billion allocation goes to operational expenditure.