A failure to adequately pay his legal team caused a Windhoek resident, who is accused of raping his biological daughter several times and forcing her to abort the foetus, to lose his legal aid lawyer and an advocate he instructed to defend him during the last stretch of his trial.
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Two vie for Swapo’s Omaheke top job
Incumbent Swapo regional coordinator in Omaheke Ruth Kaukuata-Mbura and the region’s information and mobilisation officer Ebben Handura, are the only two candidates to contest the party’s top post, New Era has learned.
Battered homeless request police presence
Some of the homeless people who witnessed the gruesome murder of their mate on Sunday, described the incident as unfortunate.
Gustavo fights for judge’s removal
Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo is fighting tooth and nail to have High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller recuse himself from his trial, fearing he won’t be impartial.
Well done boys!…Pundits hail iconic Benjamin and Warriors
Namibian football pundits and the general public have taken to various public platforms to praise and pay tribute to Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin.
#BeTheChange: Alcohol industry initiates gear shift
Under their Savannah non-alcoholic brand, Distell Namibia recently ran the #BeTheChange media campaign, encouraging the Namibian public to “shift the gears of change” in compliance with road safety measures.
Fin Wellness with Thembi Kandanga – The asset class breakdown
The primary lesson that every investor should take the time to understand is asset classes.
Almost 60% of Namibians consume unhealthy diet
Some 56.8% of Namibians are unable to afford a healthy diet. This translates to 1.4 million people in 2020 – and this number is expected to have increased during the last two years.
More quarterly growth needed to attain 2022 forecast
To reach a forecasted 2.5% growth rate during 2022, the domestic economy’s quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will need to increase by between 2% and 3% on average per quarter. This is according to Simonis Storm Securities’ quarterly economic review dissecting the second quarter of this year.
Murder for hire convicts want to appeal
Two of the three people convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court want the court to grant them leave to appeal their convictions and sentences in the Supreme Court.









