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WINDHOEK - The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has attributed the recent by-elections poor turnout on multiple factors, including the timing of the elections, which coincided with the opening of the new academic year. 

ONGWEDIVA – Following a cloudy weekend as well as a broken borehole generator, the Hainyeko Combined School in the Ohangwena region is left with limited water, as both boreholes in the vicinity ran dry. 

ONGWEDIVA - The Ongwediva Town Council is calling on crop field and homestead owners at Omatando to avail themselves for the second phase of evaluation of their properties, scheduled to kick off early February.

WINDHOEK – Two minor girls aged six and 10 were among a number of women sexually assaulted this past week, the police have confirmed. 

SWAKOPMUND – The Seaflower fishing company at Walvis Bay will most likely resume its operations on Friday. 

WINDHOEK - A broken broomstick and burnt clothes are part of the evidence being studied by police investigators into the murder of a nine-year-old Zimbabwean-born girl, whose charred body was found in a municipal rubbish skip at the weekend. 

OMUTHIYA – Lubasi lwayo neli muituti kwasikolo sesipahami sa Unam, ili yakulubelwa kuli nabulailwe kakunatiwa mwakweli ya Ñulule ñohola mwa Katima Mulilo, lubilaela hala lipatisiso zamapokola.

OMUTHIYA – Buñata bwalikolo zamuuso mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, likupile baituti kuno ishimbela lipula habaya kwasikolo. Kalulo yeo itaha bakeñisa kufukuzeha kwalipula mwalikolo, mi kuekezeha kwapalo yabaituti nikona kubapala kalulo. 

WINDHOEK – The Indian High Commissioner to Namibia, Prashant Agrawal, on Friday announced his country has finalised the easing of visa requirements for Namibians travelling to the south Asian country.

WINDHOEK - The Namibian Police issued summonses worth over N$13.7 million to motorists during the festive season.