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A 42-year-old man accused of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her dead body at the victim’s parental home in Outjo last weekend, was yesterday denied bail. 

Northern traditional authorities have released new fines for subjects who transgress, with only few changes, while some are completely unchanged.

Employees at the Malaysian-owned Limkokwing University of Creative Technology have accused administrators at the university of corruption and discrimination, putting the blame squarely at the doors of its foreign administrators.

A State witness, who worked at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology in Arandis, testified yesterday that accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser told then executive director Eckhardt Mueller to “sleep with one eye open”.

The mother of a 19-year-old girl, who was arrested on Sunday in the Omusati region for allegedly assaulting her 70-year-old grandmother, has apportioned blame to her husband for recording a video instead of stopping his daughter from attacking the elderly woman. 

The Namibian Police’s Forensic Science Institute says it has prioritised the murder case of Shannon Wasserfall after receiving an additional N$6 million from Treasury to fast-track DNA samples required in the ongoing court case. 

President Hage Geingob has urged Commonwealth nations to work together, embrace multilateralism, and promote dialogue as a method of preserving world peace and security.

Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha has blasted government for concentrating on “theory conservation” and prioritising tourism ahead of local people’s lives while not implementing concrete measures to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in the Bwabwata National Park.

A 23rd minute solo effort by Namibian international Peter Shalulile proved enough to help carry his South African club Mamelodi Sundowns past Egyptian giants Al Ahly during Saturday’s Caf Champions League quarterfinals clash at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.