ONGWEDIVA - A 31-year-old man allegedly killed his girlfriend after he escaped from the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital where he was under police guard for theft of a laptop.
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Fodder donated to drought-hit farmers
ONDANGWA - In response to the government’s drought relief assistance call, the Sinko Group of companies on Monday donated 700 bales of animal fodder worth N$116 000 to drought-stricken farmers in Omusati and Oshana regions.
Man killed for spanking child
WINDHOEK – A twenty-eight-year-old man was murdered for allegedly spanking his brother-in-law’s child over the weekend.
Katutura Health Centre to operate 24 hours
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) will extend the operating hours at Katutura Health Centre to 24 hours a day.
Pot users to march for right to “smoke”
WINDHOEK - The president of the Ganja Users of Namibia, Brian Jaftha, is taking the right to privacy fight to northern Namibia on Friday with a march scheduled from Ongwediva to Oshakati.
Namibian ports should be gateway to regional markets – Iipumbu
LÜDERITZ - The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development has, through facilitating high-level meetings, been instrumental in fulfilling the government’s ambition and vision to make Namibian ports the main getaway to regional and international markets.
Secondary education experiences low intake
OMUTHIYA -The low-learner intake to secondary level education as opposed to higher enrolment of Grade 1, has become a cause of concern for the directorate of education in Oshikoto thus prompting a probe to determine the basis of variance.
Two pedestrians fatally injured in Oshikoto
OMUTHIYA -Two female pedestrians were fatally bumped over the weekend near Onathinge in the Oshikoto Region. While a woman and her one-year old became latest victims on Sunday when they fell off a moving vehicle in Omuthiya.
Namibia’s Rugby World Cup squad to be announced today
WINDHOEK – The final 31-man squad to represent Namibia at this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan will be announced today, Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) president Corrie Mensah told New Era Sport on Saturday.
Lifting this year’s trophy was inevitable – Geingos …as Omaheke win Debmarine Regional Netball Championships
WINDHOEK- Intensive talent scouting within the region, great preparations and the eagerness to go one step better than last year were some of the push-factors that propelled Omaheke region to a 31-16 win over