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WINDHOEK – The former girlfriend of a man accused of the murder of his employer in Swakopmund in August 2017 yesterday effectively put him on the murder scene when she identified a cap the accused was wearing on the day of the murder.

NKURENKURU - Social ills affecting the daily lives of Kavango West communities were laid bare on the table during a recent human rights campaign held in Nkurenkuru.

SWAKOPMUND - A man was shot in the left foot on Wednesday morning by undercover police in Omaruru for apparently resisting arrest and for assaulting a police officer after he tried to sell a live pangolin.

WINDHOEK – Over 900 students received their qualifications at the Namibia College of Open Learning, from 10 professional programmes, yesterday.

WINDHOEK- Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke discovered that some staff members previously employed by the finance ministry have benefited from the MetHealth medical aid scheme, despite them having resigned.

WINDHOEK - Experts agree that revenue to be sacrificed in the reduction of trade tariffs by 90 percent, as prescribed by the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), is negligible due to the current low level of trade between Namibia and the rest of the continent. 

WINDHOEK – Ovambanderu Chief Kilus Munjuku III Nguvauva says when tribal chiefs request financial or material assistance from the government, it should not be seen as begging.

WINDHOEK - The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has vowed to intervene in the imminent eviction of more than 200 residents of Goreangab in Katutura, mainly shack dwellers, by the Windhoek

WINDHOEK- Leader of the official opposition, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), McHenry Venaani has called on Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa to step down as the head of the prosecution authority.

RUNDU - The executive director in the health ministry Ben Nangombe says the Rundu maternity ward that has been under construction since 2014 will soon be completed as the Central Procurement Board recently resolved issues that delayed its completion.