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Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku has congratulated newly appointed chief regional officer Mpasi Haingura, but urged him to hit the ground running.

A lack of legal representation for some of the accused charged alongside former prosecutor Ivan Tjizu for allegedly fraudulently scamming the Office of the Judiciary in witness fees, has caused a delay in the trial.

A warning statement made by one of three men accused of gang-raping a young woman at Otjurukune Reserve in the Gobabis area on 17 June 2014 was admitted into evidence on Tuesday by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute.

The Windhoek municipal council this week approved the reduction of the down-payment requirement for defaulting residential clients.

Political analysts yesterday reacted to this week’s City of Windhoek council elections with some predicting a “gridlock”. 

Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen yesterday reasoned custodial sentence was unavoidable, considering the circumstances that led to the murder of student leader Helao Ndjaba at the hands of the commissioner of refugees Likius Valombola. 

Defence minister Frans Kapofi has assured the genocide-affected communities of the government’s commitment to bring the genocide issue to finality to the satisfaction of everyone.

The Covid-19 pandemic presents Namibia with a massive hurdle to overcome due to its paucity of capacity in scientific research, investment in digital technology and artificial intelligence.

Okongo constituency councillor Efraim Shipindo says vaccine uptake has improved, although residents are still coming in at snail’s pace.

Learning that you are HIV-positive can be one of the most difficult experiences you go through in life.