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Police at Katima Mulilo are investigating two cases of rape, including a 24-year-old man, who was allegedly raped by an unknown suspect. 

Oshikoto education director Aletta Eises has expressed concern over the rise in school dropouts, especially among San learners.

A local investment company has come to the aid of a ten-year-old boy and pupil of Dr Albert Kawana Combined School by donating a wheelchair for his daily use. 

Of the 125 domestic violence cases reported to the community policing division of the Khomas region between September and October, 80% involved children. 

Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein yesterday officiated at the opening of a one-day workshop for the Integrated Regional Land Use Plan for the Oshana region where he urged participants to be at the forefront of developmental initiatives. 

A succession battle is raging in the top ranks of the Swapo Party Women’s Council as delegates gear up to elect a new secretary at the wing’s elective congress next month.

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the country is well capacitated to test for potential coronavirus variants, including the new Omicron strain, adding authorities were closely monitoring the situation on the ground. 

Former minister of fisheries Bernhard Esau yesterday abandoned another bail appeal just minutes after it was supposed to start before High Court Judge Johanna Salionga. 

A former magistrate, who is now facing rape charges in a Windhoek court, has given notice he intends to challenge the constitutionality of a section in the Criminal Procedure Act that protects vulnerable witnesses.