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Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Nico Smit yesterday warned that Namibia is on the cusp of a major financial crisis but said the country’s leaders blithely continue to ignore the writing on the wall. 

A 23-year-old man, who is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl with disability on Friday night outside Rundu, was denied bail when he appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday. 

A cattle herder and his alleged partner in crime were granted bail of N$2 000 each when they appeared on a charge of stock theft in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday. 

The High Court is yet to determine the fate of an Outjo resident accused of murdering a two-year-old boy and sexually violating multiple women in 2012.

Justice minister Yvonne Dausab said traditional authorities are responsible to provide guidance to communities on the creation of wealth, preservation of cultural practices and maintenance of peace and stability.

A fire that occurred at N/a’an ku sê Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday morning damaged at least two thatched-roof villas, and was finally extinguished after nearly 12 hours.

The management of Katima Mulilo Town Council has resolved to repossess undeveloped residential and business plots, after those who were awarded land failed to honour the terms of their contracts. 

A Windhoek private school has maintained it does not condone bullying on any level. 

The prosecutor general’s (PG) decision not to allow prosecution of an assault case in which a man lost three of his teeth has left the victim shattered and questioning the essence of justice. 

Former health minister Dr Bernard Haufiku has warned the country is likely to face a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” if rising Covid-19 infections in Europe are anything to go by.