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Responsibility… Children at the Omatako Primary School in the Tsumkwe constituency help keep their school clean.

Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku yesterday sentenced a now 17-year-old from Rehoboth to an effective 16 years in jail.

An orphan, whose academic results caused an outpouring of assistance when this newspaper ran a story on her plight early last year, has been asked to return some of the items and support good Samaritans gave her.

Two security guards from G4S were charged under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) for their involvement in a N$300 000 theft. 

Over 300 000 Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the US and German governments respectively arrived in the country at the weekend.

The Anti-Corruption Commission says it is still obtaining statements for its investigation into allegations of corruption levelled against some current and former local authority councillors of Omuthiya.

Seventy-eight senior citizens are currently incarcerated at the eight Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) facilities across the country. 

The Rundu Town Council on Friday handed over two residential plots to sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi as reward for their exploits on the world athletics circuit.

The Namibian rugby fraternity is in mourning following the death of Wanderers player, Edwardo Nell who passed away after suffering an injury during a game played on Saturday.

Mighty Gunners Football Club team manager Kati Nambandi is ecstatic about reaching the semifinals of the MTC NFA Cup, and is now more eager than ever to reach the finals.