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A 46-year-old man was on Tuesday arrested with 47 containers of smuggled fuel from Angola at a bridge near Ompumbu outside Oshakati. 

The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has postponed a case of a Windhoek resident accused of viciously attacking and killing his wife last year.

A murder convict was sentenced to an effective 28 years imprisonment in the Oshakati High Court this week by acting Judge David Munsu for the murder of a man who came to the rescue of a woman he had assaulted.

President Hage Geingob has expressed deep empathy and concern to his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa over the ongoing violence in that country, triggered by protests against the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma.

Grootfontein local authority councillors have conferred an array of administrative powers on the municipality’s CEO Kisco Sinvula, who has vowed to crack the whip. 

National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi has encouraged Namibians to get vaccinated to protect themselves from Covid-19 infection, saying although he cannot say conclusively, he believes the AstraZeneca first dose he received might have saved him from severe symptoms. 

Following a close observation of increased sand mining, the Oniipa councillor Vilho Nuunyango has advised business people to conduct such activities far away from residences.

The Ondonga Traditional Authority has taken a stance to punish those violating Covid-19 public health regulations within its jurisdiction. 

The refurbished Katima Mulilo abattoir has slaughtered 732 cattle between 9 June and yesterday, while 660 more cattle are expected to be slaughtered by the end of this month. 

Ahead of his much-anticipated Olympics debut, Namibia’s veteran long-distance runner Rainhold Tomas says his goal when going into the Games is to improve his personal best time of 2:10:24 – and hopefully, win silverware.