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The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has started the process of identifying replacements for the current commissioners whose term lapses towards the end of this year.

A private developer has chipped in to alleviate the housing crisis at Grootfontein with plans to establish a new township, which will see 122 houses constructed.

As the courts battle to clear the backlog of cases currently pilling up on their rolls at the same time increasing the civil jurisdiction of the lower courts, the recently decreased budget allocation may negatively affect such activities.

Chinese nationals are queuing up in large numbers at the Katutura Intermediate and Windhoek Central hospitals to receive their vaccination jabs against Covid-19.

A teacher at the Limbandungila Combined School in the Ohangwena region was yesterday remanded in custody after she allegedly attempted to kill her friend and colleague on Friday last week.

The defence lawyer of accused serial rapist Gavin Gawanab has strongly opposed an application by the prosecution to have photos of his client’s body taken. 

A 20-year-old man, who was accused of assaulting his girlfriend, died after slitting his own throat with a kitchen knife on Friday in the Oshikoto region.  

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia has successfully taken over the country’s N$5.5 billion national fuel storage facility. 

It is not yet known whether there are any Namibians dead or injured in the deadly insurgent attack on Palma in Mozambique.

Murder accused Daniel Robberts yesterday made his first court appearance for the alleged murder of well-known Swakopmund resident Frikkie van Schalkwyk (69).