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Professor Kirsten Elisabeth Alnaes, Norwegian social anthropologist, whose doctoral thesis was on the cosmology of the Konzo in Uganda, and who did extensive oral history with the Herero community in Botswana, passed away on 4 February this year.

KEETMANSHOOP – Oranjemund constituency councillor Lazarus Nangolo says government and various stakeholders should re-strategise and work around modalities to allow Air Namibia to continue operating instead of closing it down through liquidation.

OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto Swapo coordinator Armas Amukwiyu says the regional executive committee has refused to entertain a request to recall Oniipa mayor David Kambonde. 

State advocate Solomon Kanyemba on Monday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Eileen Rakow to convict murder accused Victor Elia on all charges he is facing. 

The sister of multiple rapes accused Gavin Gawanab testified on Friday in the Windhoek High Court at the Windhoek Correctional Facility
that she saw him coming out of the room, moments before she found their niece crying and bleeding from her privates.

RUNDU - About 16 trial awaiting inmates escaped from Rundu police holding cells in Kavango East region between Saturday and Sunday as people were celebrating Valentine’s Day.

The Windhoek City Council has approved the allocation of land to the households in low–income areas that have been on the City’s waiting list. The City has also resolved to upgrade the informal settlements.

Tugamena-Omwa Immanuel still recalls vividly when she made a grim discovery five years ago.

A 23-year old man from Henties Bay admitted on Monday that he stabbed his sister, but denied that he killed her when he pleaded to charges of murder and assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm read with the provisions of the Combatting of Domestic Violence Act.

A resident of Tses in the Keetmanshoop district, who claimed during his plea on two murder and three attempted murder charges that he was too drunk at the time of committing the offences to remember what transpired, was sentenced to 50 years imprisonment yesterday.