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WINDHOEK – A man who stands accused of killing his 27-year-old girlfriend and mother of his two children in Otjiwarongo in 2016 following an argument at a bar will remain in custody after the dismissal of his bail appeal in the Windhoek High Court last week.

BUNYA - Angolan man, identified as Francisco Tchivambo, 30, from Sofwe village in Angola committed suicide by hanging himself with palm leaves on a tree on Saturday.

RUNDU - Haikera Asser Kampanza, 24, is fighting for his life in the Rundu Intermediate Hospital, where he was rushed at midnight on Saturday after he was stabbed with a knife.

WINDHOEK - A dedicated and specialised commercial court under the High Court will be established early April next year, the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Judiciary, Tousy Namiseb, announced last week.

KEETMANSHOOP – About 60 unemployed youth who have erected a tent in front of the //Kharas regional governor’s office on Friday vowed to remain where they are until they see the Prime Minister Saraa Kuugongelwa-Amadhila.

WINDHOEK – Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Services Ben Nangombe is of the view that if harnessed properly, the private sector can assist in transforming public institutions, including healthcare.

A new marriage law will be enacted soon that will see all marriages, regardless of whether they occurred north or south of the redline, treated in the same way, in community of property, unless the spouses decide otherwise.

SWAKOPMUND - A key witness of the Jandre Dippenaar defence team is currently being investigated by the Namibian Police in Erongo after a case of assault by threatening was lodged against the said witness by state witness Johan Joubert.

WINDHOEK – The Tobias Hainyeko Primary School last Thursday received a new school block consisting of four permanent classrooms and one storeroom from the government of Japan.

Ongwediva - Oshimpungu shuudhano wokukutha oonkali pepata oshi li sha dhngwa sha lila konkalo yeliko ndjoka ta yi idhunga noshilongo na oya thiga omawudhano gwamwe pomutenya.