National

The Bakgalagadi community at Corridor 21 in the Aminuis constituency plead for government to recognise them as a marginalised group. 

​​​​​​​Isaac Hoaeb, who was re-elected as mayor of Otavi on 31 January, assured his continued commitment to solidifying the achievements the council made in addressing the challenges encountered in improving the quality of life for all people. 

Four people, including an 80-year-old woman and a teenage boy, lost their lives after they drowned in flooded water pans over the weekend. 

Thirty-year-old Azaan Madisia yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances in the death of Shannon Ndatega Wasserfall.

Despite paying off commercial bank loans, Meatco’s financial position never improved an inch, as the entity merely borrowed N$437.3 million from the Development Bank of Namibia to pay off the said loans, leaving nothing to write home about. 

Veronica Hashondili, an Okahandja Park resident, who last month suffered multiple third-degree injuries on her left leg from hot coal ash, is struggling with funds to meet her medical needs. 

The Namibian Police in the Erongo region foiled a N$1 million robbery at Walvis Bay over the weekend. Bizarrely, the three suspects who were planning to carry out the robbery, ended up being arrested for theft in Swakopmund.

Chinese construction company China Railway Seventh Group has agreed to drop a suit in which it was demanding N$10 million in damages as it constructs the dual carriageway to the Hosea International Airport. 

Erongo governor Neville Andre has called on civil servants in the region to redouble their efforts, plan properly and implement government programmes to benefit those they serve.

A 29-year-old man killed his girlfriend and hanged her body before committing suicide by hanging.