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MAN GETS 33-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR KILLING LOVER
By: Justicia Shipena High Court judge Claudia Claasen has sentenced Petrus Hoxobeb (58) to 33 years imprisonment for murdering his lover Jennifer Afrikaner on 14 July 2019. Claasen, during the sentencing, said Petrus Hoxobeb’s act of killing Afrikaner…
Agribank Gives 30-Year Farmland Loans to Youth
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Agribank has extended the farmland loan repayment period by five years for the youth (under 35 years of age) who seek loans to buy agricultural land or expand their existing farms. The agricultural financier’s spokesperson Fillemon Nangonya…
POLICE CITES PUBLIC INTEREST IN DENYING BAIL TO AMUSHELELO, NAUYOMA
By: Julia Heita Warrant officer Lisias Nakanyala says it is not in the public’s interest for Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) commissar Michael Amushelelo and Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist Dumbulukweni Nauyoma to be granted bail. Nakanyala was testifying in the…
SMITH-HOWARD SAYS SHE EXPECTED IPC DISMISSAL
By: Hertha Ekandjo Ex-Independent Patriot for Change (IPC) councillor of the Swakopmund constituency, Ciske Smith-Howard, says that her dismissal as a councillor did not come as a surprise and that she expected it. “I received information from the party today,…
WOMEN’S COOPERATIVE EXPORT 53 298KG OF MARULA OIL
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Economic development in rural areas is not just converting traditional structures into modern buildings but instead connecting rural small-scale producers to a value chain in the economy. A cooperative of women called Eudafano Women’s Cooperative (EWC) has…
ROW OVER N$4.7 MILLION PAYOUTS AT OKAHANDJA
By: Kelvin Chiringa The Okahandja municipal council is divided over a N$4 764 589.17 paid out to a company called CEPM using the resolution of the previous council. The fight has pitted three councillors from the opposition against a Swapo…
CHEETAH CEMENT GUARD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY COLLEAGUE
By: Hertha Ekandjo A security guard from the Cheetah Cement factory was accidentally killed by his colleague during a gun exchange. Police spokesperson of the Otjozondjupa region Maureen Mbeha revealed this. The incident happened around 18h00 as the two were…
KUNENE SPYL KICKS OFF DISTRICT ELECTIVE CONGRESS
By: Uakutura Kambaekua The SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) in the Kunene region has commenced with its district elective conference on Saturday and Sunday before the regional elective congress slated for June. The congress started with the Opuwo rural constituency….
NO INCREMENT, NO WORK – NPS WORKERS
By: Ludorf Iyambo A crowd of Namibia Protection Services (NPS) workers downed their tools today, demanding an increase in wages. This morning, the workers organised a parade at Katutura Shoprite in Windhoek. Last Monday, the workers cried out to the…
PRISONERS OPERATE SCAMS FROM CUSTODY
By: Justicia Shipena Deputy Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) Sam Shaalulange says smuggled phones into the correctional facilities are used by inmates to coordinate scams. This comes after the Windhoek correctional facility this weekend announced that it…