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Woman arraigned on birth concealment charges
A case of birth concealment and murder was opened against a 21-year-old woman in the Omusati region. It is alleged that the suspect gave birth to a baby and thereafter murdered it with an unknown object. The incident occurred at…
Seven months without salaries at SAA Namibia
Namibian workers at South African Airways have gone for seven months without salaries, documents seen by Eagle FM have shown, as the airline continues to face trouble in the skies and a financial headache in South Africa. Eagle FM has…
Govt to drill more boreholes in Ohangwena
Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein said the ministry will develop boreholes in the Ohangwena region in its bid to make water accessible to the residents of the area. During a familiarization visit of water points in the…
IT IS COLD OUTSIDE SWAPO BUT…….
City of Windhoek’s executive for economic development and community services, Fillemon Hambuda, who has defected to the IPC has said that it is cold outside Swapo because the party makes it hard for one to sustain a living. Hambuda is…
DAUSAB UNHAPPY WITH CRITICISM OVER JSC
The justice minister, Yvonne Dausab, has expressed unhappiness at the barrage of criticism levelled against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in its enlistment of candidates for the position of Prosecutor General saying that the commission must be allowed to do…
Judiciary’s bid to reduce 2 000 case backlog
The judiciary has implemented a pilot project in the Magistrates Courts to reduce the case backlog which stood at 2 047 criminal cases in the country’s regional courts and 22 204 the district court in February this year. Last year,…
Tech, vocational training gurus discuss draft policy
The ministry of higher education, the Namibia Training Authority (NTA) and vocational education stakeholders have held a validation workshop today on a TVET draft policy. The policy is meant to better position vocational education so it can aid in the…
Vehicle theft on the rise in Oshana
The police in the Oshana Region have reported an increase in the number of motor vehicles theft, and theft out of vehicles. According to the police, the region has recorded 10 cases of vehicle theft and 38 cases of theft…
ITULA BACK IN COURT IN DECEMBER ON DENTAL COUNCIL MATTER
Dr Panduleni Itula’s case against the health minister in which he is challenging the legality of the Medical and Dental Council of Namibia has been postponed to the 3 December 2020 The case is finally postponed for the hearing and…
SHALI IN HOT SOUP OVER COMMENT
Former NDF general Martin Shali has come under fire for using threatening language. Speaking at a SWAPO rally in Okahandja, Shali used the phrase “cutting their throats” in reference to former Swapo members who are now leading opposition political parties….