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Bar owner's gun ends beer swindling spree

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Five men got the shock of their lives on Sunday afternoon, when a bar owner tracked them down and demanded back his money at gunpoint, after the group had swindled his bartender out of beer and money.
According to Oshikoto Police Deputy Commissioner Naomi Katjiua, the group of men were moving from bar to bar in the direction of Omuthiya, after coming from Oshivelo, and were drinking free beers and stealing money from bartenders.
Katjiua said the group would enter a shebeen and demand one beer.
They would then inform the bartender that they only have a N$200 note.
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Access to information law coming - government

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Government has confirmed that an access to information law is still on the cards, despite questions that similar promises have not borne fruit to date.
At the belated commemoration yesterday of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) keynote speaker said that in addition to numerous actions across government institutions to streamline access to information, the ministry will start working on an access to information law “soon”.
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Windhoek water shortage dire

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Residents will have to develop a long-term mentality in the manner in which they use water if they want access to potable water over the next eight years, City of Windhoek Strategic Executive for Infrastructure, Water and Technical Services, Pierre van Rensburg, has cautioned.
Since January, the public has cooperated well with the city’s drive to save water, but after media reports last month that a further two aquifer boreholes, with the potential to yield of 2.5 million cubic metres per year were being developed, savings have slacked off.
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Approach must be unique

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Reducing inequality is not easy, but Namibia will set a benchmark for the world to follow President Hage Geingob said.
Speaking during the Leadership Seminar on Closing the Gap of Inequality in Windhoek yesterday, the president said Namibia wishes to rid itself of inequality before it becomes fatal.
According to Geingob, a large number of black Namibians remain on the margin of the economy, despite common belief that the country has a good income.
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MTC NPL awards called off

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Namibian Premier League chairman, Johnny Doeseb, has announced that the awards ceremony for the league, which was scheduled for this Friday, 13 May has been called off.
This decision came as a result of necessary budget cuts after the NPL started this season in a deficit of N$600 000.
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Flores warns The Rock

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The current WBA Super bantamweight world champion, Moises ‘Chucky’ Flores has sent a stern warning to Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda ahead of their 11 June clash.
Flores sent his message to the MTC Sunshine Camp via his Promoter Henry Rivalta from Pro Box Management.
The super fight sees two of the best super bantamweight boxers, who are both world champions squaring off.
Ambunda and Flores match up quite well as they have similar records.
The Namibian has 25 fights with a solitary loss while the Mexican has 24 fights of which all ended in victory for him.
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Nujoma’s lavish bash

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Founding President Sam Nujoma turns 87 today and will mark his birthday party with a lavish ceremony this weekend, at his farm outside Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region. More than 1 000 invited guests will gather at the Etunda Trust Farm, starting on Friday, ahead of the main festivities slated for Saturday, to celebrate the life of the one of the most revered and recognised statesmen in the country’s history.
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Women have right to polygamy - Mensah-Williams

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National Council Chairperson Margaret Mensah-Williams says women should also have the right to practice polygamy, if men are allowed to do so by customary law.
Mensah-Williams, a staunch women’s rights activist, is of the view that even if women are not inclined to have multiple spouses, they should be granted the right to do so, as the failure to do this would amount to discrimination against them.
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Elephant killed after ‘terrorising’ villagers

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A second case of illegal hunting of specially protected game has been opened against the owner of the Musese Irrigation Scheme in the Kavango West Region, after he shot another elephant.
The animal was allegedly part of a large group of elephants terrorising villagers and damaging crops in the surrounding villages and the irrigation scheme.
Musese Irrigation Scheme is situated about 90km west of Rundu.
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No FMD in Namibia

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There is no outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease in Namibia.
However, the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry remains vigilant, as Angola is still fighting outbreaks of the disease.
Following reports that have circulated this week that Namibia is facing an outbreak of FMD in the Ohangwena Region, the ministry has dismissed these reports, saying they are devoid of any truth.
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Avid trial bogs down again

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The so-called Avid Investment fraud case, involving N$30 million of Social Security Commission (SSC) funds that went missing, was halted yesterday after a lawyer for one of the accused suddenly withdrew from the proceedings.
Advocate Werner Boesak, who was representing Inez /Gâses, informed Judge Christie Liebenberg that his mandate to appear on behalf of the accused was terminated, without elaborating any further.
However, this was just the latest incident to halt the proceedings.
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B1 claims another life

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A horror accident on Tuesday evening at Shipepe, situated along the B1 highway between Ondangwa and Ongwediva, claimed the life of 33-year-old Juuri Nailenge, while three passengers survived the
crash.
Oshana Police Regional Commander Commissioner Rauha Amwele told Namibian Sun that Nailenge was the driver of a Toyota Corolla sedan that collided with a Toyota pick-up belonging to the Zambezi Regional division of the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
The collision occurred at around 19:30.
Nailenge’s next of kin have been informed.
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Foreign dancers arrested backstage at NAMAs

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While music lovers were enjoying a world-class show during the Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) on 30 April, two Angolan male dancers were arrested backstage by immigration officers.
This was confirmed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration’s director for immigration and border control, Nehemia Nghishekwa.
The two, who are still in custody, are being charged with illegally staying in the country and forging Namibian birth certificates.
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Syphilis soars among inmates

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The landmark Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) Health Policy launched this week has singled out syphilis as a major health concern, with the Keetmanshoop Correctional Facility recording the highest prevalence rate of the sexually transmitted disease, which stands at 16.7%, while the national rate is estimated at a mere 2.6%.
The policy also indicates that a total of 315 visits have been made by inmates to the clinic for STI care between 2013 and 2014.
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Nama, OvaHerero 'sidelined'

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Government has gone ahead with the establishment of a presidential forum on genocide, with claims that this further sidelines the OvaHerero and Nama people.
OvaHerero Paramount Chief Vekuii Rukoro claimed this week that the Namibian and German governments are “conniving”.
He said the exclusion of the affected tribes from the forum was part of a broader conspiracy being pursued by the Namibian government to water down the plight of the Nama and OvaHerero people.
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!Naruseb to discuss aviation concerns

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The Minister of Works and Transport, Alpheus !Naruseb, says the recent findings that there are serious safety deficiencies in Namibia’s aviation industry will be discussed with the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigation.
This follows after Namibian Sun reported this week that safety concerns have been unearthed within Namibia’s aviation industry, following investigations into the three fatal aircraft accidents that occurred just outside the capital, in which a total of five people died.
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