Suspects caught with 4 rhino horns

June 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Four rhino horns were found in possession of two Namibian suspects arrested during a police operation in Windhoek on Wednesday.
Yesterday, Tangi Sheefeni Amon Namwandi and Jairus Shaalukeni made a first appearance before Magistrate Bernedine Michelle Kubersky on charges of illegal possession of wildlife products.
State prosecutor Filemon Nyau objected to bail due to the seriousness of the offence and the fact that the investigation was still at an early stage.
Nyau said there was serious cause for concern that the accused might abscond.
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Community marches against bail in murder case

June 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Learners, teachers and community members of Oshiya Shomatope village near Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region used the Day of the African Child to protest against the granting of bail to the suspected murderer of a teenager.
The group marched from the school to the scene where the body of Menette Shikongo (14) was found on 19 October last year.
Shikongo was murdered on 18 October while on her way to church, but her body was only discovered the next day. She was a grade 6 learner at Okakondo Primary School.
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Armed robbery at Metro Oshakati

June 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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A group of armed men are on the run after holding hostage about eleven Metro Oshakati employees on Tuesday evening.
The Oshana police commander, Commissioner Rauha Amwele, told Namibian Sun that eight armed men went to Oshakati Metro Cash and Carry between 18:30 and 19:30, when nine employees were about to leave.
“These robbers were just outside the shop ambushing employees who were busy counting money inside. When the security officer opened the shop door for employees to get out, the armed robbers ordered them back into the shop and confiscated their mobile phones.
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City accused of dereliction of duty

June 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Hochland Park residents living on Osprey and Barbet streets are up in arms about the failure of the Windhoek municipality and City Police to close down businesses operating illegally from residential properties.
They say sufficient audio-visual material has been provided to the municipality and City Police as proof of the illegal activities.
Horizonte Guesthouse Import & Export, which also traded as Horizonte Commercial (Pty) Limited, on 22 Osprey Street, was ordered to cease operation on 24 September 2015, but remained in operation.
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Swapo tiptoes around AR

June 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The secretary-general of the Swapo Party, Nangolo Mbumba, says if the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activists are Swapo members they must behave.
The party this week issued a subtle warning to its members to abide by the rules and act according to the party’s code of conduct.
This followed a meeting by the party’s Top Four leaders which discussed the “ongoing disregard for the party constitution by some of it members” and flagrant disregard for party unity and cohesion.
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'People can't eat a new parliament'

June 16, 2016, 5:00 pm

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More than a thousand Namibian youth took to the streets of Windhoek yesterday, where the Speaker of Parliament was summoned to receive a petition calling on the government to abort plans to build a new parliament.
The protest started with a few hundred people at the Katutura Complex, with many joining by the time the group reached the Ausspannplatz area. Chanting and singing while listening to speaker after speaker sharing reasons why the construction of a new parliament should not be a priority, the mood was a mixture of joy and anger.
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June 17, 2016, 12:26 am

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Armed robbery victim dies

June 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Walvis Bay businessman Hans-Jörg Möller (50), who fell victim to an armed robbery in his house on Friday, died at the Cottage Hospital in Swakopmund on Saturday afternoon.
The police released the identikits of two suspects on Friday and confirmed the arrest of two others connected to the attack on the Möller couple in the early hours of Friday morning.
“One was arrested in Oshakati and one in Windhoek. The assailants will now also face a charge of murder in addition to that of robbery,” Chief Inspector John Mwatongwe said on Saturday.
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Namibia's alcohol consumption worrisome

June 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Recent calls by regional councils for limiting the operating hours of shebeens and bars, as well the findings of the latest Namibia Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS), paint a bleak picture of alcohol consumption in the country.
According to the NDHS findings, 79.5% of men in the Oshana Region have consumed alcohol while among the women; the Oshikoto Region is leading with 67.9%. According to the report, Zambezi has the lowest number of women who have ever consumed alcohol (14.2%) while for the men, Omaheke is the lowest with 36.9%.
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Phosphate company says marine project a safe bet

June 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The developer of the controversial Sandpiper phosphate project off the coast of Namibia says numerous in-depth scientific studies and findings support the viability of marine phosphate mining, which can safely coexist with the billion-dollar fishing industry and cause minimal harm to the environment.
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Whistle-blowers are essential

June 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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With a deadline set for September to enact Namibia’s Whistle-blower Protection Act, the government is fine-tuning the draft bill, while civil society is yet to provide input on the document.
A summary of the Whistle-blower Protection draft bill states that “whistle-blowing plays a significant role in the fight against crime, especially corruption in private and public sectors”.
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Mbumba, PM to meet struggle kids

June 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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A group of so-called struggle kids almost brought traffic in Windhoek to a standstill when they took to the streets on Friday to march to the parliament building.
The struggle kids, who currently live on a farm at Brakwater, have demanded to speak to Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in recent times and have had their fair share of run-ins with motorists over the last few months.
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Applaud yourself as a fan

June 19, 2016, 5:00 pm

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What a day it was for Namibian sport, full of excitement and disappointments but that is the game of football, one has to win and one has to lose.
I’m just glad that fans really came out in numbers and filled the stadium, making history by buying all the available tickets.
The fact that people travelled from other towns to watch the sons of the Namibian soil defend the title on home ground is worth praise and every football lover who supported the team deserves a pat on the shoulder.
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Into Touch

June 20, 2016, 12:07 am

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June 20, 2016, 12:20 am

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Möller murder accused in court

June 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Panduleni Gotlieb (30), the first of three suspects arrested in connection with the Hans-Jorge Möller murder and robbery case, appeared before the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
A handcuffed Gotlieb arrived under heavy police protection and appeared before Magistrate John Liwayo Sindano on three counts - murder, housebreaking with the intention to steal and attempted murder.
Magistrate Sindano granted a request that Gotlieb appear in cuffs because he is regarded a flight risk.
The case was postponed to 2 August for further investigation.
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Kapia does not know

June 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The former Swapo Party Youth League secretary, who allegedly solicited the N$30 million Social Security Commission (SSC) investment in the Avid Investment Company, could not say what was due in commission out of the investment.
Paulus Kapia, during his cross-examination when confronted by the State that he was involved in business he did not understand, said he was still learning.
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Your child is not safe

June 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Violent sexual crimes against children have been dominating crime reports, and this weekend alone, four girls were raped, one of them only four years old.
The four-year-old was raped at Eenhana on Friday afternoon, by a man whose age is unknown.
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Farmer, tourist hurt in Otavi farm attack

June 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Police are in hot pursuit of four men on the run close to Otjiwarongo following a violent armed attack on a farmer and an American hunting guest near Otavi.
Larry Bassi and the American hunter, 69, both sustained injuries after the four men, one of whom was armed with a Makarov pistol, barged into a house on a farm near Otavi on Sunday night.
The men have been released from hospital.
It is reported that some of the robbers are known to police.
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Young woman brutally murdered

June 20, 2016, 5:00 pm

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A 20- year-old woman was murdered, allegedly by her boyfriend, in Otjomuise’s 7de Laan area yeserday.
Daniella Haoses, who worked as a security guard, was allegedly stabbed, bludgeoned with a hammer and strangled with a wire.
The nature of her injuries could not be confirmed by the police yesterday. By yesterday afternoon, police officers were still searching for Haoses’s boyfriend, who had fled the scene.
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