Top cop charged with fraud

July 27, 2016, 5:00 pm

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A senior police officer yesterday appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption and fraud after his brother-in-law was appointed to the force despite having a criminal record.
The head of Nampol’s human resources department, Commissioner Abed Kashihakumwa, is accused of appointing his brother-in-law, Sakaria Ashipala, in 2011 – months after he was fired from the force after being convicted of theft.
Kashihakumwa was granted N$5 000 bail yesterday and the case was postponed to 25 August.
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Ray of hope for expectant moms

July 27, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The Social Security Commission (SSC) yesterday announced that it will spend N$40 million on shelters for expectant mothers at Outapi, Katima Mulilo, Rundu and Aussenkehr.
The plight of pregnant women camping outside state hospitals before going into labour has been widely reported by Namibian Sun.
Especially in northern Namibia, such women travel long distances from their homes to camp next to the closest district hospital that provides safe normal and caesarean deliveries.
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July 28, 2016, 12:39 am

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Fallout over NEEEF growing

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Numerous white businesspeople are seeking assistance and advice on options to either fight the New Equitable Economic Empowerment Bill in court or to relocate their businesses to other countries.
Eben de Klerk of ISG Risk Services said he is inundated with queries and at this stage it appears that Mauritius is the country of choice because of its flat 15% tax rates, ease of doing business, and the fact that it is the African country with the lowest corruption index while boasting a per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of N$130 000.
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Total truck ban at night opposed

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Trucks will not be banned from driving at night due to the economic impact it will have on the country, but it has been decided that the industry should implement a self-regulatory system.
This was decided at the National Dialogue on the Regulation of Heavy Motor Vehicles and Conditions of Employment of Truck Drivers in Namibia that took place this week.
The chairperson of the Namibia Road Safety Council (NRSC), Eliphas !Owos-ôab, said a lengthy discussion took place to reach a compromise on how to regulate these issues.
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State spent N$60m on Caprivi trial

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Government has already forked out over N$60 million in legal aid for the Caprivi treason trial which finally ended last year after a marathon 16 years.
This was revealed by Attorney-General Sacky Shanghala this week during a discussion on human rights as part the country’s foreign-policy review conference in Windhoek.
According to Shanghala, a quarter of a billion dollars in “hard cash” were spent on just the Caprivi treason trial.
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Mennonite Brothers absolve Moussongela

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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An apparent internal investigation has exonerated self-styled pastor Pedro Marcelino Moussongela, the founder of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church in Namibia, from allegedly impregnating at least six female members of his church and another gullible woman.
Two members of the mission, the Namibian Petrus Titus Shimbango and Zimbabwean Ordious Chibalala, said in a media statement that the church was “highly surprised” by the allegations made in an article in the Namibian Sun of 31 March and decided to do “a thorough internal investigation”.
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SADC needs teeth

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Peya Mushelenga, has criticised the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for not taking a stance on conflict situations in the region.
“When are we going to have a decisive regional organisation that will take a position or a stance on an issue and remain firm and assertive rather than be kicked around by member states?” he asked at the foreign-policy review conference held in Windhoek this week.
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Racist slurs should be hate speech

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The latest annual report of the Office of the Ombudsman says racial name-calling that undermines equality in Namibia should be labelled as hate speech.
According to the report the Ombudsman will research the possibility of additional legalisation that will address behaviour that undermines equal dignity and hinders achieving equality in Namibia.
The report says that racial name-calling like ‘kaffir’, ‘boesman’, ‘hotnot’, ‘boer’, ‘monkey’ and ‘baboon’ is not prosecuted as racial discrimination but as crimen injuria.
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Brutal rapist Namiseb still free

July 28, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The violent rapist Charles Namiseb is believed to still be walking the streets and posing a danger to the public, after he escaped from custody earlier in March.
On the day he was convicted of brutally attacking an elderly couple and violently raping the woman, Namiseb, 34, simply walked out of the Windhoek police station holding cells.
Rumours have been circulating that Namiseb has been arrested, but police spokesperson Slogan Matheus said yesterday that the police were still hunting for the convicted rapist.
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July 29, 2016, 12:10 am

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Conservancy pleads for help to evict invaders

July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Despite close to a decade of pleading for government intervention and a court case aimed at evicting a large number of illegal settlers and their livestock, San people living in the N?a Jaqna Conservancy yet again voiced their frustration on the delayed legal judgment and the continued presence of the settlers last week.
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‘Traumatised’ MPs back home

July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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A Namibian delegation, including Swapo deputy secretary-general and Khomas Regional Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Loide Kasingo and Swapo National Assembly Chief Whip Evelyn !Nawases-Tayele, were robbed at gunpoint on Thursday shortly after arriving in South Africa.
The three were in South Africa for the Pan-African Parliamentary Committee meeting, which started on Friday.
The three MPs have since returned home.
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Poaching suspect Kandjii a no-show

July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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The rhino-poaching court case of former Brave Warriors team doctor Gerson Kandjii and four other accused was postponed to 23 September after he and co-accused Stephanus David failed to turn up at the Okahao Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
The other three accused suspects - Karunga Martin, Hinu lucky and Daniel Nghidinwa - appeared before Magistrate Peingeondjabi Shipoh and were ordered to return on the new set date for their trial.
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Namibia beat SA to claim U/17 Cosafa title

July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Namibia have claimed the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship title after a 3-1 penalty shootout victory over South Africa following a 1-1 draw in the final in Mauritius yesterday.
Namibia had lost 4-0 to the South Africans in the pool stage, but showed a vastly improved performance and claimed a deserved win in the shootout.
After a goalless first half in which Namibia had the better chances, the deadlock was finally broken midway through the second period when substitute Godwin Awaseb, who had only been on the pitch for three minutes, smashed the ball home.
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Oshikango a shadow of its former self

July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Once the busiest border town in the country, Oshikango has now become a ghost town as business between Angola and Namibia, which ten years ago generated about half a billion dollars a month, has all but collapsed.
It has been reported that this slowdown is the result of the global economic downturn and low oil prices, which have eroded the buying power of the Angolans that used to drive business at Oshikango.
Many businesses have closed down, which has resulted in massive job losses.
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Parliament cannot overrule constitution

July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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Concerns that the government’s intention to amend citizenship laws is not only unconstitutional, but could result in a number of stateless persons, were highlighted on Friday when the case of two Namibians, whose citizenship was revoked without explanation this year by the Ministry of Home Affairs, came to light.
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July 31, 2016, 5:00 pm

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August 1, 2016, 1:30 am

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Man shoots girlfriend, self in Katutura

August 1, 2016, 5:00 pm

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A 26-year-old man shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself in Windhoek yesterday.
Both died at the scene.
A police spokesperson, Inspector Slogan Matheus, said the incident occurred at about 00:30 at the Etale Bar opposite the Pick n Pay Katutura shopping complex.
According to Matheus, witnesses saw the deceased go into the bar where the 23-year-old woman was working.
The man allegedly waited for all the customers to leave when the bar closed. Two gunshots were then heard from inside the bar.
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