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Mass Housing now Sacky’s baby
A Cabinet resolution has placed Attorney-General Sacky Shanghala at the centre of solving the impasse surrounding the ambitious housing initiative amid reports indicating that a government-sanctioned...
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House prices continue their relentless rise
Government’s recent watershed deal with land activists came just in time to forestall an inevitable crisis and appease potential investors in the local housing market, but should not be expected to...
View ArticleDe Jager killers had intent - State
State Prosecutor Ethel Ndlovu in her arguments for sentencing to Judge Naomi Shivute of the three men convicted of the murder of the owner of HAMS Security, Andries Petrus de Jager in 2009, said the...
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Ngurare, AR trio have case - lawyer
A local lawyer says the so-called expelled ‘Swapo Four’ have probable cause to drag the ruling party before the court for their political demise. This follows remarks by land activist Job Amupanda...
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Governor unhindered by N$8bn project conservation concerns
Erongo Regional Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua says the proposed N$8 billion Desert Rose Namibia International Convention and Exhibition Centre (NICC) project, to be constructed between Swakopmund and...
View ArticleTop govt official, cops nabbed for poaching
A senior government official and two police officers are among the latest suspects arrested for poaching activities. Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta revealed this week that a deputy...
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Oshakati needs N$46 million for housing
Oshakati mayor Onesmus Shilunga says his council needs N$46.5 million to compensate owners of communal land availed for the development of houses at the town. Shilunga said this during a meeting hosted...
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Elderly abused, pensions pocketed
The Oshana Regional Police Commissioner, Ndahanagwapo Kashihakumwa, said it is worrying that his office is inundated with reports of pensioners who are suffering abuse and neglect at the hands of their...
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Gun control under fire
The Inspector-General of the Namibian Police, Sebastian Ndeitunga, says stricter gun-control measures will be implemented in Namibia.“We will make amendments to the Arms and Ammunition Act which will...
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Man ‘traumatised’ after being mistaken for killer
Following the weekend’s shooting of a Finnish man in a road-rage incident, a 39-year-old man claims he was wrongfully handcuffed in his home on Sunday evening. Brian Petersen, who lives with his...
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Famine stalks the country
A quarter of the Namibian population may go hungry until March 2016. This is one of the findings of a drought impact study commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry and the Office...
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Child sex trader gets 13-year prison term
Poverty of children does not give anyone licence to exploit them for financial greed or sexual gratification. Judge President Petrus Damaseb said this in the Windhoek High Court yesterday when he...
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Water shortage in Oshikoto worsens
After a shortage of water was reported in the Okankolo and Eengodi constituencies in June, the situation has worsened, says Eengodi Constituency councillor Valde Sheyavali. Sheyavali says the Ministry...
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DTA suspensions open can of worms
A series of accusations have surfaced in the DTA camp following the suspensions of former secretary-general Vincent Kanyetu and two regional coordinators, Boniface Kashera and Reinhilde Kudumo. These...
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Son in search of father’s remains
The 30-year-old son of the late Willbard Elago ‘Ndjeke’ Ashikoto, who died in 1982, s in search of his father’s grave. Risto Ashikoto, who never saw his father, wants to know where his father was...
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Namfisa closes NovaNam Pension Fund probe
The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) has closed its investigation into the NovaNam Pension Fund fraud in which hundreds of workers were scammed out of their pension money....
View ArticleUukwambi, Ongandjera land dispute leads to arrest
Police in the Omusati Region have arrested two men for allegedly removing fencing from privately owned crop fields at Ondjungolume village in the Uukwambi traditional district last month. Warrant...
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