KEETMANSHOOP - Bail was granted yesterday to a 35-year old male murder accused in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court.
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2019-03-282024-05-07National
Many GBV cases unsuccessfully prosecuted – Unicef
WINDHOEK - Although gender-based violence and violence against children is prevalent, only a fraction of these acts of violence are reported and of those cases reported to the police, many end up not being successfully prosecuted, says the Unicef country representative in Namibia.
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2019-03-282024-06-18Crime and Courts
ELCRN dragged to court over bishop elections
WINDHOEK - Two ordinary members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Namibia (ELCRN) want the proposed list of candidate bishops that are to be elected as leaders of the church declared null and void by the Windhoek High Court.
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2019-03-282024-05-02Front Page News
Development budget increased by 42%
WINDHOEK- While yesterday’s tabling of the national budget of just over N$60 billion for the 2019/20 financial year saw the development portion allocation increased by 42 percent, to N$7.9 billion from N$5.5 billion, local economists’ first impressions are that the budget contained no major surprises.
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2019-03-282024-05-02Front Page News
Ondonga fight back on as committees dissolved
ONAMUNGUNDO – In an unprecedented move yesterday, the committees established on Tuesday to ensure the late Omukwaniilwa of Ondonga Immanuel Kauluma Elifas gets a dignified send-off, were dissolved yesterday.
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2019-03-282024-05-02Front Page News
Veteran Affairs rebuts claim it neglected veteran
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Veteran Affairs has dismissed claims by a war veteran that the ministry neglected his application and has now invited Gottlieb Haufiku to visit its offices so that it could clarify his status.
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2019-03-282024-05-02Front Page News
NAMAs 2019 artist of the year to pocket N$250 000
WINDHOEK – The launch of the 2019 Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) officially kicked off and is calling on Namibian artists to submit entries for the 9th edition. The awards, sponsored by MTC and NBC, has availed a massive cash incentive of N$250 000 for the Artist of the Year.
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2019-03-282024-05-02Front Page News
Resettlement farms lie idle in Kunene
OPUWO - Information on how some resettlement farms are successful while others are non-functional was divulged during a working session between the Kunene Regional Governor Marius Sheya and rural residents of Outjo and Kamanjab resettled on farms in the vicinity of Outjo and Kamanjab farms
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2019-03-272024-05-02Sports
Van Lill’s future at Bayonne hanging in the balance
WINDHOEK – According to French leading radio station France Bleu, the future of Namibia’s senior rugby team veteran flanker, Pieter-Jan “PJ” van Lill, is hanging in the balance at French Pro D2 second tier league club Aviron Bayonnais.
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2019-03-272024-05-02Sports
NoWil Girls Football Development Project on the go
WINDHOEK - NoWil Girls Football Development Project, a non-profit community based program that aims to develop women football in Namibia by taking young girls off the streets and keeping them busy with football activities, is set to host a tournament.