WINDHOEK - The case of a 20-year-old woman who is accused of having killed her ex-lover last year is set to proceed in 2020 after the police failed to complete their investigations on time.
Year: 2019
Family donates to school
OKASHANA KOOMANYA - Oomanya Combined School yesterday received 100 chairs and desks valued at N$86 000 from the Gwanyena family, which hails from Okashana Koomanya, an area in which the school is situated.
Budget frees up N$1.18bn…millions reallocated to fund priority areas
WINDHOEK - Finance minister Calle Schlettwein, yesterday told the nation that a total of N$1.18 billion has been freed up through expenditure cuts during the mid-year budget review process.
The curious case of missing EVMs
WINDHOEK - The Electoral Commission of Namibia is battling a crisis of credibility following reports that suggested that electronic voting machines (EVMs) ‘loaned’ to Swapo in 2017 have still not been returned to the ECN.
Rittmann gets life in prison
WINDHOEK - Rachel Rittmann, who hired an ex-lover to kill her husband in August 2013, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Geingob attends Russia-Africa Summit
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob left yesterday for Europe to attend the first Russia-Africa Summit taking place in Sochi.
Child rape offences soar
WINDHOEK – The Namibian police reported six cases of rape this past weekend, with one matter involving a nine-year-old accused of raping fellow minors.
Ohangwena water projects impress Shifeta
WINDHOEK - Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta this week inspected the rehabilitation and drilling of boreholes in the Oshikunde and Epembe constituencies of Ohangwena Region.
Three drown in the north
ONGWEDIVA - Police divers in Oshana Region yesterday morning recovered bodies of two boys who had drowned in separate incidents at Ohakweenyanga and Omaalala earlier this week.
Nkurenkuru, DBN land deal gets green light
NKURENKURU - The Nkurenkuru town council has been given the green light to go ahead and enter into a land development agreement with the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), which will see over 300 erven being serviced at the Kavango West town.