HARARE - A call has been made for judicial officers to revisit custodial sentences and use alternative, non-custodial penalties for petty crimes amid growing concern over a ballooning prison population jinxing efforts to provide equitable healthcare to people in incarceration.
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2019-11-252024-05-07National
Govt committed to tackling unemployment
WINDHOEK - The Namibian government remains committed to accelerating its interventions aimed at unlocking investment opportunities, growing the economy and creating much-needed jobs, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said.
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2019-11-252024-05-07National
NQA appoints acting CEO
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) has appointed Asnath Kaperu as acting CEO.
Kaperu, who is the deputy CEO at the institution, was appointed in the place of CEO Frans Gertze, who is currently facing a charge of attempted murder.
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2019-11-252024-05-07National
Voter intimidation won’t be tolerated …Ndeitunga appeals for calm during polls
Police chief Inspector General Sebastain Ndeitunga has once again appealed for calm and that Namibians be peaceful during the election period.
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2019-11-252024-06-18Crime and Courts
The Kora blame game continues
WINDHOEK – The inability to acquire sufficient funds resulted in the cancellation of the Kora All-Africa Music Awards in 2016.
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2019-11-252024-05-07National
Court blocks Shambyu new chief coronation
RUNDU – The High Court last week blocked the planned official coronation of Sofia Mundjembwe as the new chief of the Shambyu traditional authority to take over from the late Angelina Ribebe who died in 2015.
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2019-11-252024-05-07National
Captains arraigned for illegal fishing granted bail
WALVIS BAY - Two vessel captains, of whom one is manning the Heinaste vessel that is currently embroiled in a legal battle over its ownership, appeared last week in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court for allegedly fishing illegally in Namibian waters.
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2019-11-252024-04-30Front Page News
Esau’s short walk to freedom
WINDHOEK - There was high drama at the Windhoek High Court yesterday when an initial urgent application seeking to set aside the arrest of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau was adjourned to Tuesday, only for the court to later order to his release.
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2019-11-252024-04-30Front Page News
Swapo confident of poll victory
WINDHOEK - Hundreds of Swapo faithful on Saturday streamed into the Sam Nujoma stadium in Katutura, with the party confident it will win the 27 November polls overwhelmingly, along with its presidential candidate President Hage Geingob.
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2019-11-252024-04-30Front Page News
Geingob orders Fischor probe
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob has ordered acting fisheries minister Albert Kawana to investigate the affairs of the state-owned fishing company Fishcor and the line ministry over the last ten years.