OTJIWARONGO – Namibia, through the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS), has become the first Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member State to launch a country-specific Corrections or Prisons Women’s Network as the region acts to better appreciate the role of women officers in ensuring peace and stability.
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2019-10-302024-05-07National
Son wants feuding family to unite
WINDHOEK – A man whose parents are embroiled in a legal tussle in an ongoing matter in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court has called on the family to smoke the peace pipe.
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2019-10-302024-05-07National
Anglican Bishop prays for peace during elections
WINDHOEK - As eligible Namibians go to the polls on 27 November 2019 to elect a state president and National Assembly members for the next five years, the Anglican Bishop of Namibia, Right Reverend Luke Lungile Pato, has called for peaceful elections.
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2019-10-302024-06-18Crime and Courts
American to go on murder trial without lawyer
WINDHOEK – Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday said that American Marcus Thomas, who is accused of the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in 2011, has reached the end of the rope in his quest to delay his trial.
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2019-10-302024-04-30Front Page News
Thousands scramble for nine cleaner jobs
WINDHOEK - Close to 3 000 desperate job seekers queued for hours at the Windhoek Central Hospital in the hope of landing nine cleaner vacancies.
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2019-10-302024-04-30Front Page News
Swapo, NDP sign pledge to behave
WINDHOEK - Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said yesterday that it will forge ahead with the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for 27 November despite the refusal of opposition parties to sign the code of conduct yesterday.
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2019-10-302024-05-07National
Elections: Hearing impaired feel sidelined
WINDHOEK – An organisation representing the interests of Namibians with hearing impairment says its members are being sidelined from electoral processes and campaigns ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections next month.
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2019-10-302024-04-30Front Page News
The expectations of //Kharas voters
KEETMANSHOOP - With the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for later next month, New Era engaged some
//Kharas residents on what issues will motivate them to renew their democratic mandate as well as their expectations from the party that they intend casting their vote.
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2019-10-302024-05-07National
Ohangwena probes human trafficking of Angolan child
ONGWEDIVA - Police investigators in Ohangwena region have swung into action, investigating a case of suspected human trafficking involving a minor child who was allegedly smuggled into Namibia from Angola to engage in “slave like” child labour, which is a commonplace in northern Namibia.
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2019-10-302024-05-07National
Vote Swapo to maintain peace – Nujoma
WINDHOEK - Founding father of the nation, Sam Nujoma on Saturday encouraged electorates to vote for Swapo and its candidate President Hage Geingob in order to maintain peace, stability and above all, continuity to consolidate the gains the country has made during the past 29 years.