WINDHOEK - Nine-year-old Zimbabwean-born girl, whose charred body was found in a municipal rubbish skip a week ago, was dead by the time her body was set alight, the post mortem revealed.
Contractor dumps construction site
ONANDJOKWE - Following the widely circulated video depicting the deplorable conditions of the Onandjokwe hospital’s maternity ward, the executive director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe says a new contractor will be appointed to complete the work of the maternity ward.
Multichoice accused still waiting for appeal
WINDHOEK – Fraud accused Manga Manga-Mukena, her husband Joseph and Celestino Gabriel Antonio are still waiting to hear whether the chief justice will entertain their petition to appeal the refusal of Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller to recuse himself from their trial.
Tax fraud bank records admissible as evidence
WINDHOEK – Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller last Friday admitted into evidence bank records obtained from the accounts of Boykie Noa Naukosho (30), and his company Tripple N Investments after a trial within a trial to determine their admissibility.
African editors condemn imprisonment of Burundi journalists
WINDHOEK - The African Editors Forum has condemned in the strongest term the prison terms imposed on Burundian journalists tried and convicted simply for doing their work.
Swakopmund woman quarantined as safety measure
WALVIS BAY – A Namibian woman who returned last week from Australia via Doha is currently being quarantine as a precautionary measure due to the Coronavirus after she visited the Swakopmund state hospital with flu.
Fishrot suspect flees to S.A to avoid arrest
WALVIS BAY – A businessman linked to the multi-million Fishrot bribery scandal that claimed the scalps of two cabinet ministers has fled to South Africa to avoid arrest.
Heinaste vessel captain pleads guilty
WALVIS BAY – The Samherji vessel captain Angrimur Brynjolfsson (67), pleaded guilty on three charges related to illegal fishing in Namibian waters.
Okashana strives toward Vision 2030
OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI – Okashana rural development centre in the heart of Oshikoto region is a manufacturer of different machineries that are currently on demand and useful in the community.
Six arrested with pangolin skins
ONGWEDIVA - The police in Oshana have arrested at least six people for dealing with pangolins in the past two weeks.