KEETMANSHOOP – As part of its core objective to assist vulnerable members of the community, the Keetmanshoop Mayor’s Trust recently handed over school uniforms, beddings, educational materials school children, needy parents and the town’s Covid-19 isolation centre.
Mix residents receive land certificates
More than 1 000 residents of Mix settlement, situated north of Windhoek, yesterday received land occupation acknowledgement certificates from the Minister of Rural and Urban Development, Erastus Uutoni.
Man goes on trial for brother’s death
A 30-year-old Windhoek resident went on trial in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court for the death of his brother who died from a stab wound to the abdomen nearly two years ago.
Lay litigant, co-accused appear in court for fraud
Lay litigant August Maletzky, Simon Afrikaner and lawyer Titus Mbaeva made a first pre-trial appearance in the Windhoek High Court yesterday before Judge Christie Liebenberg on charges of fraud, corruption, forgery and conspiracy to commit fraud and corruption and money laundering.
Air Namibia’s N$193 million restart plan
Air Namibia will require at least N$193 million to restart operations after months of huge losses and the grounding of commercial passenger flights due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Agribusdev boss takes own life
The Agricultural Business Development Agency (Agribusdev) managing director Petrus Uugwanga yesterday took his own life. He was 47.
Committee to guide Geingob on Boois heroes’ burial request
Presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari yesterday said according former Brave Warriors coach Seth Boois hero status and burial at the revered Heroes Acre is not exclusively at the behest of President Hage Geingob, but it is done on the recommendations of the National Honours Advisory Committee.
Land activist challenges squatters law
Land Activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma has dragged the government and attorney general to court to get the Squatters Proclamation AG, 21 of 1985, repealed.
Tunacor throws lifeline to retrenched fishermen
The Tunacor Group has offered employment to 180 fishermen who were retrenched by Namsov in 2015.
Virus wreaks havoc on court cases
Several murder trials could not proceed yesterday after a case of possible Covid-19 infestation was suspected at the section for trial-awaiting inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility.