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Minor girl raped at Okaphoto   A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 42-year-old man at Okaphoto renting rooms in the Onandjamba settlement last month.   Omusati Regional Commander, Commissioner Titus Shikongo said that the crime was committed on the 20th of February and that suspect was only arrested on Wednesday this week.   Shikongo explained that there are cases where investigations have to be carried out first to ascertain a crime has been committed rather than arresting straight ...

150km long Calueque-Oshakati canal in Namibia undergoing rehabilitation Modified date: The Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater) recently launched the rehabilitation of the 150km long Calueque-Oshakati canal. The project will be implemented in several phases. Phase one which will cover 5.8km will be implemented by three Namibian contractors, namely Radial Truss Industries, Imperative Construction Engineering and Brumar Construction at cost of about US $6.4m. The three companies recently signed ...

1-Year-Old Baby Drowns In Bucket Of Water While Mother Was Taking Bath 03/01/21 AT 3:40 PM A 1-year-old baby died by drowning in a bucket of water while playing with other children at her home. The tragic incident took place Friday in Omaambo village in Omusati, Namibia. Authorities told local media the childs mother was taking a bath, and when she came out, she found the child had drowned. Her body was found in the bucket in which the family washed dishes. “Exact circumstances leading to...

THE 17-month-old Fransina Iita tragically drowned in a water container at Omaambo village in the Elim constituency on Friday.

Uncategorized A TEENAGE boy who has admitted that he killed a woman in the Rehoboth area and mutilated her body by cutting off one of her feet was pronounced guilty on seven charges in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. Nearly four weeks after he pleaded guilty on counts of murder and violating a dead human body, the teen has now been convicted on a charge of rape, two counts of arson and two charges of theft as well. The 16-year-old boy was 14 years old when he attacked a woman, Sarah Jagg...

THE Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein was praised during his visit to Eenhana as one of the few ministers...

Ompundja lack access road   ABOUT 57% of the communities situated in the area of Ompundja are not only affected by annual floods but also struggles to access services from the constituency because of the appalling state of the road leading to the settlement.   The areas worse affected are the villages of Ontako, Uupeke, Ombonde, and Oponona in the southern part of the Oshana Region.   Constituency councillor, Adolf Uunona said there is a need for bridges with the sole purpose of ensuring tha...

Human remains discovered   THE Namibian Police in the Omusati Region is appealing to the communities in the areas surrounding the villages of Otoongo and Okeeholongo in the Okahao Constituency to assist in identifying human remains discovered in the bushes on Sunday.   Omusati Regional Commander, Commissioner Titus Shikongo said the discovery was made by Joseph Ashipala, a resident of Okeeholongo, who was walking through the forest in search of his cattle.   According to Shikongo, the farmer...

Tent stolen from veterinary checkpoint   A CASE of theft was reported at the Namibian police at Tsandi in the Omusati Region recently after a military-grade tent was stolen from a veterinary checkpoint on the Iitananga-Omakange main road.   With the recent outbreak of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Northern regions, the veterinary services of the ministry of agriculture have set up checkpoints to control the movement and transportation of livestock.   However, the Iitananga checkpoi...

Water off-takes at canal concerning   THE proliferation of illegal off-takes along the canal has become a major concern as NamWater is now struggling to get sufficient water to the Oshakati treatment plant.   Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Calle Schlettwein made the remarks on Saturday during the groundbreaking of the Omahenene-Olushandja canal, saying that as the bulk of water it pumps from Calueque Dam is used up by the farmers before it reaches the treatment plant.   Schle...