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Hertta-Maria Amutenja and Niël Terblanché In light of escalating concerns surrounding gender-based violence (GBV), the Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo said the law enforcement agency is looking to implement new strategies to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV). “Identifying and calling survivors to speak out is the main focus. When survivors are speaking out, potential victims could be saved. They will know what signs to look out for. As of May, we are to have our police band across the country and invite people and GBV survivors to come out and talk about their experiences in the…

Niël Terblanché and Ester Mbathera The Namibian Police, with the aid of a local farmer's gyrocopter, successfully apprehended a 26-year-old man accused of the brutal murder of his girlfriend, Lena Williams, aged 29, on Saturday. According to the Namibian Police's report about the incident, the tragedy occurred in the early hours of Saturday in the Saamstaan Location of Usakos. According to the report, the suspect allegedly lay in wait for Williams at her residence after she spent the evening out with friends. Upon her return, she was attacked and fatally stabbed multiple times. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Williams…

Niël Terblanché In a desperate effort to mitigate the harsh impacts of the ongoing drought, representatives from the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU), the Namibia National Farmers' Union (NNFU), and the Namibian Emerging Commercial Farmers Union (NECFU) convened with Calle Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, on Thursday. The unions' visit was aimed at discussing a set of proposed emergency measures to address the drought conditions worsening in certain areas of Namibia, despite recent rains. The key proposals put forth during the meeting encompassed a wide range of initiatives intended to alleviate the drought's socio-economic effects on both…

Martin Endjala Namibia and China reaffirmed their military collaboration on Tuesday to share expertise and strengthen peaceful development. This was done during the change in command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLAC), which saw the departure of Colonel Gao Peng, the defence attaché of China to Namibia. Colonel Li Shujun will replace Peng. Brigadier General Natanael Ngolo, the chief of the Defence Intelligence Directorate of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF), welcomed Shujun to Namibia. Ngolo added that the working relations between the PLAC and the NDF serve as a solid foundation for exploring areas of common interest and…

Niël Terblanché The completion of the mandated SIM card registration exercise, as directed by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN), has left thousands of mobile phone users temporarily disconnected from network services. This follows the March 31st deadline, which marked the end of an extensive campaign aimed at enhancing security and customer verification processes within the country's telecommunications sector. Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC), Namibia's largest mobile operator, reported a registration compliance rate of 83.3 percent, having successfully registered 1,613,893 SIM cards. However, 323,236 users failed to meet the deadline, rendering their SIM cards suspended, but not deactivated, pending compliance.…

Martin Endjala The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has recorded an increase in its asset value of N$151 billion for the 2023 financial year, compared to N$147 billion recorded in 2022. GIPF’s Chief Executive Officer, Martin Inkumbi announced this during the launch of the integrated annual report year ended 31 March 2023. Inkumbi said the Fund’s investment return has increased by 7.7 percent to N$6.5 billion, compared to an increase of 10.8 percent (N$11.6 billion) in the prior year. Adding that the increase is attributed mainly to favourable investment returns during the period under review. The Fund has N$110 billion…