Gobabis – Windhoek Observer

26 Oct

Minor incest rape recorded in Gobabis

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Tujoromajo Kasuto A 12-year-old minor girl was allegedly raped by her brother in Gobabis at Buffalo Flats, on Friday evening, 22 October around 23h00. According to NamPol Spokesperson, Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, the family has not disclosed as yet the brother’s age and he has not yet been arrested and police investigations are ongoing. It is alleged that the victim and suspect were watching TV in the sitting room, whereby the victim fell asleep on the coach and upon waking up she noticed that she was being raped by her brother. Meanwhile,in the Ohangwena region, a 10-year-old minor girl was…

03 Aug

1000 succumb to Covid in one month …as Namibia surpasses the 3000 mark in deaths

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Namibia’s Covid-19 death toll has reached an alarming 3000 and continues to grow at a gradual pace, with the country recording over 1500 deaths in July only. Since the outbreak of the virus up to June 30, Namibia had recorded a total of 1521 deaths. The country has now exceeded the 3000 COVID-19 death mark, based on the latest figures from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), with a total of 3064 recorded deaths. With 1543 of them only in July. On 14 July the highest number of deaths of 150 were recorded in one day…

22 Jun

German Embassy contributes to Covid-19 fight

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Staff Writer As part of its projects to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the German Embassy will support families in need in the areas of Gobabis, Witvlei and Okahandja and a total of approximately N$ 99,600 (EUR 5,000.00) from the Embassy’s micro project fund will be made available as an immediate measure to purchase food packages. The packages include staple foods and will be distributed to the community members by the German Evangelical Lutheran Association of Okahandja-Gobabis (ELCIN - GELC) in cooperation with the Okahandja Community Forum. The Okahandja Community Forum is a civil organization in Okahandja that…

04 May

Observatory: We need to protect trans people

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Thandizo Kawerama A disgusting video of a member of the Gobabis trans community being assaulted has recently surfaced online. The conversation surrounding the incident highlights how we as a society refuse to protect the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ community, and continue to gas light them on the discrimination they face in our society. Contrary to popular belief, trans people are human beings. They live a human experience just like the people outside of their community. If someone outside of the community has a problem with a trans person they should look to resolve their differences instead of attacking…