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‘Divorce law keeps people in abusive marriages’
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‘Divorce law keeps people in abusive marriages’

The executive chairperson of the Alliance of Reverend Christian Churches in Namibia, Dolly Nengushe, has urged the government not to make it easier for people to get divorced. However, Gladice Pickering, the executive director of justice, says the current divorce law forces spouses to stay in abusive and unhappy marriages. “They are forced to remain...

Abusive mother remanded in custody
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Abusive mother remanded in custody

Samuel Shinedima JULINDA Johannes, the 23-year-old woman from Greenwell in Windhoek who gained widespread attention in the media due to a video showing her attacking her six-year-old daughter, has been denied bail. Johannes appeared in the Katutura Magistrate Court for the first time following her arrest on Sunday afternoon at her residence in Windhoek. She...