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July 31, 2023July 31, 2023Uncategorized

Khaibasen Security Services security guards work unpaid for months

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Security guards from Khaibasen Security Services have not been paid for two to three months. The Namibia Independent Security Union (NISU) has now threatened to take legal action to recover the unpaid wages of the security guards. Based in Otjiwarongo, Khaibasen Security Services has more than one hundred officers guarding places such as banks, municipalities,...

382 Namibians apply for asylum in UK in three months
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July 29, 2023July 29, 2023Uncategorized

382 Namibians apply for asylum in UK in three months

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The British High Commission in Namibia has said that 382 Namibians applied for asylum in the United Kingdom in the first three months of 2023. In 2016, the UK had 27 asylum seekers from Namibia and in 2022 the number rose to 651. In an all encompassing interview with Desert Radio, British high commissioner Charles...

Supreme Court condemns inhumane treatment of inmates, demands legislative reform within 18 months
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July 23, 2023July 23, 2023Uncategorized

Supreme Court condemns inhumane treatment of inmates, demands legislative reform within 18 months

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Samuel Shinedima NAMIBIA’s Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment on the inhumane treatment of inmates under the Correctional Service Act 9 of 2012, following a cross-appeal by American murder accused Kevin Townsend and ex-magistrate rape accused Jaco Kennedy. Lawyer Inno Katjipuka-Sibolile of Nixon Markus public law offices, who represented Townsend, challenged, among other things, the...

Exports surge to N$43 billion in five months
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July 12, 2023July 12, 2023Uncategorized

Exports surge to N$43 billion in five months

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During the first five months of 2023, Namibia experienced a remarkable surge in exports, reaching an impressive value of N$43 billion. This figure exceeded the N$36,3 billion reached during the same period the previous year. According to the most recent data released by the Namibia Statistics Agency, uranium, diamonds, and fish continued to play vital...