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Round five of the 2023 MTC Namibia Netball Premier League saw exciting encounters at the Patrick Iyambo Police College in Windhoek as well as fixtures that were played at Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region.

The match of the day saw Tigers outclassing their opponents Afrocat Lions in a tightly contested fixture.

After round one matches, Tigers were fourth on the log level with four points, while Mighty Gunners, Namibian Navy, and Otjozondjupa were in first, second and third respectively.

Walvis Bay-based Eleven Arrows also had four points but were fifth on the log standing.

On Saturday, at the Patrick Iyambo Police College, the Katutura-based outfit Tigers picked up points in their early kick-off match against Pioneers Park-based Wanderers whom they overcame with a 47-45 win.

In their second encounter of the day, Tigers faced Afrocat Lions who are sixth on the log standing of a 12-team league. Afrocat Lions have two points.

The closely fought match saw the two teams exchanging scores throughout the four quarters of the games but Tigers emerged victorious at the end with a 41-39 score. The win meant Tigers collected four points from their two-weekend fixtures.

In an interview with Nampa after the match Tigers’ coach Lloyd Makunde said they started the match very badly, but as it progressed, they picked up their performance which won them the game.

“This is a completely new team that we are rebuilding, but we have set ourselves a goal of finishing in the top three. The competition is very tough, and we have stronger teams like the correctional and army teams who are playing well and have the arsenal to run away with the championship,” he said.

Meanwhile, Afrocat Lions coach Dimitri Bittler, told this agency that the game was very tight but the clinical aspect was missing from his team.

“We lost the game by two goals and this shows how good the team is. Technically there are small things we need to work on if we want to continue firing on all cylinders this season,” Bittler said.

Other matches also played on Saturday, saw Namibia Correctional Service winning Afrocat Lions 38-30 while in Walvis Bay, Navy overcame Eleven Arrow 53-32.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

A 35-year-old man was arrested at Insu Village in the Kavango West Region after he reportedly stabbed his brother to death on Thursday.

A weekend crime report by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) here Sunday indicated that the incident happened around 20h00 on Thursday when an alleged fight broke out between the two brothers during which the suspect stabbed the brother multiple times on the left back shoulder with a knife.

The deceased died instantly and has been identified as Sikongo Matheus. The cause of the fight between them is unknown.

The next of kin of the deceased were informed.

In an unrelated incident in the Zambezi Region, a 45-year-old man succumbed to stab wounds at Ngoma clinic on Thursday, after he was allegedly stabbed with a knife in the stomach at Kapolota Village.

The deceased was referred from the Ngoma clinic to the Katima Mulilo State Hospital where he received treatment and was discharged on the same day.

He reportedly started bleeding at home and was taken back to Ngoma clinic but died on arrival at the clinic.

He has been identified as Chris Swaniso Masilani and his next of kin have been informed.

A male suspect was arrested in connection with the matter.

Meanwhile, three male suspects aged 28, 31 and 48 were arrested on Thursday for the alleged theft of maize at the Sikondo Green Scheme in the Kavango West Region.

It is reported that the trio stole fresh maize from the field and loaded them in a Toyota Hilux bakkie but were spotted immediately.

About 44 bags of 50 kilograms of maize were stolen and only 17 bags were recovered during their arrest.

The trio are believed to be security guards at the green scheme who were contracted to protect the property of the irrigation scheme.

Police investigations in all matters continue.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

Namibia is expected to partake in the 53rd General Assembly (GA) of the World Trade Centre Association (WTCA) set for Accra, Ghana from 23 to 28 April this year, to promote the country as a viable trade and investment destination.

A media statement issued Sunday by the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO) said the GA will be held under the theme ‘Towards African Economic Integration and Enhanced Global Presence’ with the main objective to explore and build on trade and investment opportunities presented by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Equally to explore opportunities with development agencies financing large-scale projects across Africa.

Namibia, it said will participate under the sub-theme, ‘Namibia, Land of many opportunities’, noting that the events will further present the Namibian companies an opportunity to showcase their products and services to potential customers, while at the same time affording them an opportunity to market investment and bankable projects.

“The GA is being hosted for the first time in Sub – Saharan Africa by the World Trade Centre Accra, thus presenting an opportune moment to market Namibia as an ideal trade and investment destination in the context of AfCFTA,” it said.

The Namibian delegation will be led by Minister of Industrialization and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Investment Promotion Development Board, Nangula Uaandja and members of the private and public sectors.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

President Hage Geingob on Saturday officially inaugurated the Outjo Community Legacy Centre in the Kunene Region.

The centre is a satellite service distribution compound for the Outjo Municipality, which it constructed in the middle of the seven informal areas in the town.

Geingob in his remarks said national leaders have an obligation to create a conducive environment for business and investment-related activities in Namibia and ensure that the needs of the most vulnerable members of the society are taken care of.

‘In this respect, the Community Legacy Centre will provide various municipal services, a library, clinic, ablution facilities, policing and other urgent services required by our citizens who usually do not have access to them,” he said.

Construction work on the centre started in February 2016 under the supervision of the then-Outjo mayor, Marius Sheya.

Sheya who also attended the event said the centre will serve over 3 000 inhabitants who live in the informal areas of Soweto, Ehangano, Sevende Laan, Camp Four, Camp Five, Camp 60 and Kap en Bou.

He said the residents in the past, used to travel to town by taxis to buy prepaid water, and electricity and visit hospital services, which would now be a thing of the past as they are all now found at the centre.

Several national leaders as well as the regional and local authority councillors in the region also attended the event.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has moved to assure South Africans that serial rapist and murderer Thabo Bester is still behind bars at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional facility in Pretoria.

Bester escaped from Mangaung Correctional Centre – run by international security company G4S – last year and fled South Africa upon detection but was rearrested earlier this week.

“The department…has noted false information circulating in various platforms that offender Thabo Bester has been returned to Manguang Correctional Centre.

“We can state that Bester was transported to Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional facility. In addition, DCS can confirm that there is no complaint filed about threats to his life and that offender Bester is taking meals,” the department said.

Meanwhile, earlier this week in an appearance before the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola apologised to the victims of the crimes that Bester was found guilty of in the first instance.

“I want to take this opportunity to apologise to the victims of the convicted rapist Mr Thabo Bester and to all the people of South Africa that this dangerous criminal was let loose in the public by the G4S officials.

“[As] DCS we take full responsibility for this as we’re the custodian of the Correctional Services Act and we are the people doing so on behalf of the people of South Africa. The people of South Africa don’t know G4S as the custodian of these services. So it’s us who must take responsibility. It is the first of its kind type of incident that we had to deal with of this nature, uniqueness and magnitude,” he said.

The Minister also told the committee that the department is seeking legal opinion on whether the current contract with G4S can be terminated.

Source: South African Government News Agency