Fuel smuggling drains government revenue

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Fuel smuggling leads to significant government revenue losses because it bypasses official channels, evading taxes and levies.

Namibia's National Energy Fund has, in the past five years, lost N$300 million in revenue due to fuel smuggling.

Former NDF Chief Solomon Hawala dies at 89

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Former Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Chief Solomon Hawala died this morning aged 89.

A statement by the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs says Jesus, as he was affectionately known, died at home at Ohakweenyanga in the Oshana Region.

14-year-old boy dies by suicide in Otjomuise

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A 14-year-old boy committed suicide in Windhoek's Otjomuise residential area.

According to the police report, Elgen Mogle was allegedly sent to the shops by his grandmother to buy a few foodstuffs for the house in the afternoon.