Swapo MP Tuulikki Abraham backs petroleum amendment bill

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Swapo Party MP Tuulikki Abraham has backed the Petroleum Amendment Bill, saying parliament must align existing laws with the Executive's decision to shift certain petroleum oversight powers to the Presidency.

Mother recalls agony of identifying daughter’s remains

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A Windhoek family is mourning after a mother identified the remains of her 27-year-old daughter at the Windhoek State Mortuary. Jennifer Isaacks' decomposed body was discovered in bushes behind the University of Namibia's main campus on 31 January.

Former MP Geoffrey Mwilima buried in Zambezi Region

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Former member of parliament Geoffrey Mwilima was buried at Kanono Village in the Zambezi region today. 
Mwilima died in a Windhoek hospital aged 70 while awaiting a medical operation.

Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula delivered a speech on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. 

Namibia plans rent control boards to tackle housing challenges

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The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) is currently working to establish rent control boards as well as drafting a bill that speaks to today's rental market to address the current challenges in the market.

Gobabis’s Deputy Mayor Dina Filemon withdrawn by Shelter Foundation

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The Right to Shelter foundation of Namibia has withdrawn the town's Deputy Mayor, Dina Filemon, from her position.
The foundation has also reinforced her expulsion, emphasising that Filemon is no longer authorised to represent the foundation in any capacity.