A resident of Keetmanshoop has increased her civil claim against the town's magistrate, Unchen Konjore, from N$200,000 to N$500,000.

The case, filed by Lucia Hamana at the Windhoek High Court, stems from a 2023 maintenance hearing presided over by Konjore involving Hamana and her husband.

A resident of Ngonga village, John Sakubenya, died in a hit-and-run today at Namushasha in the Zambezi Region.

Authorities believe a vehicle that fled the scene struck Sakubenya.

Sakubenya was found lying on the road with severe head injuries and a fractured right arm in the area of Namushasha.

Residents of Evale in the Eengodi Constituency are disappointed, with what they term the government's inaction in mitigating the current water crisis in the village and surrounding areas.