HOUSEBREAKING AND THEFT TOP WEEKEND CRIME REPORT

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Housebreaking and theft cases have dominated the weekend crime report, with incidents recorded in Windhoek, Mariental, Rundu, and Ndama.

Police also reported cases of rape, murder, armed robbery, and serious road accidents.

NETWORK UPGRADE CONNECTS ONCE-ISOLATED OMBOMBO VILLAGE

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For years, making a simple phone call in Ombombo village in the Kunene Region was a daily struggle, with the search for a signal or a walk to higher ground at times proving fruitless.

But that reality has now changed, following the upgrading of the network tower.

SANITATION CRISIS PERSISTS IN OKAHANDJA PARK

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Lack of sufficient public toilets in Windhoek's informal settlements continues to persist.

This has resulted in some residents allegedly privatising toilets as most of them are out of order and not repaired for years.

WITBOOI CALLS FOR GREATER INVESTMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURE

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Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for greater investment in arts, culture and heritage sectors as they have greater contribution to employment, entrepreneurship, tourism and overall development.

Witbooi made the remarks at the second Hardap Regional Arts and Culture Festival at Mariental.

RUNDU TRADE FAIR GALA RAISES RECORD N$1 MILLION

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The Rundu Trade Fair Gala dinner held over the weekend has raised more than N$1 million, the highest amount ever pledged to date.

Speaking on behalf of the head of state, Vice President Lucia Witbooi, asked the attendees to pledge that exact amount.

OSHAKATI POLICE SEIZE GOODS IN SUSPECTED UNREGISTERED PAWN OPERATION

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The Oshana police have confiscated items from a residence in Ongwediva following suspicions of illegal pawn transactions.

Laptops, televisions, gas cylinders, stoves, cigarettes and other household goods were confiscated at a residence of an Angolan national.