Retired teacher wins Dâure Daman chieftainship

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Retired teacher Isaskar Taurob won the controversial Dâure Daman Traditional Authority chieftainship election at Uis in the Erongo Region.

Taurob garnered 403 votes, while Efraim Goseb and Dawid Areseb received 6 and 1 votes, respectively.

Uis activist ||Areseb's arson case postponed to October

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The arson case against Uis activist Jimmy ||Areseb has been postponed to 6 October for the accused to acquire a legal aid lawyer.

||Areseb is charged with contravening the Explosives Act, possession and supply of explosives, arson, and violating his bail conditions.

Deteriorating service delivery at Walvis Bay upsets residents

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The Walvis Bay community has called on the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to take over the affairs of the town.

The community led by businessman Cobus van Schalkwyk invited the Deputy Minister Evelyn Nawases-Taeyele and Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa.

Karibib residents demand no bail for murder suspects

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Karibib residents have opposed the granting of bail to all murder suspects in the Erongo Region.

A group of residents marched to the Karibib Magistrate's court to hand over a petition.

They stressed that Karibib is a fast-developing town and has become a target for criminals.

Stricter bycatch limits win praise from Pelagic Fishing Association

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The Wet Landed Small Pelagic Association commended the government for introducing a strict 2% bycatch threshold for fishing companies.

If a vessel is not licensed to land certain marine species, only 5% are permitted to be caught as bycatch.

Namibia faces shortage of fisheries observers

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Namibia is in short supply of fisheries observers needed to cover all fishing vessels in Namibian waters.

The Fisheries Observers Agency (FOA) is worried about the dwindling numbers of observers, as data collection suffers.

Erongo Governor |Goagoses pledges to tackle poverty

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The new governor of the Erongo Region, Natalia |Goagoses, has pledged to eradicate poverty and inequality during her term of office.

|Goagoses arrived at the Swapo Party regional headquarters at Swakopmund, where members gave her a cheerful reception.