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Staff Reporter THE Namibian police in Tsumeb have arrested a male suspect following a failed housebreaking attempt at a business outlet over the weekend. The target was the Tsumeb Waltons Store. According to the police, two male suspects cut a hole in the store’s zinc roof to gain entry into the building.

In the Namibian financial markets this week, the NSX Local index edged up 0.09% to 683.1, while the NSX Overall Index saw a more significant decline of 2.72%, closing at 1868.2. As of October 6, 2024, FirstRand Namibia maintained its position as the largest local company on the exchange, boasting a market capitalization of N$12.5 .

Maria David THOUGHTS, care, and compassion are with the family of 16-year-old O’Linn Nauyoma, a learner at Etosha Secondary School, who reportedly drowned while on a school tour at Lake Guinas a month ago.

Staff Reporter WHEN it rains, it pours for Chinese businesswoman Qiaoxia (Stina) Wu, as her Marigold Hotel’s movable goods are set to be auctioned after she failed to settle a debt of N$1.1 million owed to local businessman Ingo Hasse.

Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Social Services has promised to make public the results of the forensic investigation and laboratory tests of the Namibia-produced vanilla-flavoured instant porridge currently underway in South Africa.

Staff Reporter AT LEAST 70 of the people who lost their homes in the devastating fire on Friday night, 4 October 2024, in Walvis Bay’s Otweya location are non-Namibians. This was revealed by the Municipality of Walvis Bay, which explained that the fire, which destroyed about 80 shacks and claimed one life, broke out on .

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