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Namibia

Correctional Services Dismisses Overcrowding Concerns

Concerns over overcrowding in correctional facilities were raised last year, highlighting challenges such as poor living conditions, resource strain, and rehabilitation difficulties. However, Correctional Service Commissioner General Raphael Hamunyela insists that overcrowding is not an issue.  

today5 March, 2025 45

South Africa

Action Society Backs Call for Police-Community Partnerships in S.A

  Action Society supports S.A Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s call for stronger partnerships between police and communities to fight crime. This follows the latest crime statistics showing over six-thousand-900 murders and eleven-thousand-800 rapes between 1 October and 31 December last year. Action Society’ Juanita du Preez called for crime conviction rates to be included in crime stats to better understand the justice system’s effectiveness:  

today22 February, 2025 50

South Africa

DA Raises Alarm Over Poor Perimeter Security at SA Prisons

The DA says it is concerning that nearly half of South Africa’s correctional facilities lack adequate perimeter fencing. A parliamentary question reply from minister for Correctional Services, Pieter Groenewald, revealed that an estimated one-billion-rand is required to address the fencing deficiencies at 120 prisons nationwide. The DA’s, Kabelo Kgobisa-Ngcaba, says the lack of specific completion dates for any of these projects, attributed to funding uncertainties, raises serious concerns:  

today17 February, 2025 41

Namibia

No Change in Namibia’s Corruption Score

Namibia's corruption ranking remains the same as last year. Graham Hopwood from the Institute for Public Policy Research links this to the Fishrot case dragging on, lack of fishing industry reforms, and failure to amend laws like the Marine Resources Act.  

today12 February, 2025 46

Namibia

RG Kar rape and murder convict to be sentenced by Indian court

A local court in India will sentence the man guilty of brutally raping and murdering a young medic in August last year. The crime at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata had sparked widespread protests in the country when tens of thousands of doctors took to the streets demanding safer working conditions. Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.  

today20 January, 2025 38

Entertainment

French actor Gerard Depardieu goes on trial

French screen legend Gerard Depardieu went on trial on Monday charged with sexual assault. The 75-year-old denies assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. His legal team said he was not well enough to be physically present in court on the opening day.  

today28 October, 2024 518

Namibia

Namibia and Tanzania plan to solidify their bilateral relationship

  Namibia and Tanzania plan to solidify their bilateral relationship with a focus on collaboration in agriculture, tourism, and fisheries. This comes after a concerted effort to enhance bilateral trade and investment when Namibia and Tanzania convened an Investment and Trade Forum in Windhoek. The forum, hosted by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board in collaboration with the High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania in Namibia, brought […]

today31 May, 2024 55