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Black weekend Erongo men continue the scorch of rape and murder of women and children
Two more arrested for elephant tusk
Isaac Chikosi Three Erongo females, one who is an eight years old girl, suffered violence and rape at the hands of men over the weekend. This latest wave of gender-based violence comes only days after a Walvis Bay man slit his girlfriend's throat during a domestic argument. The month of Sep- and fell asleep. A man She fled. A television tember is today in its identified as Freshly set valued at N$8 000 tenth day, and the Claasen (24) took was also smashed by victim tally now a d v a n t a g e o f t h e the perpetrator during stands at four females woman and raped her. the violent domestic in Erongo either kil- One of the woman's dispute, according to The Namibian Police’s unit for protective resources continues to deal ivory smugglers a devastating blow. Two more men (pictured led, assaulted or ra- friends discovered the latest police report. above) were arrested on Friday in Walvis Bay after they tried to sell ped. All by men to Claasen having sexual In the wake of incian elephant tusk and a pangolin skin to undercover police officers. whom they entrusted intercourse with the dents over the weekThe duo, Tgingeje Muhuka and Mbinao Kenahama, made a first their lives. sleeping woman and end, the debate must appearance before a magistrate in Walvis Bay yesterday (pictured In one of the inci- sounded the alarm continue: how and above). dents two men, aged which led to his arrest. when will Namibian 67 and 51, made a In Swakopmund a thir- men come to the table It brings the number to five, people arrested the past few days in Walvis Bay for first appearance in ty-years-old man from and end the scorch of the illegal possession of elephant tusks and in the latest case of a pangolin skin. the Omaruru magi- the Matutura suburb violence against our During the course of last weekend, Walvis Bay residents Mike Lusse (60), Dirk strate's court yester- made a first appear- nation's vulnerable. Vermeulen (51) and Edgar Clark (41) were arrested after the trio attempted to day following their ance in the Swa- These are our children, sell two elephant tusks to an undercover police officer at a house in Walvis arrest for the repeated kopmund magistrates women, the disabled Bay’s Fairways Estate. The last two arrests were carried out on Friday night during an undercover rape of an eight year court for an incident on and the elderly. police operation. The two were arrested near the Yianni Savva building. old girl at Uis. The Saturday night during men promised their which he allegedly victim money and tried to suffocate her over a period of days with a blanket. had sexual inter- The couple had an course with her. argument which led to The grandmother of the perpetrator bethe victim left the girl coming aggressive. in the men's care and The victim tried to they allegedly mis- avoid an escalation of used this position of the domestic dispute trust to commit sex- and went to sleep. The ual crimes. perpetrator followed In a second incident a her and then tried to woman fell victim to suffocate her with a Hundreds of fishing industry workers lodged a peaceful march to the offices of the Ministry of Envirape at Arandis on blanket. ronment and Tourism in Walvis Bay yesterday, to deliver a petition to the Minister of Environment and Saturday night. The The victim managed to Tourism not to grant an environmental go-ahead for marine phosphate mining. “Fish is for Life. woman excessively free herself and therePhosphate mining is not”, workers chanted and displaying placards which in no uncertain terms says consumed alcohol by saved her own life. phosphate mining is not welcome in Namibia. Seen here: Tunacor workers during the march.
Protest against phosphate mining “enviro-clearence”
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