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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958

NO 6334 FRIDAY 7 MARCH 2014

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A nation bows its head

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Boy missing

Madelaine Laubscher and Piquet Jacobs

Namibians bowed their heads in prayer for victims of genderbased violence and peace after President Pohamba announced the first ever National Day of Prayer on 6 March this year. President Hifikepunye women are killed daily. day of prayer in order Based violence should victims of passion cri- Who were all united in Pohamba, in a special “The only solution is to pay respect to the e n d a n d f o r t h e mes. Sirens were soun- prayer. address to the nation prayer”. In the past victims as well as to forgiveness of those ded at mosques and According to Ombudsdeclared 6 March as months there has been pray that the killing of guilty of committing church bells rang at man John Walters the Page 2 the National Day of a sharp increase in i n n o c e n t w o m e n passion killings and 13:00. The day was ob- observance of national Prayer against Vio- Gender Based Vio- should stop. The main gender based crimes. served by political lea- prayer day was not a Searching for lence. He said, “The lence incidents, inclu- p r a y e r e v e n t w a s Various faith based ders, students, civil ser- legal requirement and Sanet lives of too many ding murder and rape hosted in Windhoek representatives led the vants, workers, youth, therefore people were women and girls have reported in the country. and was attended by proceeding through traditional leaders, reli- not forced to attend or prayer. Namibians gious leaders, business to close their shebeens been destroyed or Government decided him. disrupted. Too much to declare a National Coastal residents in were encouraged to leaders, civic organi- as it was stated that no pain and suffering Day of Prayer to ask for Walvis Bay gathered at dress in black and to sations and community alcohol may be sold. “Legal businesses have been caused. The divine intervention on the Kuisebmond Sta- partake in the national leaders day of prayer. The allowed to sell alcohol carnage must stop, and Gender Based Vio- dium in unity President and prayed have specific times it must stop imme- lence in the country. lit a candle of operation on that gender diately.” He called on The event was comat 12:50 in their licences for v a r i o u s m e a s u r e s memorated throughout Windhoek public holidays” against gender based Namibia after 15 Page 4 for all the he said. The violence. The Presi- cases related to innocent police however dent said that he was passion killings Spot-On differed from unaware of how many were reported him. A press since the release issued on beginning of Tuesday from the 2014. Office of the Prime President Minister stated that Pohamba called on the Continues on page 2 Page 6 nation to Participate in Violent the na-tional

crimes

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Hair dressing

LORD HEAR OUR PRAYERS: See more pictures on page 3

Photo by Piquet Jacobs Page 11


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