8 people burn to death in the North

FOUR young girls were burnt to death in the Ohangwena Region on Friday night.The Police said Linda Popyeni Nghishoono (8), Linda Mwahaluka Vilho (8), Claudia David (3) and a one-year-old baby, Martha Nambaxu, died when a hut they were sleeping in at Onailonga village caught fire.

In a similar incident, two children aged seven and four were burnt to death on Sunday night when a hut they were sleeping in at Omapundo village caught fire. It is suspected that the fire was caused by an unattended candle.Two adults, David Shilongo (35) and Emilia Asser (25), died when their house burnt down at Onamambili village near Ondangwa on Saturday night.* A 20-year-old man was shot and wounded during a quarrel with a security guard at a bar in Kuisebmund, Walvis Bay, on Saturday afternoon.Eyewitnesses said Lukas Victor Nghishekwa Simon allegedly punched the guard at the Kazondjandja bar and tried to stab him with a knife.The security guard pulled out a gun and shot at Simon, wounding him.It is suspected that the fire was caused by an unattended candle.Two adults, David Shilongo (35) and Emilia Asser (25), died when their house burnt down at Onamambili village near Ondangwa on Saturday night.* A 20-year-old man was shot and wounded during a quarrel with a security guard at a bar in Kuisebmund, Walvis Bay, on Saturday afternoon.Eyewitnesses said Lukas Victor Nghishekwa Simon allegedly punched the guard at the Kazondjandja bar and tried to stab him with a knife.The security guard pulled out a gun and shot at Simon, wounding him.