LIVERPOOL will bid to keep their quadruple chase alive in Saturday's FA Cup final against a Chelsea side hoping to welcome incoming owner Todd Boehly with victory at Wembley.

AC Milan welcome Atalanta to the San Siro on Sunday knowing this could be the weekend that they snatch the Scudetto from local rivals Inter Milan.

BORUSSIA Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will be out to make his final mark on the Bundesliga this Saturday by breaking Hertha Berlin hearts on the last day of a gruelling relegation fight.

NAMIBIAN beauty and make-up enthusiasts were beyond happy at the announcement by international superstar musician and businesswoman Rihanna (real name Robyn Fenty) that Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin will soon be available in the country.

NAMIBIAN gospel sensation Ndondi Kandjembe, known in the music industry as Mukuenze, recently signed under Efdee Music Productions.

PINEHAS NAKAZIKO STITCHING her way to success, seamstress and self-taught fashion designer Wilhelmina Iimene (24) continues to use her passion to produce quality handmade crocheted garments.

THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has signed an agreement to provide N$193 million to finance a new solar power-generation plant near Kahn substation in the Namib Desert.

WORK on the second phase of a project to upgrade the road between Windhoek and Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) has started. The second phase of the project is financed through a grant of more than N$1 billion from the Chinese government.

PHIL ROSEN THE amount of unused capacity the world can tap to produce more energy products is running out, warns top oil ministers.

While MANY were celebrating Mother's Day on Sunday, Anne-Marie !Aochamus received no pampering of flowers, gifts, or simply an “I love you, Mom” from her daughter.

Nine-year-old Hendrina Mupolo died a few days earlier after being chased around and run over by a bakkie. !Aochamus was still reeling from the shock telling journalists she cannot understand what wrong her daughter committed to be killed in such a callous manner. The killing of Mupolo has reignited nationwide racially charged debates about the justice system, and in some areas how the media covers stories across the racial divide. Comparisons were drawn between the alleged killer of the young girl, Johan Meyer, and another incident in which a black man allegedly killed the renowned sport personality Gerhard Mans in an accident allegedly stemming from reckless driving. Jafet Paulus, who reportedly killed Mans, was arrested on the spot, held in custody during the weekend and subsequently denied bail. Meyer, who allegedly hunted down Mupolo and crushed her with his powerful bakkie, appeared in court two days later and was granted bail of N$3 000. The uproar boiled down to how racist the justice system is in the treatment of the two accused. Why was Meyer not arrested and denied bail despite the apparent deliberate act of chasing and crushing Mupolo, who was trying to get a meal for the family? Why was Paulus detained and denied bail? Is it because one victim was black and the other white? The public is unlikely to get answers. Race may have played a role. But systemic problems in a society cannot be solved by comparing two dissimilar incidents that occurred 250km apart. Paulus, who allegedly killed Mans, was said to be involved in a police chase at the time of the incident, already suggesting a flight risk. As for Meyer, it is alleged he may have gotten soft treatment from the criminal justice system because his wife is a prosecutor. The Namibian is on record reporting on several cases of the children of black senior police officers and the prosecutor general's office who have allegedly had serious crimes quashed – most likely due to their proximity to power. We have also argued that arrest and detention should not be misused by the police to exact punishment that serves no justice or the interest of the public We believe the most concerning issue (in addition to apartheid legacies) is the latest class divide and moral decay in Namibia. That the poorest of people are treated like trash is becoming more common. We live in an unequal society in which people of high economic and social standing as well as closeness to power flaunt their privileges with gay abandon. They do not fear the consequences of their wrong, illegal or unlawful actions – well aware of the automatic protection they can draw on. What they allegedly fear is seeing others empowered, which they assume would result in a loss. In fact, the opposite is true –– greater equity and equality for the have-nots do not mean less for the haves. These perceptions explain the ever-growing polarisation of Namibian society. If reports are correct, Meyer's behaviour towards the poor who were harvesting beans in his field unauthorised shows the carelessness with which the rich treat the poor. The fact that Mupolo died while fending for food together with other family members is a manifestation of the unequal society in which we live. In a caring society, their trespassing would have been addressed differently. So bad is the polarisation that the debate in the country is focused on race, while missing the sad reality that !Aochamus and her family cannot even get access to basic food. Justice for Mupolo and her family should thus go beyond the court of law. This case should be an opportunity for the government to atone for Mupolo's death and those of many others by equitably distributing resources and creating opportunities that reduce the risk of Namibians being run down like dogs while fending for their survival.

The Namibian newspaper editorial team

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