Year: 2021

ETUNDA – Vast tracts of land zoned for agricultural use by small-scale farmers at the Etunda irrigation scheme in the Omusati region remain underutilised as producers struggle to make ends meet. 

OSHIFO – A 23-year-old man who matriculated from the Rukonga Vision School at Divundu in the Kavango East has appealed for financial support to realise his dream of acquiring a qualification after failing at two attempts to further his studies. 

A Windhoek resident who is accused of 23 offences, including the rape and mutilation of a 10-year-old girl in 2018, pleaded not guilty to all charges yesterday in the High Court before Judge Dinnah Usiku. 

A man who was arrested at the weekend for allegedly hacking his 11-year-old stepdaughter and her mother several times with a panga, has also been charged with rape, the police confirmed yesterday. 

A resident of Gobabis yesterday admitted that he caused the death of his 10-month-old baby boy but denied that he intended to kill the infant.

An eight-year-old girl from Tobias Hainyeko constituency in the Khomas region could not secure placement in any school because she has no birth certificate.

Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has called on members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs to prioritise and finalise important matters related to the realisation of  National Genocide Remembrance Day.

ONGWEDIVA – In its quest to improve fire response at the town, the Ongwediva Town Council is in the process of constructing sleeping quarters and a guard’s room valued at N$1.5 million.

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has rejected claims that it is predominantly a party of the south, describing such perception as unfounded, ‘frivolous’ and without factual basis.

The Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) on Friday announced that the Olympic Games, slated for Tokyo, Japan, will take between July and August place as planned, despite ongoing concerns around the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.