Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara, who recently opened his law firm to serve the Kavango East and West communities, says clients have for more than 20 years been severely hampered in communicating their difficulties to lawyers due to the language barrier.

Government has raised over N$120 million towards a conservation relief, recovery and resilient facility aimed at providing financial support to institutions negatively affected by Covid-19. 

The Katima Mulilo market, which was temporarily closed on 16 July after some vendors tested positive for Covid-19, was reopened on Thursday after it was disinfected.

Windhoek resident Erastus Heita, who is accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and mother of his children nearly three years ago, had his case provisionally withdrawn last week. 

Windhoek High Court Judge Herman January on Friday dismissed an appeal against the ruling of magistrate Linus Samunzala to release self-styled prophet Jackson Babi on bail pending his trial. 

The education fraternity has remembered late higher education deputy minister Veno Kauaria as a “real educationalist”, who served the interests of all Namibians. 

The education ministry says significant progress has been made towards the implementation of the Covid-19 plan for the construction and renovation of ablution facilities, hostel accommodation and water provision. 

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has warned healthcare workers who ignore scientific evidence and spread anti-vaccination messages to patients and the public will face prosecution.

At least six opposition parties are expected to file an urgent application tomorrow, seeking an interdict against the alleged irregular procedure which paved the way for the reappointment of Paulus Noa and Erna van der Merwe as director general and deputy director general of the Anti-Corruption Commission, respectively. 

Former Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek has lost a N$23 million lawsuit he had instituted against government.