Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) yesterday suspended its member, local authority councillor for Windhoek, Desiree Davids, following a newspaper report that her land application was allegedly fast-tracked.

Former health minister Dr Bernard Haufiku believes government should enhance public trust in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, including the ability to procure and distribute doses efficiently.

The Ongwediva Town Council has cancelled its annual Ongwediva Trade Fair, slated for August, for a second consecutive year. 

A police officer on Monday afternoon injured three trial-awaiting inmates at the Rundu Police Office when he shot at inmates at the front desk.

The Helao Nafidi Town Council, which previously argued the appointment of a CEO is council’s prerogative, has been dealt a blow after its line minister Erastus Uutoni shunned a request to extend the incumbent’s term for a further year and four months.

President Hage Geingob yesterday announced the formation of a business rescue task force to find interventions to protect businesses and preserve jobs as a result of the Covid-19 economic fallout.

Namibia’s legendary rally driver Lucas Hipondoka died yesterday at age 73. The late Hipondoka, who will be remembered as one of the country’s first black rally racers, died at a Walvis Bay hospital.

Telecommunications giant, MTC, who is the headline sponsor of Namibia’s men and women’s senior hockey teams, yesterday joined the rest of the local sporting fraternity in paying tribute to the departed president of the Namibia Hockey Union (NHU) Marc Nel, who died on Saturday.

After clocking an incredible 49:88 seconds to clinch top honours in the women’s 400m at the recent World Athletics Orlen Janusza Kusocinskiego Memorial in Poland, one of Namibia’s leading sprinters Beatrice Masilingi will today be back in action when the Top Athletics Lucerne gets underway in Switzerland.

Omunyekadi mukulu woshilongo Penexupifo Pohamba okwa yandja omakumbafa kovakainhu va teelela oku mona ounona, ovo veli mewalanda mEenhana.