Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Ovaherero paramount chief, Vekuii Rukoro has used some blunt language in encouraging his community to take the Covid-19 pandemic seriously, warning that if not taken seriously, the pandemic could bring upon a second genocide upon the community.

Government, through the finance ministry, is once again auctioning off 87 500 metric tons of horse mackerel from its governmental objective quota, to the highest bidder.

The usually sleepy gated community of Elisenheim on the northern outskirts of Windhoek was greeted by a loud bang yesterday morning, when TransNamib fuel tanks derailed and exploded upon impact.

Government, through the ministry of labour, has registered 2 945 jobseekers during the fourth quarter, from January to March 2021, and only managed to place 234 jobseekers for employment in different establishments.

President Hage Geingob has marked Africa Day by paying tribute to the revolutionary sons and daughters of Africa, who ignited the spirit of Pan-Africanism and spearheaded the fight for economic and political integration.

Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua has appealed to the region’s inhabitants not to fall prey to rumours about vaccination, and urged every resident to get inoculated.  

Mines and energy deputy executive director (ED) Gloria Simubali yesterday confirmed a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that hit approximately 12 kilometres west of Kamanjab in the Kunene region.  

The Namibia Premier League (NPL), in its latest appeal notice to the national appeals committee, claims their application to be recognised as a sports body for professional football was illegally and unconstitutionally reviewed and scrutinised by ordinary Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) workers, as opposed to an independently-appointed committee.

In spite of overcoming the intense pressure from Khomas NamPol in the NFA Southern Stream First Division on Saturday, Okahandja-based outfit Spoilers FC’s coach Boy-Boy Mokhatu feels his team should have won the game with a much larger margin.

UNAM Rugby Club head coach Johan Diergaardt has cited individual efforts from a number of his players for Saturday’s well-deserved 38-21 victory against visiting Rehoboth Rugby Club during their Namibia Rugby premier League match at the UNAM stadium in the capital.