Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The infighting within the United People’s Party (UPM) has resulted in the party’s secretary general taking the president and other members to court over allegations of misappropriation of funds and other unlawful conduct.

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which bans all nuclear explosions, whether for military or peaceful purposes, provides reassurance to the world, including 51 African states signatory to the agreement, that the globe is striving towards complete and irreversible nuclear disarmament. 

Health minister Kalumbi Shangula yesterday officially announced the end of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever outbreak countrywide, which a few months ago claimed several lives in the Khomas and Omaheke regions. 

The Electricity Control Board has expressed concern over the interruptions caused by the recent implementation of NamPower’s debt collection plan, as they caused “immeasurable damage to the economy”. 

Two visiting European prime ministers anticipate Namibia will become a major player in the production and supply of green hydrogen, as enormous amounts of green hydrogen would be needed for the energy transition of those countries.

A renowned Canadian film company, MANKS Motion Picture Studios, is expecting to inject millions of dollars into the Walvis Bay economy by teaming up with a local film company to set up a film studio at Walvis Bay.

There is a glimmer of hope for the unemployed, as approximately 15 000 jobs in the public sector are anticipated to become available this year. 

Nearly 1 300 employees of Rani retailers and other affiliated franchises across the country might not receive their June salaries after the Bank of Namibia froze the companies’ accounts.

Leading financial service provider Momentum Namibia has announced its sponsorship of the highly anticipated Momentum Namibia Youth Rugby Invitational tournament, scheduled for 10 to 15 July in Windhoek.