Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Pick n Pay Namibia last week officially opened the doors of its new Pick n Pay Express store at the Namcor Soweto service station in Katutura. This new store is Pick n Pay Namibia’s second owner-managed Express Store.

Based on the current repo rate of 7.25% and prime lending rate of 11%, it is expected that elevated living costs will weigh heavily on consumer demand.

The third annual Nedbank Women in Media conference, held in Windhoek last Saturday, united media professionals, dedicated to advancing women’s rights and gender equality.

Former Swanu president and descendant of the 1904/08 Herero/Nama genocide, Usutuaije Maamberua, has called for the immediate enactment of a genocide memory law that will help preserve and protect the memories and integrity of the genocide victims and descendants.

Seven people have been reported dead after eating dinner at a homestead in Ndiyona constituency’s Kayova village, the food was consumed on Saturday and the first two deaths were recorded in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

In a heartfelt message on the occasion of International Peacekeeping Day, President Hage Geingob of Namibia paid tribute to United Nations Peacekeepers and acknowledged their instrumental role in the country’s transition to independence. 

Attorney general Festus Mbandeka said the government is conducting a legal assessment on the recent groundbreaking ruling of the Supreme Court to recognise same-sex marriages solemnised outside the country.

The Windhoek High Court yesterday postponed the ruling concerning the now-retired City Police chief Abraham Kanime’s re-appointment to his position in 2020.