Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Before I answer this question, I should first mention that a big tummy was a sign of good living in yesteryears and it influenced children’s selection of their favourite uncles.

Kunene Regional Council has raised over N$500 000 for the regional development fund during the gala dinner, held last Saturday in Outjo. The aim of the fund is to financially assist needy students admitted to institutions of higher learning.

Kavango East Farmers Union chair Adolf Muremi has said with the second trial slaughter completed, the expectation from the farming community is that the abattoir will serve their market demands and hopes it will not take long for Meatco to start operating at the optimum level.

The statue, towered over Independence Avenue in central Windhoek, celebrating the “founder” of Windhoek, German colonial military officer Curt von François, toppled yesterday, an act welcomed by cheers and ululation.

An attempt for bail by one of the accused in the murder of renowned stock theft investigator Wilfred ‘Major’ Kazeurua dismally ended before it could begin after the High Court struck the matter from the roll yesterday.

The High Court yesterday granted an interim order for the N/a’ankusê Foundation to move rare species of birds from the Rare and Endangered Species Trust to their wildlife sanctuary and veterinary clinic in Windhoek.

A parliamentary select committee, appointed to find solutions regarding fishermen who resigned en masse in August, made a raft of recommendations to resolve the tentative employment situation of the workers.

A total of 559 players took part in this year’s Nedbank for Autism Series, which saw Kiewiet Dreyer from Mariental walk away victorious after beating nine other qualifiers with a total score of 44 points at the final. 

Namibian tennis sensation Connor van Schalkwyk has signed with the tennis team of Old Dominion University in America, where he will undergo further development and compete for the varsity side in the upcoming 2023/24 season.