Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The Windhoek High Court has dismissed the application by the Blouwes Traditional Authority for an order to compel rural development minister Erastus Uutoni to consider Johannes Koopman as their chief.

Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has revealed that members of parliament from both Russia and Ukraine have committed themselves to engage in dialogue meant to resolve the protracted conflict between the two countries.

Government has embarked on a campaign to inform business people of the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).

The police in the Khomas region have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly shooting and killing his wife with a pistol after an argument.

Namibia Wildlife Resorts has taken tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta to court over his decision to grant rights to a hospitality company to operate a passenger train to Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, which will allegedly result in the closure of some roads. 

Following months of uncertainty after an outbreak of contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia, commonly known as lung sickness, local farmers can now move their livestock in and around the Northern Communal Areas.

The Chinese-owned construction company, New Era investments, has been appointed by the government to complete 319 houses that were part of an ongoing legal battle between them and Ferusa Capital.

The town of Nkurenkuru has so far managed to service 214 erven, and they are currently up for grabs. 

An effort to resolve the ongoing board tussle between the northern-based private hospital, Ongwediva Medipark and its founding member and former managing director Dr Tshali Iithete, proved futile as negotiations failed.

An employee of Standard Bank, who allegedly embezzled about N$1.7 million belonging to the bank during the period 1 August 2021 to 31 August 2022, was denied bail on Tuesday at Rundu.