Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

A programme by the German Agency for International Cooperation, Farmers Business School, recently awarded certificates to about 80 communal farmers in the Rundjara village in the Masharere Constituency of the Kavango East region. 

Swapo parliamentarian Natangwe Ithete has called for speedy implementation of special economic zones.

The CEO of Oniipa Town Council, Junias Jakob, has refused to budge despite being suspended by council late Tuesday afternoon, arguing that the meeting at which he was relieved of duties was illegal and unprocedural.

A complainant, who walked away from a brawl minus some of his teeth, is accused of also taking a bite out of the law, as he and his family allegedly assaulted one of the eight suspects who attacked him in October. 

Three suspects have been arrested in separate incidents in Oshikoto for cattle theft with a combined value of N$81 500. 

An education system that does not meet the demands of the labour market, poor coordination of the institutional framework and historically structural weaknesses of the economy are among issues contributing to high youth unemployment in the country. 

The much-hyped green hydrogen project, slated for the //Kharas region, which could potentially create thousands of jobs and make Namibia self-sufficient in electricity generation, will take time to implement, as much work still needs to be done on the initiative. 

Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo yesterday told Windhoek High Court Judge Herman Oosthuizen that claims of the Namibian fishing industry having folded and the loss of 18 000 jobs in the sector was because of their actions were “preposterous”. 

The emergency care unit that was approved by Windhoek municipal council to cater for contagious disease infected patients, including Covid-19, has been delayed due to a lack of funds.

A construction worker has been taken in for questioning by the Namibian Police for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl on the premises of a primary school in Windhoek’s Khomasdal on Tuesday this week.