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Minister in the Presidency Christine //Hoebes, who has been charged with intentionally defacing a Namibian banknote and then illegally posting an image of the defaced banknote on social media, faces a fine of up to N$100 000.

WALVIS BAY – Truckers transporting cross-border goods will be subjected to a seven-day mandatory quarantine in Walvis Bay as from this week.

WALVIS BAY - Some fishing companies are preparing to return to the fishing grounds after the  Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources lifted the ban on vessel operations last week.

Nonande oshigombo shiingulu otashi taandele tashi endelele moshitopolwa shaMusati, iitopolwa yilwe monooli ngaashi Ohangwena onkene ngaa inaya lopota sha shoshigombo shoka, omukuluntu ndohotola gwiinamwenyo moshitopolwa shoka Magano Kephas osho a koleke ngaaka.
Oshikondo shuundjolowele nuuhaku wiimuna moshitopolwa shaMusati owa hokolola kutya ngaashingeyi iingulu yi vulithe 100 oya sa omolwomukithi ngoka.

While education authorities are desperately trying to rescue the current academic year, the Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN), has advised that the 2020 school year be called off due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The appointment of National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) president Utjiua Muinjangue to the position of deputy minister of health has unleashed a storm of accusations and counter-accusations between the Ovaherero paramount chief Vekuii Rukoro and some of his trusted lieutenants. 

President Hage Geingob has praised Namibian journalists for their hard work and patriotism in the continued fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The same unity and determination that inspired Namibians to fight against colonialism and apartheid would be critical in overcoming the challenges facing the nation, President Hage Geingob said yesterday. In his Cassinga Day message, the head of state said the struggle for independence was indeed long and bitter. 

RUNDU - The annual Hambukushu cultural festival, which is usually held during the first week of May at Mukwe tribal office, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

An attempt by former Cabinet ministers Bernhardt Esau, Sacky Shanghala and four others implicated in the Fishrot scandal to get their warrants of arrest declared unlawful and subsequently be released from police custody was dismissed by the High Court last week.