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After a challenging five years, rocked by weak economic growth, unemployment and an internal rebellion within the ruling party, President Hage Geingob will be looking at securing a rock-solid legacy as he starts serving his final term tomorrow. 

The health ministry yesterday announced contact tracing is underway after a German national tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the country’s confirmed cases to three. 

Since independence in 1990, the government has spent between N$90 billion and N$100 billion on the development budget in various sectors of the economy.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has called on incoming members of parliament (MPs) to consider electing an opposition member as deputy speaker, saying this will strengthen democracy.

RUNDU – In the wake of some complaints, the Executive Director in the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has ordered schools to stop the forceful and unlawful cutting of learners’ hair along with the subjective banishment of learners from school for refusal to cut their hair.

WINDHOEK – The eight parliamentary standing committees of the 6th parliament met yesterday to reflect on the achievements and challenges as their tenure come to an end.

Moshiithanene shiikundaneki shoka sha li sha tegelelwa ohela kAanamibia oyendji, Omupresidente Hage Geingob okwa li a ulikulula iilyo ye iikuluntu yokabinete.

President Hage Geingob has given the clearest indication yet that he will not consider appointing members of the opposition to his Cabinet, while admitting  he was finding it difficult who to name in  his new executive for the next five years.  

The government should bring in a payment holiday for rent, loan and mortgages as part of measures to soften the economic blow of Covid-19 on households, opposition leader McHenry Venaani said yesterday.

WALVIS BAY – Six passengers that were on board the Aidamira cruise ship that docked at Walvis Bay last week Thursday tested negative for coronavirus.