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The trial of the man accused of killing the two top executives of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) that was set to start yesterday had to be put on hold as he could no longer afford the services of his privately instructed lawyer.

RUNDU - The Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has said it is too late for farmers in the region to complain about the oil exploration project that will soon start south of Rundu at Kawe village.

WALVIS BAY – A woman who lives in a tent at the Otweya temporary campsite at Walvis Bay was miraculously saved by the cries of her three-week-old baby boy on Sunday after being attacked by two unknown masked men.

International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia is preparing the second voluntary national review report on the implementation process of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the national level. 

As part of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) Day in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is having a major health and economic impact across the globe, the UN praised the Namibian government for its decisive and unprecedented action in containing the spread of the virus.

KEETMANSHOOP - Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister, Calle Schlettwein said the government intends to implement a 5 000ha irrigation scheme outside the Neckartal Dam to increase food security and economic development in //Kharas region.

President Hage Geingob marked on Saturday the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.

KEETMANSHOOP – Swapo party stalwart Tom Alweendo on Saturday called on the residents of //Kharas region to trust the ruling party with the governance of the country and assured them that the party is committed to its promises.

President Hage Geingob has commended Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg for her government’s cooperation in the ongoing criminal investigations into the Fishrot scandal, which has led to the arrest of former ministers and businessmen.

With swathes of grassland destroyed and hundreds of livestock burned to death, wildfires have brought misery and anguish to communal farmers in the Omaheke region.