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The German government has acknowledged the mass killings of the Nama and Ovaherero, more than 100 years ago as genocide and willing to apologise to affected communities, President Hage Geingob has said.

President Hage Geingob yesterday acknowledged the lack of affordable housing in the country is a well-documented problem and has seen the backlog remaining well above 300 000 units countrywide. 

A 51-year-old vendor who was left with a broken leg after a suspected case of police heavy-handedness and brutality in an incident at his home in Havana informal settlement has opened a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm against law enforcement officers.

A family from Onekaku village in the Uukwiyuushona constituency of Oshana region lost its entire harvest after a mysterious fire broke out this week.

President Hage Geingob yesterday announced that the government has commenced work on precautionary measures and adjustments that will allow for the gradual reopening of borders for public travel. 

Omupresidente gwoshilongo Hage Geingob sho a popitha oshigwana shaNamibia lwotango nuumvo sho a shuna ko koshipundi oshikando she oshitiyali e te ya lombwele shoka unene sha ganithwa muule woshikako she shotango sho e li omupresidente gwoshilongo.

Worthy investment… President Hage Geingob yesterday commissioned two facilities at the Windhoek Central Hospital equipped to deal with Covid-19 cases.

Public and private schools finally reopened yesterday for grade 11 and 12 learners as part of a phased return to the classroom after weeks of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Fishrot accused were dealt a massive blow yesterday in the space of hours after a Windhoek magistrate initially ruled against their application to have charges against them temporarily withdrawn.

Education ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp says the challenges at Onesi Secondary School in Omusati region will not be resolved overnight.