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The battle to gain access to records of prominent attorney Sisa Namandje law firm’s trust account began yesterday in the Windhoek High Court, with the lawyer questioning the powers of the Law Society of Namibia (LSN). 

The local tourism sector says it is expecting a significant number of job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Retrenchments in the sector and job losses are simply unavoidable, the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) said this week.

Ombudsman John Walters yesterday said his office has agreed to look into claims of an “unfair recruitment process” by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN).

The ministry of environment has started an investigation after an elephant was found dead on a farm in the Kavango East region. According to ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, the elephant was found dead in a crop field with its tusks intact at farm Nanava within the Linena constituency over the weekend. 

The police have arrested 22 people in less than a week for drug dealing. A rough New Era calculation based on information provided by the police over the last couple of days, indicates drugs worth nearly N$1 million were confiscated since Friday. 

Omukiintu goomvula 19 oku li monkalo yi vule oonkondo dhe sho ta monithwa iihuna kaakwanezimo ye momukunda gwedhina Ohepa moshikandjohogololo Omulonga moshitopolwa shaHangwena. Nakuningilwa omahepeko ngaka ngoka edhina lye lyi shiwike koshikundaneki shika ashike itali tumbulwa, okwa ti uule woomvula mbali dha za ko okwa kala nokuthiminikilwa momilalo pamwe naamwayinagona osho wo omushiinda

The Law Society of Namibia (LSN) says prominent lawyer Sisa Namandje’s refusal to open records to his trust account is done merely to protect himself and his conduct and not his clients as he has claimed. 

Several Windhoek schools have stepped up cleaning measures to prevent the potential spread of Covid-19. Teachers and other institutional workers reported for work this past week to help prepare the classrooms for face-to-face learning, as well as to continue with alternative teaching methods. 

The temporary hike in bus and taxi fares by Road Transportation Board (RTB) on Monday has triggered public outrage and protests, with some saying the increase during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic is harsh to public transport users.

The ministry of environment has put down another elephant after causing substantial crop damage at Amarika in the Otamanzi constituency of Omusati region.