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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. 

A disgruntled farmer, Robbie Hoveka, residing in the Eiseb Block, a settlement in Omaheke region, has accused another farmer Barney Karuuombe for using his influence and position to break the law and do as he pleased by cutting down a fenced area meant to prevent livestock from straying to other farms in the area.

OMUTHIYA - Law enforcement officers in Oshikoto region have been very busy preventing illicit liquor trade during the current state of emergency Covid-19 period.

Kansela gwoshikandjohogololo shaMulonga moshitopolwa shaHangwena Erickson Ndawanifwa okwa holola omadhilaadhilo ge kutya okukala kamu na oosasiona dhopolisi moshikandjohogololo shoka osha eta iimbuluma yi londe.

EENHANA – Walde Ndevashiya, Ngoloneya mupe moshitukulwa Ohangwena okwa eta pouyelele  omutungilo wofanekwandjila oyo tai ka endwa opo oshitukulwa Ohangwena shi kale sha xuma komesho, koshi yoshipalanyole “Twa hangana okukaleka Ohangwena ya hapa no i li nawa.”

The majority of OvaHimba and San communities are saying they did not receive the N$750 emergency income grant (EIG) that government paid to people on the basis they lost income and the unemployed since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Well wishes have poured in for Namibia’s first democratically elected president Sam Nujoma on the occasion of his 91st birthday. Nujoma turns 91 today. 

The education ministry has rejected a formal request by private schools to resume with face-to-face learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The request came days after government announced that face-to-face classes would only resume by 3 August later this year as part of measures to help contain the spread of Covid-19.  

Former health minister Dr Richard Kamwi said although it was too early to declare the Covid-19 situation in the country under control, Namibia has done relatively well to contain the spread of the virus.