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Government will evacuate over 200 citizens from neighbouring South Africa, where confirmed Covid-19 cases have hit over 4 500 and 87 deaths as at yesterday afternoon. Air Namibia will carry out the mission, its spokesperson Paul Nakawa confirmed yesterday. 

Chinese ambassador Zhang Yiming says global cooperation and not stigmatisation of some countries is needed to help the world to overcome the pandemic that has claimed over 200 000 lives.

Child trafficking is on the increase in parts of drought-hit Opuwo and Ruacana, where some desperate parents who are not registered for any State grants are said to be swapping their daughters for money to survive. This resulted in the arrest of a South African national, Kenneth Karner (66), for human trafficking and child sex.

US Ambassador Lisa A. Johnson announced last Friday that the government of the United States of America is providing N$100 million to help Namibia fight the Covid-19 pandemic that has brought to a halt the country’s economic and social activities as it has done globally.

Arrested Swapo Katutura Central constituency councillor Ambrosius Kandjii, who on Friday was slammed with two counts, will today make his first appearance before the Katutura Magistrate court.

KEETMANSHOOP – Whilst many privileged Namibians enjoy the luxury of decent accommodation and proper nutrition, this impoverished family of five has to endure nature’s challenges on a hungry stomach most of the times.

RUNDU - Four tailors who also in the past benefited from equipment donation from the ministry of trade and industrialisation were on Friday given textile materials to enable them to sew face masks to sell to Namibians in their localities to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Profit is meant for the upliftment of the beneficiaries.

Many communal farmers in northern Namibia are currently harvesting their mahangu (millet), as it is now ready for yield.
With the good rains received countrywide, many communal farmers say their mahangu fields delivered good produces.

Author, entrepreneur Kennedy Liswani recently created African Millionaire, a fun and strategic family board game to encourage players and people in general, to make smart decisions and invest their money wisely.

One of the emerging artists in the country, Kaboy Kamakili, who is signed under the Mshasho production, accused the record label of contributing little to his brand.