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ONGWEDIVA – Just a month before the Ondangwa Urban by-election, Popular Democratic Party (PDM) contestant Johannes Martin is full of ideas to bring to the constituency the much-needed basic services.

WINDHOEK – Executive Director in the Office of the Prime Minister I-Ben Nashandi yesterday said government will soon announce the new public service internship framework that has been under review since the beginning of this year.

WINDHOEK - The Presidential Commission into Claims on Ancestral Land Rights and Restitution held its first meeting from 6 to 10 May,

WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob yesterday told a group who claim they were kept in detention by Swapo during the liberation struggle to accept that any such act was part of the war that Namibia underwent.

SWAKOPMUND - Swapo Party members should not pre-occupy themselves with non-issues and should instead focus on winning the upcoming national and presidential elections.

OPUWO – The Kunene regional leadership has bemoaned the lack of implementation of capital projects in the region, accusing implementing agencies of bureaucracy and disregard for regional development. 

WINDHOEK - The municipality Grootfontein has charged its finance executive Ileni Hainghumbi for allegedly making payments to various companies without approval of either municipal council or the town’s acting CEO.

WINDHOEK - With the persistent drought being felt mostly by farmers, National Council members of parliament have called on treasury to release drought relief funds earmarked to assist desperate farmers.

WINDHOEK – The Lesotho government has granted Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti and his Mosotho partner Thabo Ntai a licence to cultivate, manufacture and supply cannabis, in line with the kingdom nation’s laws.
The licence is valid for ten years and is renewable on an annual basis.

WINDHOEK - In an attempt to restore full production at five green schemes, the government has promptly intervened to settle about N$3 million owed by these farms to the Northern Regions Electricity Distributor (Nored).