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OSHAKATI - The newly appointed Governor of Oshana Region Elia Irimari yesterday said his office allocated N$550 000 towards youth enterprise development in the region.

WINDHOEK - The Namibia National Student’s Organisation (Nanso) has welcomed the appointment of its president Ester Simon by President Hage Geingob to serve on the High level Panel on the Namibian Economy, which was announced last week.

WALVIS BAY – TransNamib’s road services will come to an end as from June this year to focus more on its core business – moving cargo via rail. 

WINDHOEK - Namibian police Inspector-General Sebastain Ndeitunga said the recent N$4.6 billion budget allocation to the police will not be sufficient to meet demands such as procuring new vehicles, uniforms, operations and administration.

WINDHOEK - A 42-year-old woman, who allegedly consulted a traditional doctor after suffering from headache, died after she was given traditional herbs to drink.

WINDHOEK – Namibian young women around Windhoek protested on Saturday against sl*t shaming, a form of blaming the victim of sexual assault instead of the abuser. 

WINDHOEK – The cardiac unit at the Windhoek Central Hospital has successfully attended to 104 patients requiring open heart surgery, 318 open-heart and related procedures were conducted at the unit.

Video: Windhoek Central Hospital's cardiac unit soldiers on

WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has committed to the containment of its wage bill which is 83 percent of total allocation of 2019/20 financial year, without having to lay off workers.

CASCAIS, PORTUGAL - Namibia is ruling out dropping its currency peg with the South African rand “unless something very drastic happens,” given the close trade links to its larger neighbour and the drive by the world’s biggest producer of marine diamonds to recover from a two-year recession.