National

A street parade covering a distance of 2.2km along Independence Avenue will take place tomorrow as part of World Blood Donor Day which was celebrated yesterday.

The office of the auditor general will soon have an independent auditor to audit their financial books once the Audit Bill, which is near completion, becomes law.

Swapo’s //Kharas coordinator Matheus Mumbala said the roles women played to ensure the country gain independence will be engraved in the nation’s memories forever.

Namibians were yesterday slapped heavily after the Bank of Namibia governor Johannes !Gawaxab announced that the repo rate has increased by 50 basis points, from 7.25% to 7.75% with immediate effect. Bringing the prime lending rate to 11.50%.

Employees of the Walvis Bay municipality expressed concern about the competence of their senior management, saying it is playing Russian roulette with the ratepayers’ money. 

In an effort to minimise human-wildlife conflict along rivers in the north eastern regions of Kavango West, East and Zambezi, the environment ministry is set to put 40 crocodiles on sale.

An Angolan boy said he killed and buried his cousin in their homestead because he threatened to report him for smoking dagga.

The Namibia Competition Commission will continue to investigate if there are further unfair practices within the property valuation industry. 

The Namibian Defence Force will recruit between 1 400 and 1 600 trainees for the second year in a row, defence executive director Wilhemina Shivute announced.

Government on Monday inked a deal with the City of Windhoek to rehabilitate and expand the water infrastructure in Groot Aub as a matter of urgency.