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Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised that agriculture remains one of the sectors that can help reduce poverty, ensure food security and create jobs for Namibians.

Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi and newly-accredited High Commissioner of India to Namibia Subbarayudu Mandarapu have reiterated the need for the two countries to collaborate more, singling out renewable energy, information technology and innovation as areas with potential for future cooperation. 

The Coalition of Christian Churches has demanded the home affairs ministry drafts legislation to outlaw same-sex marriages in Namibia. 

Fishrot paymaster Marén De Klerk was on Friday arrested in Pearl, South Africa, following the issuing of his warrant of arrest by a Windhoek Magistrate in April 2021. 

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development commenced its regional Public Hearings on the motion of youth unemployment on 29 May in the Zambezi region.

In an effort to arrest the poor performance of academic results, the Zambezi region has been allocated N$17.6 million to construct 36 classrooms and four ablution facilities.

The Namibia Financial Institutions Union (Nafinu), the largest trade union representing workers in the local financial sector, has come out guns blazing against Nedbank Namibia, accusing the bank of being the worst employer in the sector and not respecting local labour laws. 

Investigative journalists in Africa have to find innovative ways to do their work as resources become scarce and safety concerns grow. 

President Hage Geingob says Omagongo Cultural Festival serves as a symbol of unity as it brings together traditional authorities, communities and individuals from all the regions of Namibia.