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The Ondangwa Town Council last week handed over gardening tools to eight backyard gardeners. Ondangwa constituency councillor Leonard Negonga said he decided to go to the government warehouse to obtain the tools these gardeners need.

Five judges of Namibia’s apex court yesterday overturned a High Court ruling that did not recognise same-sex marriages concluded in foreign territory. Chief Justice Peter Shivute, who wrote the majority judgment with Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb,

Nurses on night duty at the Nankudu District Hospital in Kavango West region are forced to use cellphone flashlights in the hospital’s corridors at night. They say taking a corpse to the mortuary at night has become a nightmare for them, as there are no light bulbs in the corridors.

Vice President Nangolo Mbumba on Monday commissioned the electrification of 426 houses in the Omaheke region. This saw the region taking another giant leap towards further bolstering their rural electrification programme.

An uproar erupted at the Windhoek High Court yesterday when Judge Christi Liebenberg exonerated Azaan Madisia (30) and her brother and co-accused  Steven Mulundu (25) on charges of murder and robbery.

Surviving on a daily basis does not come easy for Yvonne Antonnia (37) and her one-year-old daughter, who live in the elements and amidst filth in a riverbed running through Freedom Square in the Katutura Central constituency.

Namibia expressed interest in hosting the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 games, following Mozambique’s recent withdrawal from hosting the regional competition. 

The Hage Geingob High School stirred the pot in MTC HopSol Youth League when they walked over an uninspired Pioniers Boys 4-1 in their U/19 group clash at the Trustco United Football field on Saturday.

Agriculture contributes heavily to the GDP of many African countries, and it employs more than half of the rural population across the continent. Namibia is no exception. Despite the positive effect of agriculture across the continent, the sector remains unattractive to young people. Many young Africans move to urban areas, and have no interest in taking up agriculture as a source of livelihood. 

We continue building on the column shared two weeks ago on financial literacy for farmers and SMEs in general. For this week, we would like to dive deep into debt management, as this has an impact on how we manage our finances and build on financial freedom.