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A meeting of the model laws oversight committee of the SADC Parliamentary Forum that took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday called on SADC Member States to strengthen their electoral legal frameworks.

Four communal farmers in the Ovitoto settlement in the Omatako constituency have received a great morale booster ahead of this year’s expected drought, when the Otjozondjupa Regional Council through the constituency office handed over 80 goats to the farmers. 

Popular Democratic Movement candidate for the upcoming Keetmanshoop Rural constituency by-election, Johannes Eiman said he is confident and capable to lead any community. 

In March last year, the directorate of education in Kavango West, through the regional council, awarded a tender to two contractors to build two new hostel blocks for Katji Na Katji Combined School in the Kavango West region.

The board of directors of the Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial and Tourism Expo (KAITE) are optimistic that this year’s edition will be bigger and better than previous ones, with a host of local and international exhibitors confirmed. This is despite challenges caused by Covid-19, the negative effects of the drought and a lack of finances,

Construction workers, their union representatives as well as the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) are livid at the fact that Namibian companies continue to be sidelined in lucrative construction projects, particularly those involving national infrastructure.

The Lüderitz Town Council yesterday hit back at allegations of theft of millions of dollars generated by the Lüderitz Crayfish Festival Trust (LCFT) from the sale of ministerial allocations of frozen hake quotas.

Affirmative Repositioning movement leader and presidential hopeful Job Amupanda has dismissed assertions that his campaign is being funded by tender mogul Shapwa Kanyama, whose businesses have enjoyed State contracts.

The Namibian Police at Rundu have arrested a 22-year-old woman who allegedly gave birth on her own, and dumped her newborn in a pit latrine on Monday.

The future of state-owned meat-processing and marketing company Meatco has seen heated debates for months. With the entity in financial distress, many have suggested options ranging from reviving, privatising or liquidating it. However, all eyes are now on the government as stakeholders anxiously await its decision.