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Senegal - A teenage girl who had to quit school and her job due to a painful, ‘inoperable’ tumour on the side of her face has had life-changing surgery from a charity.

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona has carried out the world’s first fully robotic lung transplant using a minimally invasive technique that does not require cutting through bone.

There is a great push for countries to legalise issues such as abortion on demand and LGBTQI under the guise of human rights. 

African wildlife’s destruction was sealed when British popstars, comedians and animal rights groups fundraising industry NGOs recently influenced their parliamentarians to vote for the hunting trophies imports ban bill, totally ignoring the harm it causes to African wildlife and habitat conservation. 

The trial of a Namibian man, who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme and is accused of defrauding 79 persons to the tune of N$4.3 million, returned to court this week after a hiatus of several months.

ONGWEDIVA – A security guard was recently arrested for stealing food items from a school kitchen, which he then sent with a bus to his girlfriend’s house. 

Taxi drivers operating in Walvis Bay took to the streets Monday to show their discontent over the deplorable roads in the harbour town.

Despite the youth unemployment crisis faced by the country, executive chairperson of the National Youth Council, Sharonice Busch has emphasised the importance of not just creating jobs to ease the mounting pressure but decent jobs are needed. 

Following the expulsion of the Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor, Gerrit Witbooi, by the Landless People’s Movement, the Electoral Commission of Namibia got the ball rolling to fill the vacant seat within 90 days.