National

Although Namibian vehicle sales rebounded significantly by over 55% during August 2022, a local economist has cautioned this figure could be artificially inflated by rental companies who have been replenishing their fleets. 

The Independent Patriots for Change strongly condemned last week’s bulldozing of houses by Katima Mulilo Town Council, which obtained a court order for the removal of illegal occupants at Lwanyanda informal settlement.

Plans are underway to refurbish the TransNamib fuel railway link at Walvis Bay as portions of the link that transports fuel via tankers from Namport to various depots at Walvis Bay have reached the end of their lifespan and have been deemed unsafe.

The Ongwediva campus for the International University of Management launched its third annual cultural festival this week. 

The ministry of health in Oshana yesterday kicked off its weeklong oral health campaign.

Selfish Namibians are abusing the non-visa entry requirement to seek asylum in the United Kingdom to the detriment of legitimate asylum-seekers from war-torn nations or those fleeing distress. 

The 10 Swapo candidates aspiring to become the party’s next leaders will now have to square off in leadership debates in front of party delegates, the first of its kind, party president Hage Geingob revealed yesterday.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Katutura Constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo does not stay in the constituency he leads, a direct contravention of the Regional Councils Act. 

Former Nkurenkuru constituency councillor Damian Nakambare was denied bail by the prosecution on grounds that he has demonstrated a propensity to commit similar crimes or cases while on bail, due to the seriousness of the case against him and that the investigations are at an initial stage.

President Hage Geingob will today set sail on a nine-day working visit to three nations: Angola, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.