Traditional leaders in the Zambezi, Otjozondjupa, and the Kavango East regions are unhappy about the monthly stipend they receive from government.
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Chief bemoans prolonged illegal grazing cases
Chief Tsamkxao ‡Oma Bobo of the Ju’/hoansi Traditional Authority says he is concerned that cases against illegal farmers in the conservancy are still not resolved while moving into the area continues.
Katima street vendors disagree with council
Street vendors at Katima Mulilo are unhappy after being stopped from selling along the streets of Katima Mulilo by the town council in what they see as unfair treatment.
NamRA probes customs official
The customs official who owns Swagga.com, a shop that allegedly sells counterfeit clothing and shoes in Walvis Bay, is under investigation.
Information bill awaits Geingob’s signature
The passing of the Access to Information Bill this week has been hailed and described as historic for Namibia.
Search for teen’s body after hippo attack
The Kavango West police were still searching the Kavango River Thursday afternoon in the hope of finding the body of a learner from Sinzogoro combined school, who was attacked by a hippopotamus on Tuesday afternoon at Sinzogoro village in Kapako constituency.
New turnaround plan for NIDA ranch
The acting Kavango Cattle Ranch (KCR) manager says he has devised a plan to turn things around at the farm, which has seen neglect setting in after a farmworker was trampled to death by elephants.
Axe murderer guilty
Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute yesterday convicted a 30-year-old farmworker accused of killing his employer with an axe and of kidnapping and raping the wife of the deceased, on all charges against him.
Lüderitz to host annual sport awards…federations urged to submit early
The 18th edition of the Namibia Annual Sport Awards, which was officially launched yesterday in the capital, will this year see the crème de la crème of Namibian sport battling it out for top honours at the southern town of Lüderitz.
Personality of the week – Murere: People think it’s easy being a Para-athlete
Well, my journey started with playing football – and like every other boy in Namibia, my dream was to play in the English Premier League one day.