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A suspected robber who allegedly bought a sparkly new Toyota Hilux bakkie was arrested in Ondangwa on Monday afternoon, five days after a Chinese national was robbed in Windhoek.

Former Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu has lost faith in the current municipal council’s management committee (MC), saying it has lost the service delivery compass.

Namibia’s green hydrogen juggernaut has moved another step closer to fruition after four successful applicants for pilot projects were announced yesterday at the commencement of the inaugural two-day Green Hydrogen Conference in the capital. 

In an attempt to encourage residents to adopt good hygiene standards and keep urban areas clean, the Oshana police will issue stiff fines for public defecators.

An auditor, who was tasked to investigate the dealings of the Roads Contractor Company implicating its former CEO Kelly Nghixulifwa, said his inquiry uncovered several irregularities. 

Negotiations meant to settle the N$18 million suit, filed by academic Fred Mwilima, whose wife was shot and killed by her subordinate while on duty, have failed. 

An Angolan woman was beaten and her ankle cut with an unknown object, leading to her death early on Saturday at Oniiyagaya village in the Omuthiya district of the Oshikoto region.

President Hage Geingob yesterday undertook a working visit to Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo to participate in the 42nd Ordinary Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government.

Namibian young people have been called upon to work together with experienced leaders to foster successful and equitable intergenerational relations and partnerships.

Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua has expressed concern over residents drawing water from the riverbed, and described the situation as risky, saying there is a need for urgent intervention of water provision to the affected people.