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Twenty-one-year-old Cassia Sharpley was crowned Miss Namibia 2022 during a glitzy coronation event at the Windhoek Country Club and Resort on Friday evening. 

Three entrepreneurs from Keetmanshoop last week won their share of N$85 000 through the Old Mutual Sustainable, Economic & Empowerment Drive (OM SEED) initiative. 

The trade ministry and the environment ministry will co-finance the immediate rehabilitation of water points at the Kavango Cattle Ranch (KCR) and fast-track the establishment of a wildlife reserve on the massive property to increase the ranch’s revenue through tourism. 

We can not talk about gender parity without talking about gender equality. In simple terms, this can be defined as equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for people of all genders (Oxford dictionary).

The deliberate act of taking one’s own life is what constitutes suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that has an impact on families, neighbourhoods and even nations. As most people, if not all, are aware, the biggest contributors to suicide are low self-esteem, despair and family. 

Two judges of the Windhoek High Court have seriously reprimanded a former magistrate of the Karibib Magistrate’s Court for using the wrong procedure in sentencing four men who admitted being in possession of stolen donkey meat.

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni says leaders in their different capacities at all levels and spheres of government should continue devising strategies aimed at promoting food security and nutrition in the country.

A Hai//’om San teacher, who has a desire to see more San people educated, has been voluntarily transporting children to school to prevent them from dropping out and ensure they reach tertiary education.

Swakopmund mayor Louisa Kativa is expected to resign as a local authority councillor this week, following her by-election victory at the weekend. 

What was meant to be a weekend to catch up with friends ended in tragedy when a shack fire claimed the life of a mother and her two-year-old son at the Twaloloka informal settlement in Walvis Bay.