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Various representatives from line ministries, Nampol and welfare organisations recently joined hands in addressing the plight of the increasing number of children living in deplorable conditions on the streets of Mariental.

Swapo candidate Salomon Nehemiah, who previously served as Swakopmund mayor, says he is ready to serve the residents of Swakopmund once again.

Swakopmund resident and candidate for the upcoming Swakopmund constituency by-election Roger Dausab said fighting systemic racism as well as finding ways to grow the grassroots economy in Swakopmund is one of the main reasons he decided to take part in the election.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has dismissed assertions government has no political will to address the housing crisis, saying through the mass housing initiative alone, 4 130 houses were completed and handed over to beneficiaries. 

Katutura constituency councillor Vezemba Rodman Katjaimo is working around the clock to ensure the monies Namibians paid for the failed trip to Birmingham, England, to attend the just-ended Commonwealth Games is returned. 

The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund is in court fighting to have a former employee return more than N$500 000 he allegedly transferred to a student. 

Regional councils have been told to exhaust their budgets and not return any funds to Treasury while rural communities are languishing in poverty. 

The fraud and corruption trial of former CEO of the Road Contractors Company Kelly Nghixulifwa and two of his business friends, Anna Ndoroma and Hafeni Nginamwaami, resumed with evidence from several key witnesses.

The Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court showed mercy to a 21-year-old man, convicted of raping a minor in 2017, when it sentenced him to serve three years imprisonment. 

The Omaheke malnutrition technical committee last week reported a significant drop in the number of malnutrition admission cases and deaths. In the first quarter of 2022, the region reported 86 cases admitted at the state hospital and 17 deaths.