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The Landless People’s Movement candidate for the Swakopmund by-election Tangeni Musheka says the constituency residents deserve a regional councillor that gives them equal access to decent shelter and basic services.

A resident of Otjimbingwe in the Erongo region yesterday vehemently denied he raped and/or assaulted or threatened three girls he is accused of violating.

Sports minister Agnes Tjongarero wants to negotiate with Namibia Sports Commission chief administrator Simataa ‘Freddy’ Mwiya to settle their dispute amicably. 

President Hage Geingob has expressed sadness over the passing on of renowned author Jane Katjavivi.

Chairperson of the Fifa-appointed Normalisation Committee for the Namibia Football Association (NFA), Bisey Uirab yesterday informed all affiliates of the association that domestic premiership football activities will start only once funding is secured. 

An internship is a formal programme offered by organisations to assist students and recent graduates in training and gaining work experience. The goal of an internship or apprenticeship is to learn new skills in order to secure future employment. 

A study by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) concluded a local appetite exists for agriculture index-based insurance in Namibia. This type of insurance was conceptualised to help mitigate adverse weather effects around the world. 

According to at least two recent judgments of the Supreme Court and High Court, in the Tsumib (2020) and NamRights (2019) cases, respectively, class actions, or actios popularis as they are also known in Latin, are not permitted under Namibian law. 

According to Keynesian economic theory, the wage price spiral is an economic term that describes the phenomenon of price increases because of higher wages. When workers receive a wage hike, they demand more goods and services and this, in turn, causes prices to rise.

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.