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Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni yesterday slammed the City of Windhoek’s leadership for failing to agree terms with striking cleaners. 

British statesman Winston Churchill once defined Russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.”

President Hage Geingob will be leaving today for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend the 36th African Union (AU) ordinary session of the assembly of heads of state and government.

The Namibian government has generated N$110 million from the sale of 15 000 metric tonnes of hake. 

The Road Fund Administration has agreed to increase its funding to the Walvis Bay municipality for road maintenance. 

The ongoing animosity between the Landless People’s Movement leadership and Gerrit Witbooi has resulted in the Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor’s unceremonious expulsion from the party.

British farmer and businessman Harvey Boulter want the High Court to review the decision of the prosecutor general to continue prosecuting him over allegations surrounding a shooting incident that resulted in the death of his farm manager in 2021.

Agribank CEO Raphael Karuaihe is upbeat about his institution’s operations in the two Kavango regions.

Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Namibia, Feral Çekerek Oruçkaptan is appealing to the Namibian people and institutions for donations following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked southeast Turkey near the Syrian border last week. 

Ministries that continue to spend less than what has been budgeted deprive Namibian citizens of essential public goods and services such as improved education, better healthcare and more roads and bridges, etc. – a situation that can damage public trust and erodes confidence further if not urgently addressed.