Omuthiya Town Council has refuted claims that it stole the Othithiya Festival concept, citing the rights to the idea are not patented nor trademarked.
National
Marungu remains Kavango East SPYL secretary
Kavango East Swapo Party Youth League on Sunday re-elected regional secretary Anslem Marungu to serve for another five-year term. The regional conference also elected Bibiana Shapi, as regional mobiliser while Rauna Ntjamba became the regional treasurer.
Klazen expects freshwater aquaculture upturn
Government’s freshwater aquaculture initiative has not lived up to expectations.
Abortion public hearings to resume in August
The parliamentary standing committee on gender equality will resume with public hearings on the legalisation of abortion in Namibia in various communities.
Governors take stock, strategise
The annual week-long regional governors’ forum kicked off in Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi region on Monday.
Football should return – Traut
The Namibia Football Association interim secretary general is eager to get the local leagues running again.
Tight contests in northern netball derbies
The country’s top-flight netball league Round 3 saw three matches played in the northern part of the country on Saturday.
Opinion – Analysing the Property Practitioners Bill
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Salt and ICT ministry partner on cybersecurity
An agreement was signed last week Thursday between Salt Essential IT and the Information and Communication Technology ministry to collaboratively undertake a joint National Cybersecurity Strategy and Awareness Campaign.
Astute Observations with Alisa Amupolo – Public Procurement Act 101
Namibia enacted a Public Procurement Act No. 15 of 2015, following a regimented process, is currently under review, and is heralded as the best benchmark in the market, particularly for public entities.