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Under their Savannah non-alcoholic brand, Distell Namibia recently ran the #BeTheChange media campaign, encouraging the Namibian public to “shift the gears of change” in compliance with road safety measures.

The primary lesson that every investor should take the time to understand is asset classes. 

Some 56.8% of Namibians are unable to afford a healthy diet. This translates to 1.4 million people in 2020 – and this number is expected to have increased during the last two years. 

To reach a forecasted 2.5% growth rate during 2022, the domestic economy’s quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will need to increase by between 2% and 3% on average per quarter. This is according to Simonis Storm Securities’ quarterly economic review dissecting the second quarter of this year. 

Two of the three people convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court want the court to grant them leave to appeal their convictions and sentences in the Supreme Court.

The UNAIDS country director, Alti Zwandor, says men continue to be missing in large numbers from HIV prevention and treatment services. 

United People’s Movement candidate for the upcoming Swakopmund constituency by-election, Bernhard von Seydlitz urged Swakopmund residents to go out in numbers and vote if they want change in Swakopmund.

The governor of the Khomas region said the closing of hostels in the region has an impact on performance, absenteeism and the dropout rate of secondary learners due to hunger. 

Learners at Niilo Taapopi Secondary School in Okahao, Omusati region, were left stranded, and some were seen hopelessly roaming around town on Sunday evening after the school’s principal allegedly denied them access to the hostel for failing to pay the N$150 hostel fee.

At least N$148 million paid by the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund to local universities could not be verified, as there is no credible documentary evidence to support the payments.