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The Namibia Industrial Development Agency has wielded the axe to suspend CEO Mihe Gaomab with immediate effect, without providing reasons for the move. 

Political parties with representatives on the City of Windhoek council are scrambling to outmaneuvre Swapo at their next meeting to elect office bearers while the line ministry is following the chaos closely. 

Residents of Otjozondjupa region who might have needed emergency services after 17h00 from yesterday have been left to their own devices as ambulance drivers stopped working overtime after 17h00.

The Students’ Union of Namibia (SUN) has praised the University of Namibia for its efforts to accommodate students who did not meet the initial admission criteria. 

With the commencement of the 2023 academic year, government primary schools in the //Kharas region are facing challenges with the provision of space for learners, inadequate classroom furniture and waiting for stationery from government.

As the growl from Windhoek residents bemoaning the state of law and order in the city becomes louder, City Police chief Abraham Kanime said his forces would be on the ground to prevent criminals flourishing and try their level best to ensure the safety of residents.

A 16-year-old learner who was arrested at Ndiyona Combined School hostel for possession of cannabis, was released in the care of his guardian when he appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Berg-Op Academy - a private school based in Okahandja achieved fourth place nationally in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSCO) external exams at the end of 2022 for all the Cambridge curriculum private schools. 

Following the influx of floodwater from Angola reaching Namibian villages by Friday, the agriculture and defence ministries are ready to dispatch teams of hydrologists and soldiers to the affected areas to monitor the situation.