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President Hage Geingob yesterday extended condolences to the family and the entire Nama community following the passing of chief Simon Petrus Kooper of the Kai-// Khaun tribe at Hoachanas.

Popular Democratic Movement leader and Pan-African Parliament (PAP) member McHenry Venaani this week revealed the southern region caucus has seconded chiefs’ council president Fortune Charumbira for the legislative body’s top job. 

Mervin Nguyapeua, a man convicted of 32 rape counts involving 10 minor boys and serving 68 years imprisonment, is in need of a lawyer for his appeal bid. 

Police in Ohangwena have urged inhabitants to be more cautious, following an increased number of housebreaking cases in the region.

The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has terminated a N$35.5 million contract with Neu-Olulya Trading CC for the construction of phase one (b) of the Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre (VTC) in the Kavango West region. 

The Affirmative Repositioning has confirmed it will drag the labour ministry to court over the pending registration of the movement’s workers’ union. 

The first-ever international mixed martial arts (MMA) competition will take place in Walvis Bay this weekend.

Namibia’s Tokyo Olympics star Christine Mboma is back in training.

Sports minister Agnes Tjongarero has commended MTC for living up to its promise to gift sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi houses as part of a worthwhile sponsorship deal.

Rockley Beach from the Okahandja racing club owned the Okahandja Derby on Saturday, winning one race and ending second in another.