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The mayor of the City of Windhoek Sade Gawanas last week travelled to Bremen, Germany, to strengthen and deepen their collaboration on the implementation of solid waste management.

The chairperson of Oukwanyama traditional authority, Eliaser Waandja, has appealed to all community leaders to stop selling land at unapproved prices.

The judge in the bail application of some Fishrot accused said the possibility of them interfering in the case is real if released on bail, as the State provided undisputed evidence. 

Political analysts are of the opinion that the disunity among the Independent Patriots for Change councillors serving on the Erongo Regional Council could be detrimental to the organisation, as supporters might lose faith in the party because a power struggle has burst out in the open. 

The Namibian Meteorological Services is forecasting heavy rains in the northern parts of Namibia for this week.

Nurses at the Opuwo District Hospital are not happy about the nursing staff complement, which has not changed for many years, while the population is increasing. 

Namibia not only scooped the best competitor award during the Worldskills Africa competition, but also clinched four gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals during the final day of the competition held in Swakopmund.

The mayor of the embattled Otjozondjupa town Grootfontein has written a scathing letter to minister of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni, accusing him of ignoring the town’s troubles and council’s pleas for solutions.

Namibia’s most avid scholar Peya Mushelenga, minister of information and communication technology bagged his second doctorate – this time a Doctor of Philosophy in Law – from the University of Western Cape, South Africa, on Wednesday last week, bringing to 12 the number of degrees he has harvested so far. 

Swakopmund council has appealed to the government and relevant stakeholders to find a solution for the about 290 incomplete mass houses in Swakopmund or sell the houses voetstoots (as is) to residents.