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The Covid-19 pandemic outbreak, which claimed the lives of more than 4 080 Namibians, exposed shortcomings in the country’s social protection programmes.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund has started the process to find a suitable replacement for its CEO David Nuyoma, who retires next year after ten years, at the helm of the country’s largest defined pension fund.

Employees of Gendev Fishing and Princess Brand are facing a bleak future as 1 300 workers are on the verge of losing their jobs.

The meteorological office has predicted rain this coming weekend for most of the northern and central parts of Namibia. 

Swakop Uranium has donated 1 000 packs of sanitary pads and soap items to the Erongo governor’s office on behalf of the Lotus Foundation.

After a two-year Covid-19 hiatus, 14 Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in last at Okahandja’s Andreas Kukuri Conference Centre last Thursday.

Although the country recorded a slight decrease in road accident fatalities, compared to last year, for the 303 days from January to the end of October this year, 393 people died on Namibia’s roads. 

The technical committee working on Namibia and Botswana’s bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) yesterday moved swiftly to calm growing perceptions that the bid has become a stalled project, announcing a raft of new developments around the initiative. 

Namibian Business Hall of Fame (NBHF) held its induction ceremony for the 2022 nominees on Saturday night in the capital. Since 2004, each year, the NBHF honours entrepreneurs and business leaders who continue to set outstanding and exemplary leadership in contribution to national development goals and the socio-economic development of Namibia.