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The High Court yesterday granted an interim order for the N/a’ankusê Foundation to move rare species of birds from the Rare and Endangered Species Trust to their wildlife sanctuary and veterinary clinic in Windhoek.

Namibia’s anti-graft body is often criticised for being toothless, ineffective and not pursuing the proverbial “big fish”, but it boasts of 184 successful convictions since 2006.

The ministry of health’s decision this week to recall all Covid-19 volunteers, whose contracts were terminated on 31 October 2022, was greeted with joy by volunteers although the ministry remains mum on the reasons for the U-turn.

A parliamentary select committee, appointed to find solutions regarding fishermen who resigned en masse in August, made a raft of recommendations to resolve the tentative employment situation of the workers.

A total of 559 players took part in this year’s Nedbank for Autism Series, which saw Kiewiet Dreyer from Mariental walk away victorious after beating nine other qualifiers with a total score of 44 points at the final. 

Namibian tennis sensation Connor van Schalkwyk has signed with the tennis team of Old Dominion University in America, where he will undergo further development and compete for the varsity side in the upcoming 2023/24 season. 

When TotalEnergies and Shell separately announced “significant” discoveries of what appears to be commercial quantities of oil and gas offshore Namibia – possibly more than 4 billion barrels of oil in total – it signalled something new for the nation: a chance to monetise its natural resources to combat energy poverty and accelerate economic growth.

MTC and the leadership of Otjiwarongo municipality last week entered into a strategic cooperation agreement, which will see the two institutions collaborate to enhance public service delivery through innovative digital solutions. 

Chairperson of the Khomas Regional Council, John Moonde, recently handed over equipment or materials to entrepreneurs in the Moses ǁGaroëb constituency as part of an effort in fulfilment of government’s promise to support the growth of sustainable self-employment and job creation in the communities.

The hype, act of activism towards climate change and technicality ignorance are overshadowing the fact that with the current technology at hand, green hydrogen production is not a wise investment choice.