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Conrad Lutombi is expected to earn a monthly remuneration package of a little under N$300 000 when he assumes duty as the new City of Windhoek CEO, details into one of the country’s most lucrative employment contracts show. 

The Ministry of Justice’s directorate of legislative drafting faces an acute shortage of experienced legislative drafters due to a lack of incentives to retain and attract legislative drafters, the ministry’s latest financial report has revealed.

The education ministry has annulled a teaching position at Litamaro Combined School, following an outcry by the Students’ Union of Namibia (SUN), that said the advertisement calling on prospective candidates is discriminatory.

President Hage Geingob has said the government continues to make great investments in the well-being of the Namibian child to give them a better future by providing free education from the primary to the secondary level, grants for orphans and vulnerable children as well as school feeding schemes.

As part of the transformed curriculum, the University of Namibia will be offering an attractive advanced subsidiary (AS) incentive package for new students in 2023. 

The Windhoek municipality is concerned about the high incidents of theft and vandalism of its infrastructure in informal settlements. 

Family members of Quincy Kasungo, who was killed in July 2022, held a peaceful demonstration in Katima Mulilo on Friday demanding the suspect in the murder case, Sinvula Tuwelo receive no bail.

Under the terms of the grain deal, Russia agreed to ensure the safety of shipping to Ukrainian ports in exchange for the lifting by the West of all restrictions on the export of Russian grain and fertilizers.

The biggest winner at this year’s Namibia Annual Sport Awards (NASA), held at Lüderitz on Saturday, was the country’s top archer Jannie Meuwesen, who walked away with the prestigious Sports Star of the Year and Sportsman of the Year awards.