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The 22 elephants captured from the Kamanjab commercial farming area in the Kunene region and exported to the United Arab Emirates in a private transaction, have arrived safely in the Middle East nation.

Defence minister Frans Kapofi has categorically refuted allegations by a Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian that only those who offer sex to high-ranking navy officials are promoted.

The Omagongo cultural festival that was supposed to be hosted by the Ombalantu Traditional Authority will not take place due to Covid-19. This was confirmed by the chairperson of the northern traditional authorities, chief Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu.

The fate of about 300 pensioners benefiting from both the South African and Namibian social grant schemes is hanging in the balance. 

Revised figures indicate the government generated N$575 million in revenue from the governmental objective quota auctioned last year. 

The Supreme Court yesterday deferred an application for domicile by a Mexican-born architect, married to a Namibian in a same-sex marriage, back to the home affairs ministry.

A Chinese national with permanent Namibian residence filed a complaint with the police when more than N$119 000, among other goods, got stolen from her premises on Sunday.  

President Hage Geingob says that if wholesale poverty is addressed, many Namibians would not be demanding to own agricultural land.

The Namibian Police are investigating a case in which a police officer was assaulted, bitten on the hand and had his legs tied by three inmates before one of them escaped from custody. 

National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato has instituted legal action against a local construction company for N$400 000.