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Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine helped push the price of oil to over US$100 a barrel for the first time since 2014. Namibia increased fuel prices on 2 March 2022, a headache increase for Namibian consumers and businesses.

With persistence and perseverance in good measure, anything is possible. This sentiment rings true when it comes to the life of one Selma Ndamonondjila Namwandi – a former labourer-turned-accountant at the Ministry of Finance.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has called upon the non-state actor stakeholders to join hands with government in coming up with programmes to address social challenges facing vulnerable members of society.

Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas is advocating for exclusive breastfeeding space for working mothers, and initiating a baby corner at the City of Windhoek. 

Communal land boards have successfully adjudicated 251 out of 276 communal land appeal cases since the Communal Land Reform Act of 2002 was operationalised in 2003.

The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has strongly advised suspects accused of working in cahoots with a former prosecutor to fraudulently scam the office of the Judiciary in witness fees to sort out their legal representation.

The ministry of home affairs has given foreign students another month to apply for study permits.

The trial of a woman accused of dumping her dead infant after giving birth will only be heard next year. 

Frustrated City of Windhoek councillors are demanding that a progress report on the recruitment of the new CEO be submitted in the next council meeting, scheduled for the end of this month. 

National Unity Democratic Organisation parliamentarian Josef Kauandenge has expressed dismay at what he describes as meagre salaries paid to local authority councillors, saying it deters them from performing their work effectively.