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The High Court has allocated a date for it to hear the legal challenge of the Squatters Proclamation Act of 1985. 

Some of the players in the dimension stone (marble) mining industry say they do not have the expertise, enough skilled human capital, or financial backing to add value and produce finished products as required by the government.

Ministry of health executive director Ben Nangombe has said if Namibia’s Covid-19 vaccination uptake continues at the current slow pace, it will take the country at least three years to reach herd immunity.

Discussions around mental health can essentially be unfavourable if not done appropriately and as mental health issues continue to deeply affect societies, the role of churches has been questioned on the matter. 

After volunteering and providing assistance to people living with disabilities in her community in Swakopmund for most of her life, Vicky Joel (29) is providing hope to parents and learners with autism in the northern regions through her school Circle of Hope in Ongwediva.

The regional leadership expressed concern over the lack of receptive centres for flood victims who find themselves homeless due to heavy seasonal flooding in Omusati.

The autopsy report of farmworker Edmund Mutete has ruled out the possibility that his death was murder, culpable homicide or assault. 

Education authorities recently approved plans to subsidise the Otjerunda Combined School’s community hostel, situated 25km outside Opuwo in the Kunene region. This came after pictures of children sleeping on metal bed bases went viral on social media platforms. 

Information minister Peya Mushelenga on Tuesday addressed the second annual Africa Digital Finance Summit currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Five people died while three survived a lightning strike in two separate incidents on Tuesday in the Zambezi region. This happened after a thunderstorm accompanied by lightning struck the region, causing damage to properties and uprooting trees.