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Over 71 000 members of the youth volunteer group ‘WE ARE ONE’, headquartered in South Korea, set a new Guinness World Records title for the most people to sign up online as blood donors within 24 hours. 

The Windhoek High Court has dismissed the application by the Blouwes Traditional Authority for an order to compel rural development minister Erastus Uutoni to consider Johannes Koopman as their chief.

The University of Namibia’s pro-vice chancellor for academic affairs, Frednard Gideon, says globalisation, the impact of Covid-19, and the embracement of the fourth industrial revolution will make change inevitable for future education.

Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has revealed that members of parliament from both Russia and Ukraine have committed themselves to engage in dialogue meant to resolve the protracted conflict between the two countries.

Government has embarked on a campaign to inform business people of the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).

The One Economy Foundation’s Project #BeFree Centre of Excellence managed to raise N$5.8 million at the recent seventh fundraising gala dinner.

The police in the Khomas region have arrested a 49-year-old man for allegedly shooting and killing his wife with a pistol after an argument.

The Namibian Police Force has come under fire for allegedly neglecting junior officers while rewarding those atthe top echelons through the creation of a new rank on its structure. 

President Hage Geingob yesterday reminded outgoing Botswana high commissioner to Namibia that the relationship of the two neighbours could be frayed when they kill each other’s citizens.

Namibia Wildlife Resorts has taken tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta to court over his decision to grant rights to a hospitality company to operate a passenger train to Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, which will allegedly result in the closure of some roads.