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The 11 green scheme irrigation farms in Namibia will be put out on the market between May and July this year through a request for proposals (RFP), minister of agriculture Calle Schlettwein has said.

A one-year-old infant drowned in a pond at Okaale village in the Oshikoto region, the police reported at the weekend. Richard Shilongo’s body was found by his mother, who was on her way back home. 

Multiple inconsistencies in the recruitment and promotion of safety and security personnel were discovered by the auditor general’s office during the 2020 financial year. 

A scabies outbreak has forced children out of school and the Ohangwena regional health directorate scrambling to send a team of professionals to the schools. 

A teacher who was arrested last year for having sex with pupils at his school in Windhoek, will stand trial on the allegations. 

The police are investigating a case of culpable homicide after an officer from the Rehoboth police station died instantly after the driver of the patrol vehicle he was travelling in lost control and overturned.

An ambitious campaign to vaccinate 70% of teachers and 70% of learners by June was launched in Windhoek last week. 

An elderly man charged with two counts of murder had earlier threatened his deceased colleagues, a State witness testified in court yesterday.

A northern-based optics manager accused of raping an 18-year-old girl has formally applied to be released on bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court.

The Ongwediva Town Council has asked residents to propose names for its streets.