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The Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, has suggested that civic education be held to inform and educate Namibians about the purpose and importance of the constitution. 

The Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Otjozondjupa region recently launched an external Maternal and Child Health week-long programme ending on 11 February. 

Leprosy is curable if treated on time with the right drugs. Treatment is free, and communities are urged to report to the nearest government health facilities for any rashes to rule it out.

Keetmanshoop Rural councillor Gerrit Witbooi, listed an array of projects including agriculture projects, road works, housing and sports facilities in the vast and diverse constituency that will enjoy his attention and dedication this year.

The Ongwediva Town Council has donated sanitisers and furniture to the town’s schools as well as protective gear to health facilities. 

Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo says the delayed agriculture infrastructure projects namely the Rundu Abattoir and the Uvhungu-vhungu dairy farm, under construction for more than eight years, should be completed urgently.

Communal farmers are hard at work ploughing their crop fields following good rains in some northern parts of the country. 

The Landless People’s Movement’s lead youth leader Duminga Ndala says young people should no longer allow greedy politicians to steal from them, or old people to dictate the terms of their future.

The influx of people to urban areas such as Mariental and Rehoboth in the Hardap region has resulted in overcrowding in schools, hence the decision by the Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture in the Hardap Regional Council to establish two new schools in those towns.

A little over 13 000 people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the vast Oshikoto region, while vaccine uptake remains a serious concern.