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Etunda irrigation project, which was in the past considered a beacon of hope for youth employment and food security in the country, is currently at its lowest without any produce over the past 12 months.

Seawork Fish Processors has approached the High Court in order to compel a joint venture of six companies to sell its fishing rights exclusively to it and no other parties. 

Fuel prices will decrease with 100 cents to N$20.08 per litre for petrol, while diesel will remain at N$22.12 per litre, effective this Wednesday.

One suspected car thief died on the spot and another in hospital after the vehicle, which they allegedly stole, overturned in their quest to get away.

The Namibia Fishing Industries and Fishermen Workers Union has denied being responsible for the resignation of over 600 fishermen, saying the Cavema joint venture breached the recognition agreement they had.

Requests to fish in the 200-metre isobar should not be entertained or allowed, nor should Namibian operations be compared with other countries that allow fishing in their spawning areas.

Failure by power technicians to supply the right amount of electricity to the new housing development in Mariental has caused regular electricity blackouts in the southern town. 

State advocate Timo Itula last week asked Windhoek High Court Judge Herman January to convict a resident of Otjimbingwe in the Erongo region on the charges he is facing.

Several rape incidents were reported over the weekend, including the shocking violation of a two-year-old girl reportedly being the victim of her uncle.

President Hage Geingob has returned from an international trip that started on 15 September in Angola for the investiture ceremony of the Angolan president João Manuel Gonçalves, the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom, as well as the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA.