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Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has criticised recent measures imposed by government such as enforcing a night curfew countrywide, while gradually reopening schools. 

ONGWEDIVA – The supplementary registration of voters for the upcoming regional council and local authority elections got off to a slow start in both the Omusati and Oshana regions this week. 

OMUTHIYA - The police in Oshikoto have warned to take stern action over the violation of the night curfew imposed recently nationwide to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country.

OMUTHIYA – Over 2 000 eligible voters in Oshikoto have registered to take part in the November regional council and local authority elections thus far since the supplementary registration process started this week. 

Twenty-two pupils from St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic High School, who had tested positive for Covid-19, have been 
cleared. 

Following weeks of uncertainty over the issue of laptop procurement, higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi yesterday assured students funded by the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will not forfeit their non-tuition fees as per the signed contract. 

Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has said the installation of a new information technology system in the chamber is part of efforts to move towards the long-held goal of becoming a paperless institution.

The Covid-19 stage three restrictions in Windhoek has caused a temporary delay in the trial of a teenage girl, who is accused of dumping her dead infant last year after giving birth at home in Katutura. 

A University of Namibia wildlife field practical at the Otjikoto B2Gold reserve early Tuesday morning was delayed after a helicopter crash. No one was injured. 

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) yesterday assured electorates that voter cards issued to eligible voters in 2014 during the general registration of voters can still be used in this year’s regional council and local authority elections.