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Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is currently increasing at an alarming rate in the country.

We, whose names appear at the end of this open letter, register our deepest concern and disappointment about the continuing personal attacks and public humiliation of Prof. Joseph Diescho by public office-bearers and organs of the State.  

The basic assumption is that any journalist or analyst, the novice and the seasoned would understand the basics of effective governance, foreign policy and the prosperity nations derive from diplomacy. 

Members of parliament (MPs) have urged the home affairs ministry to grant citizenship to Angolan immigrants who arrived in Namibia in 1976, just after their nation got independence.

The joint venture between Paragon Investment Holdings and Ethiopian Airlines will take over ground handling services at the Hosea Kutako International Airport.

Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has moved to debunk assertions that foreigners under the draft Land Bill will be allowed to lease communal land for 99 years, saying no foreigner, nor Namibian, can own land under a freehold title on communal land. 

Acting CEO of Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund Kennedy Kandume said the waiving of interest on student loans does not equate to debt-forgiveness, advising students to pay off their loans. 

Namibian Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga said his office will no longer tolerate police officers who steal government fuel for their personal vehicles.

The police have completed their investigations into the case of two men in custody for allegedly attempting to buy the hair of a person living with albinism.

Investment in roads is important in stimulating economic growth and job creation in all regions, works and transport minister John Mutorwa has said.