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In times of critical need – now more than ever  – social workers and their ability to find creative ways to positively impact their communities are needed. 

One-hundred families on Wednesday became homeowners. This happened in Windhoek’s informal settlements under the Informal Settlement Upgrading Affordable Housing Pilot Project. 

The City of Windhoek council on Tuesday approved a proposal by Smart City Sweden Research Institute to conduct a waste to an energy feasibility study in Windhoek.

The Oshikuku Town Council this week tabled a budget of over N$34 million for the 2022/2023 financial year.

Based on a steady increase in positive cases, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has altered its categorisation of Namibia to a high-risk Covid-19 country, much to the chagrin of the tourism industry and health officials. 

The young Aune Ambunda rose through the ranks to become a foreman in the span of six months into her new job in the male-dominated industry and workshop at Mbungus Investment CC in the Ongwediva industrial area.

The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters yesterday asked the ombudsman to launch an investigation into President Hage Geingob’s alleged role in the circumstances of the theft of almost US$4 million from his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm.

Justice minister Yvonne Dausab has expressed concern over the rising number of bogus rape cases filed “just to abuse and extort” the accused and force them to comply with the complainants’ requests.

Crypto-currency investment company CBI Exchange this week lodged an urgent application in the Windhoek High Court to authorise Bank Windhoek to release funds from its account for “day-to-day operations”.

The Ohangwena police have recorded a huge increase in fraud cases, with 63 recorded during April, May and June.