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The rape, assault, attempted rape and attempted murder trial of a Windhoek resident, who is accused of 23 offences, including the mutilation of a 10-year-old girl in 2018, was postponed yesterday as the prosecutor is “indisposed.” 

The empty houses constructed under the Massive Urban Land Servicing Project (MULSP) at Walvis Bay will finally get owners. This follows after the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development gave the Walvis Bay municipality the go-ahead to sell the houses.

The Brave Warriors began their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers with an uninspiring one-all draw against Burundi in the opening game of their Group C game at FNB Stadium on Saturday.

The first annual Oviritje Music Awards were launched in Windhoek on Friday in an effort to return the genre to the top of the Namibian music charts and onto the lips of everyone.

Multi-genre artist Mathew Marius, who goes by the stage name MariusD, is set to drop his first EP on 25 June 2022.

Last year, Namibia launched its AGOA Utilisation Strategy with the objective of diversifying and increasing its exports to the United States of America under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

A business seminar for vendors in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa region, is slated for tomorrow. The event is being hosted by the trade ministry in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Supply Chain Management Enabling and Outreach Service. 

A friend going on retirement within a month was asking her colleagues pertinent questions. These got me thinking about the many predicaments some of our members face. 

The value of exports in April 2022 decreased by 36.4% to N$5.5 billion from N$8.7 billion reported in March 2022. In addition, when compared to N$6.5 billion recorded in April 2021, exports decreased by a notable 15.4%.