National

KEETMANSHOOP - There was no major hiccups as voting in the Keetmanshoop Urban by-election went relatively smoothly at all polling stations.

WINDHOEK - The Popular Democratic Movement Youth League (PDMYL) has promised to fight for the many prospective students who performed exceptionally well in Grade 12 during 2019 final exams and qualify for tertiary education, but are unable to afford the high registration fees required by local universities. 

KEETMANSHOOP - Swapo, the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) and the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) will enter the political arena today when voting starts, to fill the vacant Keetmanshoop Urban constituency councillor position. 

MARIENTAL - Speculations that NamWater will stop providing water to irrigation schemes due to the low level of the Hardap Dam at the end of this month are not true, said Dawie de Klerk, Chairperson of the Hardap Farmers Association.

ǀAEǁGAMS – Namibiab ǀAwa!namn Daob !Norasasib ǁGaraga Sîsenǂuis !âb !nakaǂnôa danas, Komesares Amalia Gawa!nas ge ǁnāpas ge ǀgaisa !khâikhomsa auto !nari-aona Hôasoreb !nâ sîǂuiba hâ is khao!gâ nēsi ge mî, daob sîsenū-aon di tanisens !kharu ge kaitsēdi ǁaeb !nâ ǂkhîǂkhîsase ge !gûǁnâsa, ai!â ge !kharu kurigu ǀkha i kara ǀgoweǀnōhe o.

ǀAEǁGAMS – 10 500 Xa a !nāsa ǀgôan ge ǁnāpa ge ǂoago kurib ǀams ai Namibiab Senior Sekondere Sertifikati ǁNaetisa !Harib (NSSC) Xrat 12 !âidi diba a xoa 24 932 ǀgôana xu, ǀgapi ǁkhāǁkhāsen!khaigu ai xratga ǁkhāǁkhāsens ǂgaoǀkhādi ai ge dīǀoaǀoa. Nē !gôab ge ǂkharirose a !gâi ǁnāpa i ga ai!â gere ǂoa kurib di 9 524 ǀgôan hîa ge !kharu hâ in di !gôab ǀkha nî ǀgoweǀnōhes karao. 

ǀAEǁGAMS – Namibiab ǁGanǂharugub ǂNûiǂgās (Meatco), ǁîs !hūb !nâ hoan xa a kai ǂnûiǂgās hîa ǀgapi ǀgaub !harib ai hâ ǁkhāsiba ūhâ gomaǁgan-e xu hâ xūna !hūba xu ra sîǂuis ge ǂoago kurib !nâ 115 000 xa a !nāsa gomana ge ǂā. 

PRETORIA - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has rolled out a series of trainings to build the capacity of penitentiaries from SADC Member States to uphold human rights and respond to HIV, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) that disproportionately affect women inmates.

WINDHOEK - The police have reported three drowning incidents in northern Namibia this past week. 

ONGWEDIVA - A number of holidaymakers once again found themselves stranded at Oshakati due to a lack of transport.