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Bagging the top awards at the recently held Oshikoto regional performance enhancement awards, Oshigambo High School has proven once again why they are the crème de la crème of education excellence in the region.

King of the Ondonga traditional authority Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo last week paid a courtesy visit to former chairperson of the Oukwanyama traditional authority and senior headman for Eudaneko district George Nelulu. 

The Kavango West region has set a target of vaccinating 15 038 school-going children under the age of 18 as part of measures adopted to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The office of the auditor general has launched a publication of their first-ever braille information booklet. The booklet is aimed at including the visually impaired community through simplifying audit information, while at the same time improving the relevance of the office of the auditor general to its stakeholders. 

A clearly fed-up Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka stuck to his guns on Monday by refusing to allow another postponement in the long-running trial of the three men, accused of the murder of renowned stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua.

The High Court will give new trial dates in May when the court will be available to hear the case of an estate administrator accused of stealing N$7.4 million from two estates. 

President Hage Geingob yesterday participated in the SADC extraordinary troika summit that included countries that are contributing military personnel to the regional body’s mission in Mozambique (SAMIM).

Three judges of the Supreme Court yesterday struck an appeal hearing against the conviction of former ministerial advisor Vincent Likoro from the roll as it was unprocedural.

The Keetmanshoop municipality is not in a position to write off the accumulated debt of senior citizens at the town, CEO Desmond Basson said this week.

Gender minister Doreen Sioka has expressed shock over the murder-suicide incident involving her personal driver and bodyguard. Last week, authorities in Khomas reported a 58-year-old police officer Elia Sheetekela fatally shot his girlfriend Asteria Shikalepo before taking his life.