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It was an emotional Sunday at the Keetmanshoop’s Zoo Park when loved ones of those who succumbed to the coronavirus gathered for the unveiling ceremony of the town’s Covid-19 memorial.

The deep, swirling mass of brown water that rushes through the culverts under the bridges carries schools of freshwater fish between Onashiku shaLabani and Oshuungu, day in and day out. 

Faced with rising food and oil prices, Swapo member of parliament Vincent Mareka reminded fellow lawmakers government must minimise its reliance on neighbouring countries to feed the nation.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Celeste Becker has said the current government has demonstrated little political will to invest in the ICT industry over the years.

In the wake of a Namibian business delegation, led by President Hage Geingob recently to Dubai, the United Democratic Front (UDF) has criticised the investment opportunities, saying Namibians should be given preference for solar projects at the expense of foreigners.

The City of Windhoek management committee is facing a possible vote of no confidence after being accused of undermining the council for failing to implement its resolutions. 

President Hage Geingob will this afternoon deliver his annual State of the Nation Address amid escalating prices of consumer goods, rampant unemployment and a struggling economy.

Following years of communities in the Kunene region living in constant fear of being mauled, the ministry of environment took a decision to put down a male lion, approximately eight to 10 years old, that has been terrorising communities in the Sesfontein and Puros areas.

​​​​​​​A charcoal worker from northern Namibia was sentenced to an effective three years imprisonment for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm in the Oshakati High Court.