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The Namibian Competition Commission has initiated two investigations into the banking sector on account of discriminatory practices. 

President Hage Geingob yesterday paid homage to former Zambian president Rupiah Banda, saying his death is a monumental loss to the people of Namibia, both as a staunch advocate for the democracy the country enjoys today and as having been a “true, dependable friend”. 

Works and transport minister John Mutorwa has recommended the decentralisation of some administrative functions to allow government garages in the regions to function optimally. 

A former farmworker of double murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser testified yesterday in the Windhoek High Court before Judge Christie Liebenberg about a shotgun Lichtenstrasser gave him in 2016 to protect his livestock. 

Namibia’s vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, which kicked off on 19 March 2021, initially faced hesitancy, a lack of vaccines and mistrust.

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has stated his office is inundated with applications from “tribal chiefs” seeking recognition as traditional leaders by the government. Uutoni told New Era yesterday his office has received numerous applications from various «chiefs” requesting acknowledgement, without revealing the number of chiefs seeking recognition. 

The High Court refused Namibia Protection Services’ request to compel the Central Procurement Board to avail competitors’ bids. 

Keetmanshoop entrepreneurs are concerned about their relationship with the local council and the level of service delivery.

The trial of Karl Friedrich Eichhoff, an Okahandja resident accused of killing a man and burying him in a burrow alongside two dogs on his father’s farm in 2013, will be heard in August.

The urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni yesterday handed over decentralised (delegated) functions of the ministry of education, arts and culture to regional councils at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region.