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WINDHOEK – The Chinese government recently held a send-off ceremony for 57 Namibian students who after a vigorous vetting and interviewing process were granted the opportunity to study at institutions of

WINDHOEK - Namibia needs to make tough decisions or remain stuck in the current economic storm, High Level Panel on the Economy chairperson Johannes !Gawaxab said.

WINDHOEK - Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) workers entered a second day of strike for higher pay yesterday, with the union refusing to accept a six percent salary increment offered by the institution.

RUNDU – The Kavango East and Kavango West communities have relayed their discontent at the delays in completing the construction of public health facilities in the region, despite work having started in 2012.

RUNDU - Workers at government irrigation projects in Kavango East and Kavango West are demanding that government removes Agribusdev from the helms of the projects.

NKURENKURU – The Nkurenkuru Town Council last week said it will repossess erven for which owners failed to pay.

WINDHOEK – A 32-year-old inmate at the Lüderitz police station cells committed suicide by hanging herself with a piece of cloth.

OSHAKATI - The newly-elected councillor of Oshakati East Abner Shikongo was sworn into his new job yesterday at the Oshana Regional Council chambers.

WALVIS BAY – A planned protest by taxi drivers at Walvis Bay was halted yesterday after controversial Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) president Werner Januarie failed to show up, despite having

OSHAKATI – President Hage Geingob yesterday handed over more than 1 300 houses to beneficiaries at Oshakati. The houses are part of the Massive Urban Land Servicing Programme, which the President