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The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation and the Namibia Training Authority this week signed a sponsorship agreement towards the WorldSkills Africa 2022 competition, scheduled to take place from 28 March to 2 April 2022 in Swakopmund. 

Women in Namibia and globally should not underestimate their capabilities and should stop fearing to take on new challenges.

The prosecutor general’s office will have to decide whether the case against the co-accused of  fugitive former judicial officer Walter ‘Rooies’ Mostert should continue. 

Two brothers who were recently arrested on charges of trafficking in persons and contravention of the Labour Act, were granted bail on Tuesday at Kahenge periodic court in Kavango West. The accused, Vaatakana Tjindunda (45) and Tjipirandi Tjindunda (63) were granted bail of N$6 000 each. 

 An application in which an alleged rival faction in Swanu wanted to derail a case brought against them by the current leadership failed in the High Court yesterday. 

 Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku this week ruled an identity parade held in Swakopmund that identified Panduleni Gotlieb (34) and David Shekudja (39) as two of the men who broke into the residence of Walvis Bay businessman Hans- Jörg Möller inadmissible. 

Namibians can expect to see an increase in certain food products and beverages as food production and exportation in Ukraine is likely to be disrupted by the ongoing resistance battles against Russia.

Lineekela Haimbodi, who was 12 years old in March 2015, was walking from school when a vehicle that was trying to overtake another accidentally rammed into him, leaving him permanently injured and bedridden. 

Presidential advisor on constitutional affairs and private sector interface Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi yesterday cautioned Namibia to closely monitor the Russia-Ukraine conflict as it could impact the Namibian economy in different ways. 

The environment ministry has railed against critics of the government’s auction of 170 elephants.