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ONGWEDIVA - Standard Bank, through its buy-a-brick initiative, recently handed over N$13 million to the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) to enable it to construct 380 houses for low-income families next year.

ONGWEDIVA - The president of the Namibian Association of Local Authority Officials (Nalao) Walde Ndevashiya says the association wants the line ministry to pronounce itself on the issue of the management systems to be used by local authorities.

RUNDU - A 23-year-old woman became the latest reported victim of gender-based violence (GBV) at the hands of her lover after she was hacked to death  in the early hours of Friday at Sikali village some 23 km south of Rundu.

ONGWEDIVA - The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy Peter Kazongominja is dissatisfied with some local authorities that could not account for transactions for the year under review.

WINDHOEK – Ninety-eight children from the 14 political regions of the country are gathering in Windhoek to attend the Fifth Children’s Parliament.

DAR ES SALAAM – New Sadc chairperson, President John Magufuli of Tanzania, used his acceptance speech on Saturday to let off some steam regarding the regional bloc’s challenges over the years.

DAR ES SALAAM – Namibia was roundly applauded for carrying the Sadc chairpersonship baton with resounding success during the past 12 months – during which the regional body circumvented its way past a myriad of challenges.

WALVIS BAY – A man was shot in Kuisebmond during the second phase of Operation Kalahari Desert that started over the weekend in Erongo Region. 

WINDHOEK – An assessment undertaken in Windhoek Rural has revealed the constituency faces a water shortage for humans and livestock while boreholes are dry or have low water yield capacity.

GOBABIS - Fifty-two recognised traditional authority chiefs started gathering in Gobabis, Omaheke region, yesterday for the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders, which begins today.