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The police in the Hardap region late yesterday were still searching for the body of one man who went missing when a boat capsized at Lake Oanob near Rehoboth on Saturday afternoon.

With 1 260 school-going girls falling pregnant last year in the Ohangwena region, the directorate of education has pointed to a growing transactional sex trend which not only puts the girls’ progress in school at risk, but also their health.

As at the end of 2021, student debt at the University of Namibia stood at a massive N$400 million, while the Namibia University of Science and Technology has recorded an amount of N$80 million in outstanding fees. 

The Supreme Court on Friday determined that the High Court of Namibia has jurisdiction to hear labour matters. 

The lack of a drainage system at Walvis Bay has turned into a headache for some residents who found themselves on the receiving end of unexpected rain. 

Windhoek mayor Sade Gawanas has urged all stakeholders to intensify efforts to clean up the city to reclaim its title as the cleanest city in Africa.

A 59-year-old man identified as Musialela Moses Luyanga, became the latest human-wildlife conflict victim when he was attacked by a hippopotamus while paddling a canoe along Kasaya River channel in Kabbe South constituency of the Zambezi region.

Angola’s Cuando Cubango governor José Martins says the temporary border closure brought hardship for families on both sides of the Namibia-Angola border.

Prominent businessman and founder of John & Penny group, Johannes Akapandi Endjala was buried at Okapya village in the Oshana region on Saturday.