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Omukwaniilwa of Ondonga Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo held a meeting with stakeholders from the three regions within the jurisdiction of the Ondonga Traditional Authority: Oshana, Oshikoto and Ohangwena.

The office of the Omaheke governor engaged traditional leaders to establish a regional traditional authorities’ forum. The meeting was intended for traditional leaders to discuss pertinent matters to improve the lives of those whom they serve.

Oshikoto governor Penda Ya Ndakolo urged people with disability, who are not yet registered for the social grants, to visit the offices of the Ministry Of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare to be registered.

Some Walvis Bay community members and family of the late liberation struggle stalwart Nathaniel Maxuilili called upon the government to relocate his remains to the Heroes Acre in Windhoek.

Residents of northern Namibia were rejoicing over the first raindrops that fell last week.

Phillipus Mwapopi, one of the Fishrot accused looking for his liberty in a continuing bail application in the High Court, yesterday admitted that he received various payments from several fishing enterprises.

Many villagers in the flood-prone areas of Kabbe North and South constituencies in the Zambezi region are being advised to prepare themselves and their belongings for possible evacuation to the higher, safer ground over the next weeks should the Zambezi River continue to rise. 

Urban and rural development deputy minister Natalia /Goagoses has raised serious concerns over the dilapidating state of the country’s towns, describing the situation in many towns as “dirty”.

The police in Erongo are warning businesses, especially shebeens and taxi drivers, to be on the lookout for counterfeit notes that are in circulation.

As government embarks on transforming the education sector and embracing changes, the urgent need to invest in inclusive digital learning technology that benefits all Namibian children is all too clear.