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While many graduates may aspire to work in the private sector, earning huge salaries, for Ivonne Mujoro-Kaukuetu, joining the civil service was a dream come true. 

The Uahekua Herunga Primary School this week received a cash donation of N$150 000 from local fishing company Okalongo Fishing to construct a classroom and storeroom.

Rundu Town Council CEO Olavi Nathanael says the objective of collecting more revenue than council currently receives remains crucial, hence the importance of a debt collector.

A sea of shacks made from corrugated iron, wooden boards and sheets of plastic, pans and pots covering holes and collecting water under leaky roofs. This is Babylon. 

Community members in regions with low vaccination rates say there is still a need to educate them on Covid-19 and its vaccination before they could get jabbed.

A 47-year-old woman who survived a brutal panga attack has mustered the courage to tell of the fateful day when she lost her partner to suicide after narrowly escaping death at his hands. 

Former unit commander of the Namibian Police Drug Law Enforcement Unit Freddy Basson was found not guilty and acquitted on drug theft charges in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court this week.

Former CEO of the Walvis Bay municipality Muronga Haingura is suing the council for N$17.9 million for loss of income, as his character was allegedly defamed by his suspension. 

Some members of the National Youth Council have approached lawyers to challenge the postponement of an NYC representative council meeting that was scheduled to take place in Swakopmund from Wednesday to Friday this week.

Rally for Democracy and progress president and parliamentarian Mike Kavekotora says current infighting within the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) is politically- motivated.