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A faction of the Masubia royal family has declared Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa as the new Masubia chief in a move expected to trigger a storm. 

All people face hardship – but for many, the thought of losing their sight is a horrifying prospect. 

State advocate Marthino Olivier has asked Windhoek High Court Judge Johanna Salionga to sentence three persons, convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, to life in prison.

The chairperson of the management committee of the Oniipa Town Council, Jafet Augustus, believes there are still valid grounds to suspend under-fire local authority CEO Junias Jakob. Jakob, who was temporarily removed in mid-November, was reinstated with immediate effect this week by the recently sworn-in council, which is headed by mayor Hileni Idhogela. 

The World Health Organisation has said scientists are working around the clock to understand more about the severity and impact of the Omicron variant.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has been restrained by court from forging ahead with its decisions to cut employees’ leave payouts from 90 to 45 days and to discontinue annual salary notch increments.

Still fresh from scooping the Best International Athlete of the Year award at Friday’s Athletics Weekly Magazine Awards, Namibia’s sprinting sensation Christine Mboma is again on the verge of winning another international accolade.

Instead of addressing the thorny issue of players’ outstanding appearance fees and the decaying state of local football, Franco Cosmos, the secretary general of the financially crippled Namibia Football Association (NFA), has again gone rowdy.

Team Namibia yesterday managed to turn the tide at the ongoing African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Games, winning three bronze medals in swimming.

Nonando iipotha yili 18 yekuthikukithi epe, Omicron ya monika moNambia, natango kashishi ethimbo lyokutila.