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The resuscitated Omuthiya Mayoral Fund raised N$208 000 at a gala dinner held on Friday.

A warrant of arrest has been issued against a Yemeni national accused of killing a man over a million-dollar deal that turned sour in 2016.

President Hage Geingob cautioned government would impose stricter measures to combat a surge of new Covid-19 cases if the public continues to disregard public health measures, especially now that 18 cases of the Omicron strain have been detected in Namibia.

Namibia’s Covid-19 vaccination rate remains sluggish, with health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula admitting yesterday the country was nowhere near reaching its target for herd immunity.

The High Court has ordered for a farmworker, accused of murdering his employer and raping the wife of his employer, to undergo mental observation as he has requested.

Oniipa CEO Junias Jakob, who was temporarily removed in mid-November, has been reinstated with immediate effect by the recently sworn-in council.

Swapo councillor Hileni Idhogela yesterday prevailed as the new mayor of Oniipa local authority, replacing the embattled David Kambonde after a fierce election, which lasted for more than three hours. 

Leader of the official opposition, McHenry Venaani, has told President Hage Geingob to put his shoulder to the wheel and appoint a new genocide special envoy to start in earnest round two of the genocide negotiations.

Fishrot accused and a former employee of corruption accused Sacky Shanghala and his business partner James Hatuikulipi withdrew his bail application yesterday in the High Court.

Namibia’s Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, Christine Mboma on Friday again hogged international headlines when she scooped the International Junior Female Athlete of the Year accolade at the Athletics Weekly Magazine Awards.