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Recently, Cabinet instructed the National Planning Commission (NPC) to mainstream youth projects and programmes in the country’s development plans.

Ten projects from the Kunene, Ohangwena, Zambezi and Omusati regions benefited from the Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach for Enhancing Livelihood and Environmental Governance to Eradicate Poverty project.

A 45-year-old woman died after she was run over by a vehicle while attempting to cross the Rundu-Nkurenkuru road at Siya village in Kavango West, while two men were fatally hit by a car at Rundu on Saturday night. 

Three weeks after the mysterious disappearance of fraud accused fugitive Walter ‘Rooies’ Mostert, who escaped from custody early this month after a court appearance, the police are none the wiser about his whereabouts.

The Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) has appointed Kuniberth Shamathe as the CEO for the next five years, starting January 20

Farmers in the Kalahari constituency of the Omaheke region called on the police officers to clean up to gain respect from the community. 

The Namibia Meteorological Service (NMS) says most parts of the country will receive normal to above-normal rainfall during the 2021/2022 rainy seasons.

The trial of the remaining seven treason accused persons in the longest-running trial in the history of Namibia resumed yesterday before acting Windhoek High Court judge Petrus Unengu with the defence’s case.

The poor living conditions of Angolan migrants, who are currently accommodated at Etunda in the Omusati region, have been worsened by unfavourable weather conditions. 

The bail application of former minister of justice Sackey Shanghala’s lackey, Nigel van Wyk, will start today in the Windhoek High Court before Oshakati-based judge Johanna Salionga.