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The newly launched Health Defence League (HDL) has threatened to take legal action against government should it implement a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination order for citizens.

The case in which University of Namibia employee Frednard Gideon is challenging a Namibia University of Science and Technology’s decision to appoint Erold Naomab ahead of him as vice chancellor will only be heard next year. 

Walvis Bay municipality employees have vowed to fight tooth and nail a proposal by a local authority councillor seeking the council’s blessings to implement a 20% salary cut across the board. The wage cut also affects councillors.

Meatco Foundation in collaboration with UNIL (Norwegian Group) and Global Protein Solutions (GPS) last weekend handed over a completed water borehole valued at N$450 000 to the Goreses community. 

Community members of Ambende village say there is a high prevalence of people dying at home as well as pregnant women delivering on their own. Members of the marginalised community are said to be the most affected.  

Fishrot accused Otneel Shuudifonya said he loaned co-accused James Hatuikulipi N$2 million in different instalments to help stage the 2017 Swapo congress. 

The Namibian nation was plunged into mourning yesterday following the sudden death of long-serving politician and All People’s Party president Ignatius Shixwameni. 

The agriculture ministry is currently trying to secure 1 200 hectares needed for Neckartal Dam’s phase two that involves agricultural production.

United People’s Movement (UPM) parliamentarian Jan van Wyk is demanding that government include the Baster community in ongoing genocide reparation negotiations with the German government, saying they also suffered at the hands of the European colonisers. 

Overflowing sewage has been a headache at the Ngweze Primary School for many years, with learners and staff fearing the stagnant sewage water will compromise their health.