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In part 1 of this essay (see New Era edition of 10 November 2021), I shared my story of how I met Professor Günter Heimbeck for the first time in a public lecture at NUST.

Community members of Okapuku village on Saturday cleared bushes along the Tsumeb-Ondangwa railway track to help mitigate accidents caused by reduced visibility.

A 33-year-old woman, who is accused of stealing and slaughtering 25 goats belonging to her neighbour at Siurungu in Kavango West, was granted bail of N$5 000 when she appeared on charges of stock theft in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The community of Tsintsabis in the Guinas constituency is lobbying for financial assistance to revive and boost operations of the Treesleeper campsite.

An Oshikango man was left with a damaged car after he had only taken it for a gearbox repair at Oshakati.

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.