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WALVIS BAY – The Walvis Bay municipality has donated N$70 000 to government schools at the town for the development of gardening projects.

WINDHOEK - Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke expressed concern over the non-submission of financial statements by some local authorities and state entities to his office, saying this hampered the execution of his mandate.

WINDHOEK - If rain does not materialise in the next two weeks, maize producers in Namibia will only be able to supply about 30 percent (some 35 000 tonnes) of local demand. 

WINDOKO – Muñoli wakatengo kakamaiso yamuuso, George Simataa ukupile yomuhulu wasipokola sanaha Sebastian Ndeitunga, kuli atalime taba yaku beya yanali muzamaisi wa Liluko la Makete Andreas Mwoombola milatu ya busholi ni

GOMA – Ba sipokola sa Namibia mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi, neba sweli tuñata twa matokwani totu mashumi asilezi ka totu beli, twa buima bobufita fa 15.1 kg, twa teko yamali alumelwa kufita fa N$151 000, kwa museto wa Ngoma,

WINDHOEK – Skorpion Zinc has confirmed the temporary closure of its refinery for a period of five weeks, starting 15 March 2019. The decision to close the refinery follows the depletion of ore stocks as a result of an unprotected strike from February 22, 2019 until March 06, 2019 by employees of mining contractor, Basil Read.  

WINDHOEK - Desert Fruit Namibia (DFN) has been awarded with a Khalifa award, namely the Award of Pioneering development and productive project by Professor Abdelouahhab Ziad, Secretary General of the Khalifa Date Palm.

WINDHOEK - Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development Tjekero Tweya says to ensure effective reduction of the current high import bill, Namibia will have to institute a mandatory retail charter such as a ‘buy local’ policy, which will make it easier for small businesses to sell goods and services to government.

UTUSEB – A meeting to discuss the way forward for the Topnaar community, following the recent death of its chief, Seth Kooitjie, turned chaotic on Saturday afternoon.