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The 11-member Business Rescue Task Force (BRTF), appointed by President Hage Geingob in July this year, on Friday submitted its interim report to the head of state.

There are few people who can currently venture to predict the future. However, despite the extreme difficulty in predicting the future at the moment, I attempt, at extreme personal risk, to provide a view on the future prospects of the Namibian tourism industry.

The recent demonstrations at the parliament gardens for the legalisation of abortion in Namibia are not only alarming but a huge cause for concern. When are we going to have respect for human life as a nation?

Longer breastfeeding can lower breast cancer risks, especially if a woman breastfeeds for longer than one year.

Deep Yellow, the Reptile Mineral Resources and Exploration (MRM) subsidiary, has donated educational tools, scholarships and medical equipment to the tune of N$191 000 to various community projects in the Erongo region.

A traffic officer who was in 2017 charged with corruption on allegations of soliciting a bribe of N$600 in Kavango West, was found not guilty last week.

The forestry ministry, in collaboration with the Development Bank of Germany, last week inaugurated 11 community forest facilities constructed at a cost of N$22 million in the two Kavango regions as well as in Zambezi and Otjozondjupa.

The ‘Get Vaccinated, Help Kick Covid-19 out of Namibia’ national campaign roadshow kicked off in Zambezi on Wednesday last week, with a target of vaccinating 65 000 people within the region by December.

The transformation of Karibib as the gateway to the Erongo region looks promising as the town is attracting substantial investments in the mining sector. 

Katima Mulilo - The mother of a three-month-old baby boy who was allegedly brutally killed by his biological father in early October in the Choto location in Katima Mulilo, has called on the authorities not to even consider giving bail to the alleged perpetrator.