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ONGWEDIVA – An employee of Ondonga Traditional Authority who was allegedly forced to drink poison by three men who broke into his room at Onethindi last month succumbed to his injuries on Sunday afternoon. His mother Tresia Shipanga confirmed the sad news to New Era.

ONAYENA – Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba has called for the return of Namibia’s cultural artefacts that were collected during pre-colonial times and now lie in foreign museums.

WINDHOEK - Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN) and Rastafari United Front (RUF), both non-profit making advocacy groups, are organising a peaceful march to hand over a petition to the Speaker of Parliament.

WINDHOEK - Infrastructure networks in Africa and the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) remain highly fragmented, reflecting the continent’s small-sized nation states.

WINDHOEK – President Hage Geingob on Saturday thanked late Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) senior councillor Mateus Karungaiva Katjiteo for working tirelessly to develop the Eiseb community through his involvement in several initiatives, including the repatriation of the Ovambanderu community from Botswana.

WINDHOEK – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Paulus Noa said yesterday that the corruption watchdog has not received any formal complaints on the much-publicised ‘illegal installation’ of an elevator at a state-owned guesthouse occupied by former Vice-President Nicky Iyambo.

LÜDERITZ - Six learners from two schools in Lüderitz, three boys and three girls, have retained their positions as junior councillors for 2019.

NKURENKURU - Kavango West Regional governor Sirkka Ausiku says her region will continue to invite investors to region in a bid to uplift the livelihoods of residents  and for businesses to thrive.

TSOAXUBAMS – Zambiab ge hoan xa a kai !hū, Namibiab !nâ ǂgâxa-ūs tsî ǁkhāti ǂoa-ūs xūn dis hîa !Gomenǁgams di !Naoǁhôas !nâ-ū ra ǂgâxan diba. Nēs ge !Hoaǂkhaib 2017ǁî kurib disa xu ǀKhūǁkhâb 2018­î kurib !gôakhâigu !oagusa.

    ǀAEǁGAMS – !Hūb di ǁÛb Hage Geingob ge ǁîb di haka tsēde ge !khōǂgā hâ i saris Portugali ǁgas, Horasis Hoa !Hūbaisi ǂNûs dis tawas ge ǁîsa mâǂoa ra !hoaǂam!khaidi di ǀgui is ge; omkhâi ǁguiri-aon  ǂgom!gâsiba tsî ǁgauǂui Namibiaba !hūb