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A 16-year-old girl was reportedly raped by a relative early this week at a village in the Okalongo constituency of the Omusati region.

Namibian School Feeding Programme tenders were renewed seven times consecutively without the awarding authority assessing the performance of the service providers, auditor general Junias Kandjeke has found.

In efforts to tackle structural inequality within the Namibian economy, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani said there is a need to establish a basic income grant (BIG) for unemployed Namibians between the ages of 18 to 59 in order to suppress poverty levels.

Namibia’s commissioner of refugees Likius Valombola was reckless about the consequences when he fired two shots in the direction of persons on a street and killed former student leader Helao Ndjaba in May 2018.

President Hage Geingob, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Namibian Defence Force, yesterday ordered the country’s military to be ready for war at “all times”.

Swapo backbencher Elifas Dingara has thrown his weight behind the establishment of a parliamentary budget committee, urging fellow MPs to agree to the “draft terms of reference” and the establishment of the committee.

The City of Windhoek says the participation of former acting CEO George Mayumbelo in the recruitment exercise of a new administrative head was above board.

The smooth running of government ministries and their agencies requires the deployment of highly organised, friendly and approachable administrators, who are not only passionate but also take pride in their work.

As much as Namibians want to see him intervene and help resolve the ongoing infighting among local football executives, his hands are unfortunately tied, President Hage Geingob said yesterday.

The local horseracing fraternity is reeling in shock, following the untimely demise of Leeuloop – one of the country’s top and highly-decorated Nambred racehorses.