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Over N$1 million has been pledged by corporate and philanthropic individuals in support of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) Ohangwena campus. 

Sixty residents of the Samora Machel constituency flocked to the councillor’s office last weekend to receive food parcels donated by a group of Samaritans led by Elina Akwenye, affectionately known as mee Mweya.

United Nations resident coordinator in Namibia Sen Pang has said UN Day offers an opportunity to amplify the common agenda and reaffirm the purpose and principles of the UN Charter for the past 76 years. 

Canadian oil explorer ReconAfrica has already benefited financially through the Canadian Stock Exchange from the licence they obtained from the Namibian government for exploration in the two Kavango regions.

Government yesterday said a plan to force people to register their identity when buying cell phone SIM cards is, among others, aimed at finding criminals who utilise technology to conduct crime. 

The auditor general’s report for the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture indicates an under expenditure of more than N$21 million for the year ended 31 March 2020. 

The Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) yesterday received state-of-the-art audio and visual electronic equipment including cameras, tripods and computers from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) to amplify its operations.

Chairperson of the management committee of the City of Windhoek Ndeshihafela Larandja said the process of appointing a successful candidate for the position of CEO is still at an infant stage.

Three health officials were granted bail for alleged theft of medicine, valued at N$4 767, at a Rundu clinic. 

Former magistrate-turned-defence lawyer Iileni Velikoshi has been appointed by Russian-born Alexander Krylov and his Namibian counterpart Anna Katrina Engelbrecht to represent them for the remainder of the trial.