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WATCH: President Geingob's closing SONA 2019 remarks

WINDHOEK – Namibia is said to have the highest road accident rates in Africa and is ranked 45th on road deaths in the world, which makes the risk of driving very high in this country. 

SWAKOPMUND -  Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhard Esau says the government is keen to ensure that at least 340 000 metric tons (MT) of 550 000 MT fish landings is processed  on shore and exported as high valued products to markets worldwide by 2022.

RUNDU – A part of Dr Sam Nujoma Drive in Rundu will be closed off for the next five months for repairs.

ONGWEDIVA – Females formed 63.4 percent of students who graduated from the University of Namibia’s northern campuses yesterday, compared to 36.6 percent of male graduates.

GOBABEB – The 2019 Youth Environment Summit (Yes), which is hosted by the Gobabeb Research and Training Centre (GRTC), kicked-off on the 12th of April and a total number of 29 learners from nine secondary schools in Kavango East and Kavango West are participating in the event.

WINDHOEK - Members of parliaments belonging to the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) voted overwhelmingly for an emergency resolution calling for urgent action to support people of the countries of Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe that were recently ravaged by Cyclone Idai recently.

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.