National

It is imperative for adult Namibians to get vaccinated as this will allow the economy and people’s lives to return to normal and will ultimately lead to improved national productivity.

This opinion piece is inspired by Prof. Makala Lilemba’s piece: “Sage Philosophy vis-à-vis Western Thinking’ that appeared in the New Era of 8 October 2021.

Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has commended the GIZ Farming for Resilience Project for initiating and supporting a workshop aimed at planting a seed of entrepreneurship in farmers in the Kavango East region.

A group of final-year law students from the University of Namibia conducted a community impact project, focussing on sexual consent, at Martin Ndumba Secondary School in Divundu, Kavango East, last week. 

The High Court is currently considering the appeal of a man convicted for two murders, of which he is currently serving 40-year imprisonment. 

Police in Omusati have urged inhabitants to be more cautious following an increased number of housebreaking cases in the region.

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has called upon his party leaders to come up with policies that can cure corruption, patronage and clientelism.

Defence lawyer Sisa Namandje has attacked the procedures used to appoint or “designate” Jesaja Shangula as the acting controller of customs and excise at the Walvis Bay Port. 

A National Housing Enterprise northern civil engineer has filed a N$100 000 defamation lawsuit against a member of the public, who allegedly posted on various WhatsApp groups that he was wanted for scamming. 

A 23-year-old man from Ekuku in the Oshana region has been slapped with an effective 29-year imprisonment, following convictions of murder and attempted murder.