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WINDHOEK - Namibia will be the first African nation to host the Global Focal Point Network’s third annual meeting on women, peace and security. The Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation will host this international meeting this week from April 10 to 11 in Windhoek. 

WINDHOEK-Omupeviminista gwoofaambulika, iipindi neyambulepo lyoongeshfa oonshona, Lucia Iipumbu, okwa kumagidha aakwashigwana yaNamibia opo inaya kutha ko mboka ya iyambelwa emanguluko lyoshilongo pambambo oshoka oomwenyo

KEETMANSHOOP- The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) last weekend held its regional conference in Keetmanshoop to elect its new regional party representatives.

OSHIFUKWA - A physically challenged subsistence mahangu farmer from Oshifukwa in Oshikoto Region says there is no prospects for a good harvest this cropping season because of lower than expected rains as many Namibian farmers still depend on rain-fed crop farming.

OMUTHIYA - Governor of the Oshikoto Region Henock Kankoshi has pleaded for sanity and level-headedness among the two fierce Ondonga Traditional Authority factions as the nation mourns the death of their revered king, Immanuel Kauluma Elifas. 

SWAKOPMUND – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chief executive officer Paulus Noa says some board directors collect sitting fees but fail to carry out their full mandate especially when it comes to the investigation of corruption and other irregularities at their institution.

ONGWEDIVA - The Institute for Open Learning (IOL) on Thursday conferred certificates in policing as well as certificates, diplomas, degrees and honors in education to almost 250 students at its Ongwediva campus.

OTJOMUISE-Ombara yOvambanderu, Kilus Munjuku III Nguvauva werikutu kunontjikumutundu tjovanaruhoze mbumaveyandja ondozikiro kunguri ihe wina ombara Immanuel Kauluma Elifas okumuzemburukira kouharupu we  nomakwambero we wodunge mouzeu namoupupu.

RUNDU - The University of Namibia’s Rundu Campus conferred 16 nursing degrees and nine nursing diplomas a first of its kind. Overall, about 461 young professionals received degrees and diplomas in Education, Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, Business Administration, Accounting and Nursing.

WINDHOEK - The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) wants employers to submit claims for the Employer Training Grant (ETG) for the financial year 2018/19 before May 1.