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The chief of the Mafwe Traditional Authority, George Simasiku-Mamili VII, has called on residents of the Zambezi region to get vaccinated to protect themselves and their loved ones.

The Welwitchia Health Training Centre has branched out to Katima Mulilo where it recently opened shop.

Health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe has objected to an Amnesty International report, which alleges discrimination against the San.

An Independent Patriots for Change member and last year’s Windhoek local authority candidate late yesterday attempted to walk back a damning resignation letter in which she accused the relatively new political movement of no longer reflecting the values and beliefs it promised the Namibian people. 

The Covid-19 has not only highlighted the importance of teachers during the pandemic but also showed the persistent weaknesses in many education systems with devastating consequences for the most marginalised.

Namibians living along the border with Angola have been reminded to apply to travel if there is genuine reason to do so as borders remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

A Windhoek resident who was convicted and sentenced to 27 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 23-year-old woman, is appealing his conviction and sentence in the High Court.

Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua has commended the development of the Blue Economy Policy, which aims to create an integrated approach and outlining rules and regulations that will help Namibia to better manage and control the country’s marine and aquatic system and maximising economic activities.

As the country comes to terms with the devastation of veld fires that continue to decimate tens of thousands of acres of grazing land over the past few months, farmers across the country have now turned to prayer. 

Two of the three men who were arrested for allegedly breaking into the Katutura Magistrate’s Court in July have been released on bail.