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Armed robbers targeting cash-in-transit vehicles are causing havoc at the coast, with another robbery reported early Saturday at Walvis Bay. 

The High Court has ordered the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) to reinstate two of its Mariental local authority councillors, which the party recalled in February this year. 

Auditor general Junias Kandjeke has poked holes in the country’s justice system, saying it has failed to hold criminals accountable for crimes committed due to the failure of finalising cases, which consequently results in them being withdrawn.

The ministry of agriculture has identified a new foot-and-mouth disease variant in the Zambezi region.

Employees of the national rail service operator TransNamib last week embarked on a peaceful nationwide demonstration to show their frustration with contentious labour matters.

The late bishop-elect of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN)’s eastern diocese Martin Ngodji was laid to rest at Okongo in the Ohangwena region on Saturday. 

Villagers of Ondado C in Oniipa are demanding a complete halt to the sand mining activities in the area. 

The Namibian government said it was perplexed by the United Kingdom’s decision to keep it on the red list of countries facing travel restrictions despite Covid-19 infections in the country dramatically declining.  

A 35-year-old Swakopmund man was on Saturday morning fatally stabbed as he tried to protect his girlfriend during an attack by her ex-lover. 

The Katima Mulilo Town Council last week handed over a piece of land measuring 15 hectares to private developer Four Sima Properties for the construction of 200 houses.