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WINDHOEK - The N$190 million Peugeot assembly plant in Walvis Bay is still in the pre-series production phase that entails training employees and validating the production process.

WINDHOEK - A phone call from the capital city, Windhoek directed to the other side of the country brought back the memories of the past two years.

WINDHOEK – As Namibia and the rest of the world observe World Cancer Day today, there is an urgent need for action to increase early-stage cancer detection, screening and diagnosis to significantly improve cancer patients’ chances of survival, Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) CEO Rolf Hansen said.

WINDHOEK – Walking into the paediatric oncology ward of the Windhoek Central Hospital, a scene of children running, others walking up and down with echoes of giggles in the hallway greets us. 

WINDHOEK – In its effort to support education the Ohorongo Otavi Community Trust (OOCT), in collaboration with Support Ulm e.V., donated textbooks and teachers’ guides to Green Leave Primary School in Windhoek’s Okahandja Park informal settlement.

GABORONE – The long stalled Trans-Kalahari railway project is one of priority agendas for Asser Kapere during his tenure as the Namibian High Commissioner to Botswana.

WALVIS BAY - Hangana Seafood has awarded compensation worth N$1.2 million to 150 seamen, backdated from February 1, 2017 to January 1, 2019 in the company’s quest to provide better working conditions for its employees, especially those at sea.  

WINDHOEK - Khomas Region Governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua says she will take on institutions under the regional council’s umbrella that refuse to submit their reports to her office. 

WINDHOEK - The councillor of Ruacana Constituency in the Omusati Region, Andreas Shintama says although the initiative of collecting mahangu from community members to help the constituency’s most hungry residents has helped, the reserves have already dried up.

WINDHOEK - Following the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso)’s high level engagement with higher education stakeholders recently, the Ministry of Finance has availed N$360 million to the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) in order to settle and pay out all 2018 outstanding tuition and non-tuition fees, for students at all tertiary institutions.