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WALVIS BAY - The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources says samples collected from hundreds of dead penguins tested by the Central Veterinary Laboratory tested positive for Avian Influenza H5N8, a type of bird flu.

WINDHOEK- The Office of the Judiciary needs N$1.9 billion to successfully implement its strategic plan over the four-year period 2018/19-2021/22.

ONGWEDIVA - In the quest to deliver services to the most abandoned communities in Kavango West, Oshikoto and Ohangwena, the three regions on Thursday signed an MoU to improve service delivery.

RUNDU - Rundu local authority councillor Reginald Ndara says there is a need for political parties’ constitutions and the local authorities act to be harmonised in order to prevent circumstances that lead to recent squabbling and the short-lived rebellion that resulted in the election of a new mayor.

Our Star of the Week is Job Akwaake, a Keetmanshoop nurse who courageously risked his own life and waded through strong currents in the flooded Blouwes River in a frantic attempt to get an 11-month-old baby girl to the Keetmanshoop State Hospital for urgent medical attention.

ONGWEDIVA – As Oshana Region prepares to elect section, branch and district office-bearers, the Swapo Party regional coordinator in Oshana, Samuel Nelongo, has urged party members to refrain from factions and divisiveness.

WINDHOEK - The founder of the International University of Management (IUM), Dr David Namwandi, says contrary to recent sentiments linking unemployment to wrong career choices he feels expanding Namibia’s job market could create more jobs that could absorb unemployed university graduates.

ONHUNO - Police in Ohangwena Region have arrested a 46-year-old businessman who was found with one of the biggest consignments of cannabis ever recovered in the country.

WINDHOEK - A Windhoek taxi driver who went outside during the wee hours of Tuesday to inspect strange noises from his car, was found dead in a riverbed in the vicinity of his house.

WINDHOEK - A four-year-old boy died while his older brother and mother are hospitalised after being struck by the same bullet fired by a police officer while sleeping in their shack during the early hours of yesterday morning.