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ONGWEDIVA – The family of seven-year-old girl from Onailonga village in Ohangwena Region is devastated after the young girl was sexually molested allegedly by a fellow learner while on her way home from school. 

WINDHOEK - Zambezi regional governor Lawrence Sampofu says farmers in the region fear that this year might bring another dry spell and the possibility of food shortages due to the sporadic rainfall being experienced in the region.

WINDHOEK - Namibia enjoys an elevated strategic relationship with the Asian economic powerhouse the People’s Republic of China, the Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi informed hundreds attending a gala dinner in Windhoek to mark the Chinese spring festival.

WINDHOEK- Sadc has called upon all stakeholders to support DRC President-elect Felix Tshisekedi and his government in maintaining unity, peace and stability –and attaining socio-economic development in the vast central African country.

WINDHOEK - As part of its new academic operation called ‘The Access Campaign,’ the Namibia National Student’s Organisation (Nanso) has come up with an initiative for students commuting to and from the University of Namibia (Unam) to have free transport during the registration process. 

RUNDU - A police sting operation in Rundu yesterday culminated in the arrest of a man and a woman in connection with five boxes containing 103,49 kg of cannabis with a street value exceeding N$1 million.

WINDHOEK – The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement, whose leader Dimbulukeni Nauyoma was granted N$500 bail after he was arrested on Friday, yesterday said it will challenge the constitutionality of some sections of the Squatters Proclamation of 1985, which it says is an extension of the apartheid machinery.

WINDHOEK- The University of Namibia (Unam) and the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has entered into an agreement which will allow government-funded students to register at very reduced fees.

WINDHOEK - Government has accorded former military commander, Major General (Retired) Petrus Nambundunga a state funeral.

OMUTHIYA -The director of education in Oshikoto, Lameck Kafidi, is pessimistic the region’s performance is likely to drop due to the prevailing situation of not enough hostel facilities.