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ONGWEDIVA – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) regional coordinator for Ohangwena Hidipo Hamata is appealing to the Ministry of Works and Transport to make permits required to transport passengers accessible.

WINDHOEK – Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi last week gave a presentation to the students and staff of the Norwegian sailing campus at Walvis Bay.

WINDHOEK - International Relations and Cooperation Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has congratulated Felix Tshisekedi, 55, the leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s main opposition party, who has been declared the provisional surprise winner of the December 30 presidential election in the vast central African country.

WINDHOEK – A total number of 9 534 full-time candidates who sat for the 2018 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary and Higher Level examinations qualify for admission to tertiary institutions in 2019 compared to 8 632 in 2017.

WINDHOEK – Nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) living in Namibia positively welcomed news that opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi is the provisional winner of that country’s presidential elections – saying he can learn a lot from stability in Namibia. 

WINDHOEK - The Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has implored the A+ academy, an educational institution in Norway that runs a mobile college, to consider including Namibian learners in their future programmes. 

ONGWEDIVA – The director of education in Oshana Region Hileni Amukana says the region has placed all its learners, particularly those who sought placements in grades 8, 9 and 11

WINDHOEK – Perched in an unfamiliar 4th place on the MTC Premiership log table, the country’s flagship football league’s surprise package, Citizens Football Club remains the only unbeaten side in the current campaign. 

WALVIS BAY - Addressing social challenges in communities through proper counselling will not only root out social evils such as domestic violence and teenage pregnancies but will ensure an emotionally-healthy society, a psychologist says.

ONGWEDIVA - The construction of a tomato processing plant in Outapi is finally complete, with only a few touch-ups pending.