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When government announced at the end of July that all schools and education institutions would open and operate at full capacity, teachers and parents hoped that it was the end of a severely disrupted school year. 

Murder victim Andre Heckmair had informed his family about a planned meeting he was to attend with two American nationals, his sister Bianca Heckmair testified yesterday in the High Court.

RUNDU - An eight kilometre stretch of the Rundu-Divundu road on the Trans-Caprivi highway in Kavango East is currently under light rehabilitation. The Roads Authority (RA) is funding the work, which will eventually cover more kilometres, if funds permit, as the whole stretch from Rundu to Divundu needs a makeover after recent rains.

The gender ministry hopes to raise N$1 million from the general public through its SMS competition to fund identified projects. The ministry’s spokesperson, Lukas Haufiku, said apart from existing ways,

A Nampost employee at Omuthiya has been placed on suspension following allegations of fraud. The employee is alleged to have withdrawn close to N$300 000 from customers’ accounts at the branch.

No research has been conducted on the status of pilchards since a moratorium was placed on harvesting the species in 2017. This was confirmed by fisheries minister Derek Klazen this week.

A 23-year-old man from Henties Bay, who was convicted on two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, was sentenced to two years imprisonment by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen yesterday.

The Omusati police last week reported four cases of rape, including of three minors, of whom the youngest is an eight-year-old boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted at Ruacana. 

About 300 landless residents marched from Otjomuise to the City of Windhoek headquarters yesterday, and gave the municipality two days to familiarise themselves with their situation and five days to find a solution to their problem. 

President Hage Geingob yesterday warned that Namibia cannot talk about development and peace if the biggest elephant in the room, that of apartheid, is not addressed.