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The country’s meat processor, Meatco, has expressed discontent with the way the Meat Board of Namibia articulated its concerns with its wellbeing, saying the regulator is sowing doubts among the corporation’s local and international stakeholders. 

About 75 000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses, donated by the Netherlands authorities, will arrive in the country this Sunday, health ministry executive director Ben Nangombe confirmed yesterday. 

A police officer at Oshikango allegedly shot and killed a man at Onamhinda village near the Angolan border on Wednesday evening. 

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) of the Bank of Namibia yesterday reported that during the 2020/21 financial year, it received 1 585 suspicious transaction reports and 177 questionable activities. 

Deputy finance minister Maureen Hinda-Mbuende has sent a stern warning to government employees abusing the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (Psemas), saying her ministry will initiate criminal proceedings against perpetrators.

Retail banking giant FNB Namibia yesterday became the latest entity to lead a horde of corporate companies that pledged financial and material support towards Namibia’s newly-crowned Olympic women’s 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma and fellow finalist Beatrice Masilingi, following their breath taking exploits in Tokyo, Japan.

Jamaica’s seven-time Olympic gold medallist and nine-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has leapt to the defence of Namibia’s sprint aces Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, saying the teens should be left in peace to busk in the glory of Tokyo Olympics success.

Omulumenhu weedula 35 okwa monifwa oshiponga eshi a tuwa nombele yokapi ku kaume kaye.

Omukulunhuwehongo moshitukulwa shaHangwena Isak Hamatwi ota ti ovahongi moshitukulwa shaye nava yandje eetundi dawendwa po kovanafikola.

Oipangelo moshilongo oya taalela omhumbwe yohonde molwaashi ovanhu ashike vanini veli longekida oku yandja ohonde, shaashi vahapu paife komandiki ova tila ko oCovid-19.