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Business registration in the Hardap region, of which low numbers had been a concern to government, has been revamped and is gradually improving.

As the global vaccination roll out to combat Covid-19 gathers momentum, the Wilderness Safaris Namibia team recently took to the road in remote north-west to ensure staff living at Serra Cafema, Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp and nearby communities had the opportunity to be vaccinated.

President Hage Geingob believes the era of guided democracy, championed by his predecessors in the ruling party, is over and prospective candidates will have to battle it out this time around. 

As opposition parties prepare to take their fight against the Anti-Corruption Commission director generals’ appointment to court, the Independent Patriots for Change says it has no standing in parliamentary affairs to throw its weight behind the disgruntled parties. 

In a divided decision, two judges of the Supreme Court upheld an appeal that a local daily newspaper had lodged against a judgment of the High Court that awarded lawyer Ferdinand Vincent du Toit N$100 000 in damages and an apology.

Namibia’s lion population continues to grow steadily, with 2020 statistics indicating that the wildcats’ population stands at approximately 800 countrywide.

Physician specialist Dr Ismael Katjitae says the partial lockdown imposed recently by government successfully helped to contain the spread of Covid-19 infections.

Much loved and admired local businesswoman and CEO of the Electricity Control Board (ECB), Foibe Louise Namene, passed away on Sunday at a Windhoek hospital. 

A mother of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by a police officer over love rivalry is seeking monetary compensation for her son’s death.

A 35-year-old resident of Ondangwa died a horrible death Friday evening after she allegedly doused herself with a flammable liquid, suspected to be paraffin, before setting herself alight. She was identified as Aina Nelago Neema.