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Mahangu, also known as pearl millet, is one of the most common staple food crops in Namibia contributing largely to overall domestic food security.

Fluctuating international oil prices during July have resulted in local fuel pump prices remaining unchanged for August. This means that at the entry port of Walvis Bay, petrol will stay at N$13.55 c/l and the diesel price will remain at N$13.58 c/l. 

President Hage Geingob last week cautioned the nation against the introduction of the universal basic income grant (BIG) under its principle of equal distribution, whether for poor or rich.

Namibia like much of Africa is a multilingual/multicultural nation.  According to some estimates, over 30 languages/dialects are spoken in the country. 

NSFAF recently started sending out messages to graduates instructing them to start paying back the loans they received from the embattled fund.

As a preliminary remark, this article continues my reflection on the complex matter of abortion, and continues to explore this moral minefield with a noble mind and reasonable approach.

When I visited the People’s Republic of China for the second time with a group of eminent African scholars from different universities in 2019, we were awestruck by many places that we visited that exuded the Chinese dream – the Chinese spirt of the advancement to humanity. 

The Katutura Magistrate’s Court has reluctantly given the office of the prosecutor general additional time to pronounce itself in the case of a 37-year-old man accused of killing and setting alight his live-in girlfriend on the outskirts of Windhoek in 2019.

The directorate of education and the Namibia Teachers Union (Nantu) in the Kavango East region have urged teachers that are not vaccinated to get inoculated against Covid-19. 

Lawyer Bernhard Tjatjara, who recently opened his law firm to serve the Kavango East and West communities, says clients have for more than 20 years been severely hampered in communicating their difficulties to lawyers due to the language barrier.