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The need to provide a lifeline for the informal sector emerged as an urgent priority for governments after the global pandemic. 

Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg has set down 27 September to 8 October for the continuation of the trial of Ernst Lichtenstrasser.

The Ondonga Traditional Authority last week handed over 20 oxygen concentrators to Onandjokwe hospital.

The veterinary services have so far managed to vaccinate 70 354 cattle out of 75 000 target population against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which is fast spreading in the Zambezi region.

A high level of youth unemployment is nothing new to Namibia and the 50.3% expected by end of 2021 did not come as much of a surprise but commentators warn that the status quo might hold dire consequences for Namibia’s famed peace and stability. 

A 49-year-old man employed by the ministry of sport and youth died in a tragic accident outside Henties Bay in the Erongo region yesterday morning.  

The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) says unhappy, rejected students who applied for state funding for the 2021 academic year have been given the full picture for their application rejection. 

Most private healthcare practitioners in Namibia are in strong support of making Covid-19 vaccines compulsory by law.  

The Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, renowned for perceived rude and unprofessional staff, dilapidated infrastructure and worsened by faltering funding, has recently received an unexpected wave of praise from several Covid-19 survivors who recovered at the 48-year-old facility. 

Namibia has committed a cash amount of about N$5.8 million, instead of deploying troops, to help SADC fight an Islamic extremist insurgency in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique.