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SIKONDO - Sikondo green scheme project assistant manager Maxwell Nghidinwa says in order for the fresh produce market to be sustainable there is a need to have a supply chain where there are producers, wholesalers, retailers and for that supply chain to be respected for everyone to benefit.

WINDHOEK - A number of gaps and shortcomings have been identified in the implementation of the Environmental Management Act of 2007.

WINDHOEK - Namibia made considerable progress in phasing out ozone depleting substances and adopting ozone and climate friendly technologies.

WINDHOEK – Johannes Neuaka, accused of gunning down the mother of his child at her mother’s home in January, will only make a return in court next year.

WINDHOEK- The Inspector General of the Namibian Police Force, Sebastian Ndeitunga, said he wants the salaries of officers holding the rank of inspector and below increased as the force is losing personnel due to resignations.  

KEETMANSHOOP - Keetmanshoop residents will again today march to the //Kharas governor’s office to hand over their petition after such an attempt failed last Friday.

KAYENGONA - The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Bernhard Haufiku says although the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region is united and determined to end the scourge of malaria, there is a need for member states to work together and network.

SWAKOPMUND - The Governor of Erongo Region, Cleophas Mutjavikua says Namibia has become a nation that acts only when tragedy strikes, in terms of gender-based violence (GBV) instead of spotting the dangers and avoid them from happening.

OUTAPI - Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary Ephraim Nekongo said he will name and shame the authors of the infamous ‘breaking news’ currently rife on social media.

KATIMA MULILO – A former Chief Information Officer in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Fredrick Simasiku passed on at the age of 68 in a Windhoek Hospital on Saturday after a long illness, several sources confirmed his death.