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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. 

The State has added additional charges to the main accused in the murder case of  Shannon Wasserfall. 

President Hage Geingob has once again nominated Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Paulus Noa and his deputy Erna van der Merwe for reappointment for another five years. 

One of the four men arrested on Sunday for allegedly breaking into the Katutura Magistrate’s Court assumed guilt for the incident when they made their court appearance yesterday. 

Namibian mountain biker Alex Miller yesterday started off strongly in the men’s cross-country race and at one point seemed well on course to catch up with the leading pack, but his adrenalised performance, unfortunately, proved insufficient to earn Team Namibia their first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.