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Although I have known him from a distance as a young boy growing up in a pre-independence Namibia, I first personally met Advocate Vekuii Rukoro in my forming days when I was a student at the University of Namibia.

In the imminent third wave, the Namibian President has announced tighter Covid-19 restrictions for two weeks. 

National Youth Council (NYC) executive chairperson Sharonice Busch believes young people are capable of assisting and guiding government on how to address the challenges they face daily.

Descendants of the 1904-1908 genocide in Namibia have vowed to remain united against Germany in their pursuit of reparations for the colonial-era crime as a way to honour the legacy of the late Ovaherero Paramount Chief Vekuii Rukoro.

President Hage Geingob has declared seven days of mourning for Zambia’s founding father Kenneth Kaunda who died last week at the age of 97. The seven days of mourning will end on Friday 25 June.

Namibia is yet to detect the delta Covid-19 variant, which was first detected in India and has now spread to more than 80 countries. Namibia has been classified as one of the many African countries where there is growing concern over Covid-19 variants. 

Ten victims who perished in a horrific car accident outside Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region in April have been laid to rest. 

A total of 89 bodies are yet to be claimed at police mortuaries countrywide. 

State hospitals in Erongo are experiencing a surge in the demand for oxygen and hospitalisation of Covid-19 patients across the region. 

The Oshakati High Court has dismissed an application by convicted rapist and businessman Sindano Hango to appeal his conviction in the Supreme Court.