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The NamPower Foundation last week donated over 520 bunk beds with mattresses to the ministry of education. The foundation spent N$1 076 400 on the beds and another N$375 877.50 on 655 mattresses.

A total of 200 women in the Oshikoto region recently had an intrauterine device implanted in them to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The device, also known as the intrauterine contraceptive device or coil, is a small, often T-shaped birth control device, inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy.

State advocate Solomon Kanyemba last week narrowly averted being pushed into a trial within a trial after defence lawyer Sisa Namandje strongly objected to evidence in the drug trafficking trial of Grant Noble (36) and Dinath Azhar (62).

A prisoner held at the Elizabeth Nepemba Correctional Facility in Rundu Rural West is suing the Ministry of Home Affairs, Safety and Security for N$2.5 million for having lost two hand-written ‘Political Novels’ he intended on publishing and making a living from...

Swapo’s //Kharas coordinator Mathew Mumbala urged party supporters to rather concentrate on the future of the country and its political leadership, instead of joining the agenda of removing democratically-elected President Hage Geingob.

As Namibia records over 1 000 Covid-19 positive cases daily in the last few days and almost 1 000 deaths and a sharp increase in hospitalisations, the country’s third wave of infections wreaks havoc.

Mune Siyave (54), convicted of murdering his wife at Likwaterera village near Rundu in February 2018, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment in the Oshakati High Court last week. Judge Johanna Salionga suspended five years of his term on condition that he is not convicted of murder during the period of suspension.

To support Namibia in building climate resilience in the water sector, the Agence Française De Développement (AFD) has committed approximately N$8 million to carry out underground water studies, exploration and management in the Kunene and Omusati regions.

Late reverend Willem Konjore has been hailed for his fairness and impartiality, and praised for his uncompromising stance on principles.

Namibia recorded a record 1 432 Covid-19 positive cases on Friday, and the Students Union of Namibia (SUN) has joined a growing chorus of concerned Namibians demanding the immediate closure of schools.