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The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) fears the country could be classified as a high-risk destination due to rising Covid-19 cases and a slow vaccination campaign due to vaccine apathy. 

The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS), under the ministry of agriculture, has warned farmers and the general public about the confirmed foot-and-mouth disease outbreak at Kasenu village in the Kasika area of Zambezi region.

Four men, including a police officer and a soldier, are due to appear in the Ohangwena Magistrate’s Court this morning after they were arrested for being in possession of eight rhino horns. 

Two young men accused of murdering a police officer on Saturday morning made their first court appearance yesterday afternoon in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court. 

A warning statement of one of the men accused of the brutal murder of an elderly Swakopmund couple in 2017 was admitted into evidence yesterday morning by Windhoek High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg.

Government has refuted claims by naysayers that it is desperate to get its hands on genocide reparation money to finance its developmental agenda.

The home affairs ministry has urged the public to delay application for national documents – due to rising Covid-19 cases – that are not urgent.

Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein said due to many complaints of lack of transparency, the ministry, in collaboration with its stakeholders, is working on an automated selection database to reduce human interference with the land allocation system to build back confidence in the processes. 

A cattle herder from Omusati region succumbed to injuries on Sunday after he was allegedly assaulted with a stick by a fellow cattle herder at Onamatanga in the Ruacana constituency on Friday.

In spite of growing fears surrounding the potential spread of the coronavirus at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan’s ambassador to Namibia, Hideaki Harada assured Namibian Olympians and Paralympians that the government of Japan and its Olympic committee are determined to host a “safe and secure” 2020 Olympics in that country.