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Rundu roads passing through densely populated residential areas or connecting to villages will be upgraded, works minister John Mutorwa said.

International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will this month meet her Botswana counterpart Lemogang Kwape to mend seemingly broken relations between the two countries due to continuous border conflicts.

Newly appointed deputy inspector general of the police Joseph Shikongo has vowed to fight tooth and nail to root out cross-border vehicle theft, especially in neighbouring Angola. 

The directorate of education this year refused to enroll rape accused Lucas Tsamseb, popularly known as Irivari, in school, saying he is now over-aged and it is not appropriate for him to sit in class among minors.

When a massive fire swept through the Twaloloka informal settlement on Sunday 26 July 2020 in Walvis Bay’s Tutaleni, it destroyed houses and left 121 families destitute.

A survey, released yesterday on perceptions of inoculation by Afrobarometer, found that close to two-thirds (63%) of Namibians believe prayer is more effective than a vaccine in preventing Covid -19 infection.

National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi declined to be dragged into the genocide deal, where the Namibian and German governments purportedly reached a N$19 billion settlement.

The health ministry’s executive director, Ben Nangombe, said Namibia is well equipped to fight Covid-19, as the ministry has requested for the redeploying of
defence health facilities and manpower. 

The Namibian Police chief, Sebastian Ndeitunga, described Angolan refugees’ situation as “unpleasant” during his visit to the Omusati region. “The situation needs to be attended to as soon as possible. It is very cold and the majority are small babies. They might get sick from the cold,” said Ndeitunga.

The SADC members have vehemently refused to allow a leader from Francophone nations to take over the Pan African Parliament (PAP) presidency.