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The Namibian Police Force has confirmed the arrest of a suspect connected to the alleged murder of 40-year-old Delia Angelique Maasdorp.

RedForce debt management has been thrust into the limelight once again, with residents in several municipalities revolting against it.

The government has fallen short of the commitment made by African governments to spend at least 1% of their gross domestic product on research and development (R&D), and it is far from attaining the global average of 1.7%.

The National Road Safety Council has spent a total of N$1.1 million on corridor management institutions in Namibia.

Otjinene-based football team Okauua Rovers won the Top-Two competition at Augustineum Secondary School sports ground on Sunday. 

Local footballer Anna Shikusho, affectionally known as ‘Panna’, is dominating the FNB Women's Super League as the top scorer, having netted an impressive 30 goals by the end of Round 17.

TaTe Diamonds, an investment holding company headquartered in Windhoek, is on a mission to become a fully vertically-integrated Namibian-owned diamond company operating internationally among other leading diamond companies.

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has announced a significant advancement in Namibia’s energy sector through a signed farm-out agreement with Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited (CNEL), a subsidiary of Chevron Global Energy Inc. 

The upward trend in the FNB Rent Price Index continued for three consecutive quarters after moving out of a contractionary period from March 2023, reaching a 12-month average of 7.2% in Q4-2023 from 4.7% in Q3-2023 and -2.1% in Q4-2022. 

Cabinet took note of the update on the implementation of the drought relief support programme for the 2023/2024 financial year, the imminent drought facing the country, and the risk to livelihood and food security.