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The Cabinet’s decision to voluntarily liquidate Air Namibia has led to a massive nationwide demonstration, with at least two union umbrella bodies staging protest marches. 

Political analysts have termed the nationwide protests by the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), the country’s largest trade union, the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) and the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) against Air Namibia’s liquidation as “too little, too late”. 

A medical doctor who conducted the autopsy on former Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) executive director Eckhardt Mueller revealed yesterday he was shot eight times, including twice in the head and three gunshots to the chest area.

A South African-born man, who was convicted of raping two under-aged girls and human trafficking charges, yesterday told Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula he is “sorry for what he has done”. 

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday told lawmakers all the Covid-19 vaccines currently available are acceptable to Namibia. 

Nurses at the Khorixas district hospital said they have ceased from assisting at the mortuary when the substantive employee is off duty.

NKURENKURU – Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein has told northern-based farmers to adopt new farming practices, including intensifying the marketing of cattle in order to maximise its value.

Household food security remained satisfactory in most regions of the country, following significant improvements in agricultural production in the last couple of years.  

Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa yesterday warned regional coordinators the party cannot afford the consequences of internal fights anymore.

The City of Windhoek has announced it will re-join the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) after its new council approved the renewal of its membership this week during an ordinary council meeting.