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Much has been said about the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) good showing in last year’s regional council and local authority elections.

Omaheke education director Pecka Semba has urged educators in the region to direct all efforts towards ensuring good teaching and learning practices.

KEETMANSHOOP - Inspiring people to move from good to active, exemplary citizens can leverage the country’s strategic natural resources, human heritage and capabilities in order to develop their full talent, thus making government works for all, says Karasburg East councillor, Anseline Beukes.

The Bank of Namibia has donated medical equipment valued at N$1 million to the Erongo region.

WALVIS BAY - Some players in the horse mackerel sector are finding themselves in a predicament that could result in further job losses due to the unavailability of wet quota.

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday said his ministry has no power to authorise families to exhume bodies of their loved ones who have died due to Covid-19. 

Education minister Anna Nghipondoka has heaped praise on the class of 2020 for performing relatively well in last year’s Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary and higher level despite challenging circumstances. 

The prosecutor general’s decision on where and on what charges to arraign the six men accused of receiving bribes in the region of over N$103 million from Icelandic fishing company Samherji for horse mackerel quotas is expected today in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. 

The Kavango East-based St Boniface College continued its good run, with the school once again dominating the top of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary and higher level performances. 

The Namibian government has nominated the Cuban Medical Brigade for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, the ministry of international relations announced yesterday.