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Secretary general of the Namibia Paralympics Committee (NPC) Michael Hamukwaya says they would like to hand every Namibian living with a disability the opportunity to partake in sport.

The GIPF has taken note of the unfortunate social media post made by the City of Windhoek mayor, Dr Job Amupanda, on the design and benefits of the Fund, which carried a number of factually inaccurate and/or misleading assertions about the Fund.

There is a saying that “you maybe be the most educated person, yet the foolish person on earth if you don’t have a vision/ dream”.

Oral history, related to Ovambadja people, is an interesting phenomenon, especially when the kingship succession is considered.

Although early rain showers have brought much relief to farmers, Zambezi governor Lawrence Sampofu has warned of early flash floods in the Kabbe South constituency.

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said citizens should take personal responsibility to curb the spread of Covid-19 rather than pinning their hopes on the arrival of a vaccine to help cure the dreaded pandemic.

Shoprite workers yesterday continued their indefinite strike over better pay, with no immediate solution in sight since the labour impasse that started on 21 December 2020. 

An eight-month-old infant boy is still enduring awful pain following third-degree burns last year that left him with a amputated arm, a disfigured face, head and severe skin damage. 

ONGWEDIVA – The Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions plan to start a 10-day surveillance today to determine the extent of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the two regions.

WALVIS BAY – The Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology is set to lose some of its movable assets after the institution failed to honour an N$812 400 settlement order granted to one of its employees who was unfairly dismissed in September 2019.