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The National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia passed the Police Act, 1990, which set up a police force known as the Namibian Police Force.

The 30th anniversary of the adoption of Namibia’s constitution was marked on the 9 February under the theme ‘The Namibian Constitution – Thirty years on: A Reflection’.

OPUWO – The political leadership of Kunene region, including governor Marius Sheya, have embarked on a familiarisation mission, which will include monitoring and evaluating some of the ongoing projects in the region. 

To bridge the skills development gap in Gibeon, the village council has been hosting free training to empower and equip the youth with various skills to address the current high unemployment rate. 

Cabinet has directed the ministry of education to provide feedback on the status of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the deployment of KiSwahili experts to Namibia by June this year.

Samherji, the Icelandic company at the centre of the Fishrot scandal, has threatened government with legal action after Namibian authorities seized its Heinaste vessel last Friday. 

Hundreds of ratepayers in Windhoek who owe the municipality about N$235 million have been handed over to the council’s lawyers for collection.

ǂNÛǂGOAES - !Namiǂnûs di ǁanǂgāsaben ge Ågui amsa xu ra mî, ǁîn a ǂhomisasa ÅhubuÅhubusenxūn sîsenūsa ǁnā !āsa xu Åariǂuisa. Nē mâsib xa ra ǂâiǂhansen ǁanǂgāsaben, Åawa!namn tsî !kharaga !âÅhuru-aon tsîn ge Ågūǁae ge Åhao hâ i, in danade ǂnûiÅhao tsî kō mâtin oresa nē !khāǂoa ra sîsenūs

OMUTHIYA – Water utility NamWater and the Omuthiya Town Council are planning to set up an additional reservoir that will be dedicated to serving the town in order to ease the water woes that has plagued the area for many years. 

RUNDU - The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) says the prolonged power interruptions at Divundu and surrounding areas in the Mukwe constituency of Kavango East are due to heavy downpours.