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Education will always remain the government’s top priority to reduce poverty in the country. President Nangolo Mbumba said this yesterday while officiating at the University of Namibia Foundation brand and fundraising projects’ launch. 

Following the swearing-in of two new Popular Democratic Movement members as Members of Parliament yesterday, United People’s Movement president Jan
van Wyk has vowed to do whatever it takes to prove that the PDM violated their agreement, and not the UPM.

The City of Windhoek has announced that it is experiencing serious water scarcity, prompting the activation of an emergency borehole programme to boost its drinking water supply as of June 2023.

The education ministry has allocated N$40 000 per region towards the operations of the national arts directorate to implement programmes aimed at arts education under the 2023/24 financial year.

The body of a 19-year-old Johanna Mukwangu who was attacked and dragged to the bottom of the Kavango River at Tuguva village by a crocodile on Saturday was recovered on Monday afternoon after an intensive search of the river.

Oshikoto regional governor Penda ya Ndakolo is advocating for the construction of a magistrate’s court in Omuthiya, citing the significant distances residents currently travel to attend court cases in other towns.

The long-running murder and stock theft trial of four men accused of murdering renowned stock theft investigator Hiambepo ‘Major’ Kazeurua, resumed in the Windhoek High Court this week before Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka.

Domestic violence has resulted in the death of a 34-year-old mother from Okombahe last Friday, while another survived a brutal attack and stab wounds by her ex-partner in Swakopmund over the same weekend.

Nearly one in three Namibian women have experienced physical violence, while approximately one in four have endured sexual violence, UNFPA representative Ericka Goldson has said.

From the consummate facilities on offer at the various competition venues to the warm hospitality and overall organisation; Namibia’s chef de mission at the 2023 All Africa Games (AAG), Tjeripo Musutua, says the conditions are perfect for Team Namibia to produce the desired results.