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The year 2018 has reached its evening; it was as fast as the golden queen of the tracks, Hilaria Johannes.
With only two weeks left for this year, let us glorify the name of our good Lord and praise His name, for He protected us.

We received the sad news on the twelfth day of the twelve month of 2018, about the home-going of our beloved comrade, husband, father and brother, Peter Iilonga. 

The ability to inspire people to reach greater heights of performance and success is a skill that any contemporary leader must possess.

WINDHOEK - Last year in April, 13-year-old Fillimon George collapsed and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital. 

OTJINENE - The Omaheke Governor, Festus Ueitele took this year’s Christmas initiative to Otjinene, where he treated the elderly people and some residents to a lunch and some clothes. Aimed at encouraging the spirit of Ubuntu during the festive season, the charity event attracted a large crowd of residents who had to endure the day’s heat and fill the community hall to its capacity on Wednesday afternoon.

ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva Town Council on Thursday commissioned the construction of the much awaited 1.6 km Ehenge road.
The road will be upgraded from gravel to bitumen standard by Kambwa Trading at a cost of N$12.6 million.
The groundworks, which already commenced late November, is envisaged to be completed June next year.

WINDHOEK – A group that was arrested in July with various illegal drugs worth more than N$200 000 have denied any wrong doing when they took their preliminary plea in Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday. 

WINDHOEK - The Namibian Civil Society Organisations (CSO) remained mostly dormant during the last two years due to a decrease in donour funding, a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) launched on Wednesday stated.

WINDHOEK - Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi, was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Bath in London recently. Katjavivi, the founding Vice Chancellor and one of the pioneers of the University of Namibia, was honoured for his immense contribution to higher education in Namibia and the SADC region.

WINDHOEK - New and existing students at the University of Namibia (Unam) have to brace themselves for a six percent increase in tuition fees for the 2019 academic year.