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OMUTHIYA -Two suspected poachers were wounded last Friday following a shootout with police at Onguma Game Reserve near Etosha National Park where they were tracking a rhino.

NDONGA LINENA - The traditional leader of the Vagciriku Traditional Authority Hompa Kassian Shiyambi was thrilled to see the official inauguration of the Ndonga Linena constituency office on Friday, saying through that office his subjects will be served efficiently and much quicker.

WINDHOEK - The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation who is also the incoming chairperson of SADC Council of Ministers, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said it is a hard reality that the region cannot industrialise unless African nations invest on infrastructure development.

WINDHOEK - Obesity is said to be a problem in Namibia with 18.9 percent of adults reportedly obese, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

WINDHOEK – The Deputy Judge President of the Namibian High Court, Judge Hosea Angula, reserved his judgement in the application by Maria Ukamba Haindaka to interdict and restrain the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, the Shambyu Traditional Authority, Sofia Kanyetu, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and the Council of Traditional Leaders from conducting an election for a new chief.

WINDHOEK - The New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (NEEEF) document being circulated on social media is outdated and does not reflect the government position on NEEEF, spokesperson in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Saima Shaanika, has revealed.

WINDHOEK – President Hage Geingob is to take over as SADC chairperson this weekend and pressure is already on as Amnesty International wants the bloc to ensure member states strengthen criminal justice systems to protect people with albinism.

WINDHOEK – Namibia’s veteran welterweight boxer Tyson Uushona failed to live up to earlier hypes and expectations when he was outpointed by homeboy Rico Mueller at the Erich Wünsch Hall in Brandenburg, Germany on Saturday.

WINDHOEK – Namibian goalkeeper Virgil Vries displayed great maturity, calmness and resolve in his first competitive debut for South African giants Kaizer Chiefs as they smoothly sailed past a star-crossed Free State Stars FC to reach the MTN8 Cup semifinals on Saturday.

WINDHOEK - Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest and fastest growing airline group, has registered record success in the just ended 2017/18 fiscal year. In line with its 15-year strategic roadmap, Vision 2025, the airline registered historical success in financial, commercial, operational and customer service areas.