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WINDHOEK - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) must put pressure on member states to strengthen criminal justice systems to protect people with albinism across the sub-region, Amnesty International said on Friday, ahead of the regional bloc’s Heads of State summit in Windhoek.

WINDHOEK - Cabinet has directed that the Personnel Administration Measures (PAM), for the job category of inspectors of education Grade 5 be amended by abolishing the management cadre housing and transport allowances.

ONAYENA - Political parties represented on local authority councils across the country must recall their councillors who may be complicit in corrupt activities or underperforming.

WINDHOEK - Residents of Ongulumbashe informal settlement in Okuryangava are concerned about possible health hazards emanating from five broken manholes in the area that have been flowing for months without being attended to by authorities.

WINDHOEK - State-owned meat processer and marketer Meatco is to implement a restructuring plan in which approximately 650 of its 1200 workers would be retrenched.

WINDHOEK- Ovaherero paramount chief, Advocate Vekuii Rukoro has cautioned President Hage Geingob not to overstep his boundaries when it comes to the sensitive issues pertaining to genocide, including the much anticipated land conference.

WINDHOEK - The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) board of directors that has been tasked to oversee the process of re-integrating the fund back into the ministry of higher education is expected to soon provide a report after consultations with key stakeholders on the progress are made.

ONAYENA - Poor management and poor service delivery is cited as some of the root causes of corruption in various government offices, including those of regional and local authorities, as there is lack of controls and maladministration among accounting officers.

LÜDERITZ – The National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) on Friday paid out dividends of N$6 million to the Regional Governors Trust, which owns 22 percent, shares in the state-owned fishing company.

ONGWEDIVA – The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), once tipped to unseat Swapo after orchestrating mass resignations in the ruling party, is enduring the same fate after several of its members followed party president Jeremiah Nambinga in quitting the party.