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Following promising signs from its oil discovery offshore Namibia in the Orange Basin, Shell has revealed plans to drill two more wells in its Namibian licence area. 

The African Strategic Solutions Conference (ASSCo) is set to take place today and tomorrow at a local hotel under the theme, ‘Relevance of Human Capital in a Transforming Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Era’. 

A 51-year-old man has been arrested by the Namibian Police after he allegedly shot and killed another man with an arrow on Saturday evening at Tjeye village.

The Namibian Police and the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) apprehended an Angolan national on Saturday after he was allegedly found in possession of 67 bullets of suspected cocaine powder.

Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta said concern over the negative impact of climate change has strengthened fears that environmental degradation and demographic pressures will displace millions of people in Africa, and cause serious social upheaval.

Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) senior councillor responsible for disabilities affairs Lukas Shawana has urged the community to assist people with disabilities so they can help themselves.

Workers of the Namibia Grape Company (NGC), who have lived in sub-standard reed houses for decades on the grape farm in Aussenkehr will soon be relocated to new plots, where they can construct their own brick or zinc houses. 

Two cows were found with gapping stab wounds in the Kalkpan settlements in Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency yesterday morning. 

Wickus Johann Maree, who is facing 75 counts of raping underage boys and spreading pornographic material on the dark web, lost another lawyer yesterday morning. 

The Oshakati town council re-elected Swapo’s Leonard Hango as mayor for the third time yesterday.