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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Namibia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Trade and Economic Cooperation on Thursday, 30 November 2023.

An exhibition of artworks from the 2023 Baker’s Bay Artists’ Retreat is now open to the public. 

The 2023 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards judges recently announced the winners of the second edition of the community-building awards ceremony, hosted in Windhoek. 

Multigenerational local family drama, ‘Summertide’, is set to air on 28 January 2024 – and the whole family is invited.

The Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (RWPC) of the SADC Parliamentary Forum said although some strides have been made towards gender equality and women empowerment in the SADC region, many challenges remain, and progress is very slow. 

Violence against women and children can be reduced by promoting feminism, Chief Inspector Lina Binga of the Leonardville Police Station said on Wednesday.

Onayena constituency councillor Kamati Mateus has urged potential investors to contribute to the development of the settlement to transform it into a town.

The European Union delegation to Namibia and the United Nations Population Fund have initiated the “Combating Gender-Based Violence” campaign, and last week formally signed a contribution agreement in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency. 

Dominican sprinter Luguelin Santos has been stripped of his World Junior Championships gold medal and banned for three years for age manipulation violations, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday.

Namibia’s Debmarine Desert Jewels bounced back from the defeat to Zambia by beating the host nation, Botswana, 42-39 in their third match of the Africa Netball Cup in Gaborone.