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A 46-year-old security guard instantly died after he shot himself with his service pistol in Ondangwa on Wednesday.

The number of traffic lights damaged in vehicle accidents in Windhoek, has dropped with fewer than five incidents per month compared to last year, when three accidents were reported per week.

A group of disgruntled residents from Okahandja’s informal settlements took to the streets on Friday to demand their petition back from the town’s mayor.

The Namibia Statistics Agency’s (NSA) Information and Publicity Officer for the Guinas constituency in the Oshikoto region, Hendrick Mwatotele said census enumerators are encountering difficulties in accessing commercial farms and lodges in the area.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has announced plans to host the maiden Etosha Carnival at Etosha in July 2024 in collaboration with key stakeholders in efforts to revitalise the tourism sector.

Outbound diplomats assigned to various missions abroad should remember to always revive, promote, protect and defend Namibia’s positions and interests, deputy international relations minister Jenelly Matundu has said.

Jonas Kandiwapa Mwonde, a police officer from Ndama sub-station in Rundu who was arrested last week for allegedly shooting a civilian, was denied bail on Thursday.

The residents of Otavi and surrounding areas can now breathe a sigh of relief following the Roads Authority’s decision to bring the much-needed NaTIS services to the town.

Taxis operators in Rundu staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday against the Namibia Public Passenger Transport Association (NPPTA), whom they want to boot out as they claim it is operating illegally.

A man convicted of the murder of H.A.M.S Security Services owner, Andries Petrus de Jager in 2009, wants to appeal his conviction and sentence in the High Court eight years after the fact.