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THE Namibia National Students’ Organisation (Nanso) has urged the education ministry to increase funds allocated for buying textbooks and other vital teaching materials, emphasising a critical need for intervention in rural areas.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has raised concern over the alarming number of uncollected identity documents (IDs), revealing that a staggering 39 168 individuals have failed to retrieve their identification cards. 

The Chiefs’ Assembly (CA) of the Ovaherero and Ovambanderu traditional leaders on Monday expressed its solidarity with the civilian population of Gaza.

The persistent drought has not only affected farmers and rural communities but has also had a significant impact on urban areas, Oshana regional governor Elia Irimari said on Monday.

Employees of the Ondangwa Town Council have started cleaning water channels and culverts to mitigate flood risks during the rainy season.

The Opuwo Town Council has urged livestock owners to build suitable enclosures to prevent the animals from straying into the town’s boundaries.

A record 204 cyclists took part in the opening race of the 2024 Nedbank Windhoek Power Pedal Race Series (WPP), on Sunday morning along the Dordabis Road.

SEVERAL former Brave Warriors coaches have expressed confidence that the national team will do well at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Burkina Faso’s former chief of staff of the gendarmerie who was sacked in October has been abducted from his home by unidentified “armed individuals”, sources close to him said yesterday.

An Iranian court has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional term of over one year in prison on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic while behind bars, her family said yesterday.