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A 29-year-old security guard sustained serious injuries after he was allegedly attacked by two male robbers at around 01h25 on Sunday at Otjiwarongo’s Freedom Park in the Otjozondjupa region.

The trial of Cameroonian-born businessman Antoine ‘Tony’ Mbok and his co-accused Daniel David Nghiwilepo was put on ice again, but this time at the request of advocate Taedago Gaweseb.

A 37-year-old man from Omatunda village in Endola constituency allegedly committed suicide over the weekend.

After spending N$189 million on its construction, a further N$51 million is needed to revive the Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park, which has not been operational for nearly seven years.

An aggressive approach by the land reform ministry has resulted in the allocation of resettlement farms to applicants within two months. This was unheard of in the past, as the process would take up to six months to resettle needy farmers.

Fired, expelled or resigning fishermen will no longer benefit from the governmental employment redressing programme more than once, as it is unsustainable. 

Following a Cabinet directive to operationalise the dormant Rundu abattoir, renovations have been completed and a successful trial slaughter undertaken, the Meat Corporation of Namibia CEO Mwilima Mushokabanji has said.

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has called on local authority leaders to refrain from infighting and concentrate on development and service delivery. 

Former local and national leaders from the Zambezi region have described the late Swapo activist Thaddeus Sinvula Malumo as a hero for the crucial role he played during the fight for independence.