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Aimed at strengthening the justice system and combating youth unemployment, the Ministry of Justice has over the past months welcomed over 200 law and admin interns, providing valuable exposure to the employment market.

The Opuwo Town Council on Tuesday re-elected its councillors in their various positions.

Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) expressed disappointment in the relatively low number of local travel uptake, encouraging Namibians to explore their own backyard.

While cautioning that no country can be safe from the corrosive damage caused by corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission director general Paulus Noa called for national and international commitment to raising awareness, preventing, and combating corruption.

Long before she ascended to the throne as queen of the Oukwanyama in November 2005, Martha Mwadinomho yaKristian Nelumbu had been calling women who were not keen on raising their children to drop them off at her home.

The heavy rains experienced over the last few days brought with it frogs - considered a delicacy by many in the northern regions. 

After being dormant for two years, the Oshakati Totem Expo returned to the town, celebrating the crucial importance of cultural diversity as a stepping stone towards restoring cultural identity in society.

President Hage Geingob has accorded former Rundu mayor and pioneer veteran of the Namibian liberation struggle Gosbert Lyambai Mandema Sikerete (77) a state funeral. He died on 18 November.

The City of Windhoek has announced a debt relief programme for eligible residents and businesses, totalling N$524 million.

A man from Rundu, who was convicted of murder with direct intent after slashing his one-month-old baby’s stomach open with a traditional knife in 2019, was last week sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment.