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Deputy Minister of Disability Affairs Alexia Manombe-Ncube has reiterated government’s unwavering support for the welfare and rights of people with disabilities.

Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Itah Kandji-Murangi is pleading with all aspiring students to fulfil their true potential.  

Hopes to find the missing retired teacher from Henties Bay alive were dashed after his remains were found submerged in his vehicle in a hole filled with water close to Torra Bay on Thursday. 

Gold hit a fresh record Monday on growing optimism the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the new year, with traders shrugging off boss Jerome Powell’s attempts to temper expectations.

The China-based affiliates of consultancy giant PwC said it had blocked technologies that enabled its employees to cheat on internal training exams, after a US agency hit it with a US$7 million fine.

The repo rate is expected to be held steady at 7.75% - and as a result, the prime lending rate at commercial banks is anticipated to remain unchanged at 11.5% when the Bank of Namibia’s Monetary Policy Committee meets for the last time this year on Wednesday, 6 December. 

Prison Fellowship Namibia (PFN) and Letshego Bank Namibia recently joined forces to bring holiday cheer to nearly 100 families at the Windhoek Correctional Facility’s male section. 

Sweden and the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) recently signed a collaboration agreement worth around US$4 970 000 to fund the promotion of sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and HIV/AIDS-related services in the SADC region. 

For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino second-hand market in Uganda’s capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli’s life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children.

At least 47 people were killed and 85 others injured in landslides caused by flooding in northern Tanzania, a local official announced Sunday, with warnings the toll would rise.