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The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) will train selected members of the San community to become paralegals so that they may provide support, advice and guidance to fellow community members.

Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku has accused the finance ministry, National Planning Commission and other governmental agencies of continuously disregarding the region when allocating resources and implementing projects.

A former police officer accused of fraud involving N$10 million, was yesterday acquitted on six of the nine charges he faced by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Phillanda Christiaan. 

The criminal trial of British farmer and businessman Harvey Boulter was again postponed yesterday by Windhoek High Court judge Christie Liebenberg.

Keetmanshoop mayor McDonald Hanse said the provision of civil services is a crucial step in ensuring that the town’s community thrives and their needs are met with efficiency and effectiveness.

The Oshana police earlier this week received spare car parts worth N$13 000 from a war veteran.

Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa said the allocation of N$1.7 billion for the 2024/25 civil servants’ wage increase, despite the existing bloated public wage bill, is “essential” to avoid making them sacrificial lambs.

Mobile network operators have until the end of November to submit the required data to enable the reduction of roaming charges between Namibia and Botswana.

A dispute between the Katima Mulilo town councillors and residents over debt collector RedForce’s operations has now led the angry inhabitants to seek legal assistance to get the entity removed.