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A San family of four was left homeless when their shack caught fire at Maranata Plot in Omaheke’s Epukiro constituency earlier this week.

The Department of Water Affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform plans to modernise traditional wells in the Oshikoto region in order to prevent drownings.

A Karibib resident was electrocuted on Wednesday afternoon while using a meat- cutter.

The National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) in collaboration with the K’Negongo Foundation on Wednesday handed over 1 000 packs of sanitary towels to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC).

The Old Mutual Financial Services Monitor (OMFSM) report recently revealed that approximately 40% of working Namibians currently hold personal loans at various banking institutions countrywide.

President Hage Geingob has declared a period of national mourning from today until Saturday during the State memorial and funeral of composer and author of the national anthem, Jacobus Axali Doëseb.

Elders in the Uukwangali Traditional Authority are set to meet, with a succession talk high on their agenda. 

The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has redoubled its antigraft fight, boasting to be among the leading agencies walking the anti-corruption talk, as evidenced by arrests, suspensions and court battles.

The health ministry is faring well in ensuring that essential quality health services are available, but the unprofessional conduct by some healthcare professionals derails those efforts.

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has dismissed assertions by the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) that government has been deploying budgetary tactics to disadvantage local authorities south of the notorious veterinary cordon fence.