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Many enumerators of the recently-completed population and housing census are still fighting for their unpaid salaries. 

Catholic priest Wilbard Haingura and co-accused Maria Lingue were last week found not guilty by the Rundu Magistrate’s Court for the possession of a stolen solar water pump for a borehole of the Nyangana Parish in Kavango East.

The governors of the Omusati and Oshana regions expressed dissatisfaction with some community members in Otamanzi diverting water from the canal.

Minister in the Presidency Christine //Hoebes on Saturday ruffled feathers when she announced that the crafting of the national anthem cannot solely be attributed to the late Axali Doëseb, as a committee was established to craft it.

The 19 000 metric tonnes (MT) of lithium ore lying in the port of Walvis Bay ready for export to China was not mined at Xinfeng’s Omaruru operations, but is from the open-pit mine in the Uis area, it has been revealed. 

Namibian Marine Phosphate (NMP) last week met the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Natural Resources and that of Economics and Public Administration in efforts to strengthen their case for mining phosphate off the Namibian seabed. 

The Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology, in conjunction with the Ministry of Sports and National Youth Services, last week announced that they have entered into an agreement to provide national sporting attire to all sports codes.

Windhoek High Court Judge George Coleman Wednesday dismissed a claim by 13 human trafficking accused that they are held in custody illegally. 

Brave Warriors head coach Collin Benjamin says the first week of preparations for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers has seen several key players drop out of the training sessions as a result of injuries.

Brave Gladiators’ captain Zenatha Coleman has accused the Namibia Football Association (NFA) of ‘killing their dreams’ by failing to consult the technical team on issues affecting the national women’s team.