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High inflation rates continue to exacerbate the cost of living for Namibians, and many analysts believe these elevated interest rates will continue for the rest of the year.

Despite prevailing economic headwinds, the ministry of industrialisation and trade’s annual budget allocation was increased by 22% or N$31 million to almost N$298 million when finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi tabled the national budget in February this year under the theme ‘Economic Revival and Caring for the Poor’.

A 12-year-old girl was on Saturday attacked by a crocodile while fetching water from the Kavango River at Shikoro village.

The Sunshine Private College on Friday held its third graduation ceremony, where 53 students received Postgraduate Diplomas in Education at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek.

Teachers and leaders in the Kunene region are concerned about high teenage pregnancies at the hands of family members in the region.

The government will embarkon a study to determine the practicality of establishing a veterinary buffer zone between Angola and Namibia.

Some rural school principals have questioned how advanced subsidiary students can excel when schools lack furniture and equipment, and struggle with space.

The Katutura Magistrate’s Court said there is no evidence indicating that social activist Dimbulukeni Nauyoma instructed protesters to continue with the demonstration after the High Court denied their request to do so.

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has urged residents of the Ohangwena region not to eat fish from floodplains as it is suspected to be contaminated with a disease.