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 Members of the !Gawachab conservancy in the //Kharas region on Wednesday signed an agreement for the establishment of a 1.620 Mega Watt (MW) renewable energy park.   

Oshana is grappling with dilapidated school infrastructure and over-crowdedness, especially in the urban schools, deputy director of education in Oshana Hilma Nuunyango-George revealed.

Dubbed ‘Economic Revival and Caring for the Poor’, the N$84.6 billion 2023-2024 budget has drawn the ire of some and brought joy to others, with some parliamentarians asking President Hage Geingob to remove “deadwood” ministers from his Cabinet if achieving meaningful results is his goal.

At least nine schools in the flood-prone Kabbe area have been inundated by heavy floods, leaving learners and teachers fearing drownings or being bitten by snakes, which have found the swampy schools’ field a haven. 

Namibian taxpayers owe the Namibia Revenue Agency over N$69 billion through capital debts, interest and penalties.

The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund wants to proceed with a High Court judgement regarding an investment tender, despite the fact that the case has now been taken to the Supreme Court. 

Suicide among men continues to be a concern, as two men took their own lives on Wednesday at the coast.