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The commencement of the trial involving a pensioner who stands accused of trafficking and raping a minor at Noordoewer has been put on hold.

The national Population and Housing Census kicked off with some hiccups that the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has said are being dealt with. 

Namibia’s ranking as an upper-middle-income country has placed the country in a precarious position, where it is now under pressure to devise new ways to access capital. The country also suggested more sustainable and predictable financing for development.

In a landmark settlement last week, the Windhoek High Court ordered the removal of eight warehouses at the Ramatex industrial complex in Otjomuise.

In response to a concerning surge in criminal activities targeting tourists, one of the biggest tourism operators in the country, Gondwana Collection Namibia, has introduced a “Tourism Heroes” campaign.

Momentum Metropolitan, based in South Africa and with operations in Namibia, has reported a historic peak in normalised headline earnings (NHE) of N$5.1 billion for the 12 months ended 30 June 2023. Operating profit surged by 31% to N$4.4 billion, up from N$3.4 billion the previous year. 

The Walking Football 4Health Namibia (WF4HN) team is set to participate in the WF4H football tournament scheduled for Cape Town on 24 and 25 November 2023.

Oluteyi Combined School alumni committee donated sports equipment worth N$22 000 to the school last weekend.

This year’s 2023 Ondjola Annual Sports Festival is set to take place from 23 to 26 December at Ondjola Stadium in the Tsandi District under the tagline ‘preserving culture through sports.’

Namibia’s 2022 Commonwealth Games representatives, Alex Miller and Anri Krugel, were on Sunday crowned winners of the last race in the 2023 Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power Race Series held at Aus Mountains in Windhoek.