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The resumption of operations at the Farmers Meat Market in October 2022 was officially marked on 3 August 2023, when the abattoir hosted an event to formally re-open.

The Japanese government plans working with three African nations, including Namibia, to develop supply chains for cobalt and other minerals critical in making batteries for electric vehicles. 

By the time you read this, radio personality Laimi Elago will be somewhere up the 5 895-metre high Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

THE Ongombe Farmers’ Association recently donated N$25 000 to the Okamatapati Combined School in the Otjozondjupa region as their contribution to the education of the Namibian child.

Pupils at PK de Villiers Secondary School in the southern Namibia, in collaboration with subject experts, recently launched a campaign against bullying, especially at school. 

The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) last week launched its five-year integrated strategic business plan (ISBP) in the capital.

The Roads Authority (RA) has given the go-ahead for the construction of the Engoyi-Omuntele road, its CEO Conrad Lutombi has confirmed. 

The Gobabis municipality is owed N$ 61 million for water and electricity by residents, private companies and government agencies.

A shallow 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China in the early hours of yesterday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with state media reporting at least 21 people injured and dozens of buildings collapsed.