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With schools opening their gates for learners for the first term, Kavango East director of education Fanuel Kapapero has said over 1 000 learners are without schools at the riverine town of Rundu. 

Zambezi leadership has called on teachers in the region to work hard to improve the poor performance the region has been experiencing over the years. 

A 31-year-old woman from Oshitenda informal settlement in Windhoek fears for her life after a police officer, accused of assaulting and chopping her with a panga, was granted bail shortly after the incident. 

Namibia’s current account balance worsened to a deficit of N$8.6 billion during the third quarter of 2022 compared to a lower deficit of N$7 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2021 and N$7.5 billion a quarter before. 

President Hage Geingob and his counterpart from Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at State House that focused on assessing the implementation strategies on decisions taken from the inaugural session of the Bi-National Commission between the two countries. 

Some parents in Oshakati are risking their lives, collecting empty cans and scrap metals at odd hours to earn cash for their children’s stationaries. 

Capricorn Group has confirmed the appointment of Festus Nakatana as the group’s Corporate Affairs Manager, with effect from 1 January 2023. Nakatana joins the Group’s Brand and Corporate Affairs department in this specialised role. 

As we step into the new year, we cannot but be acutely aware of the multiple challenges faced by us, especially in developing countries, due to geopolitical developments across the globe. 

The African-American Civil Rights activist, WEB Du Bois, once remarked: “I believe in pride of race and lineage and self so deep as to scorn injustice to other selves.”