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An initiative to establish a wildlife conservation park which will see large tracts of communal land in Kunene falling into private hands and conservancies, has ignited an uproar as certain quarters fear losing their ancestral and grazing land. 

Family members of Riddick Ricky Narib, who is accused of killing his stepson, Wilfred Dantani Eiseb, on Friday, issued a heartfelt apology to his mother and Namibians at large for the senseless killing.

No substantive CEO. No mayor. No deputy mayor. No management committee. This is the reality of Namibia’s main economic pulse and capital city, Windhoek. 

Affirmative Repositioning leader and chief activist Job Amupanda has cautioned his red army against possible infiltration by fly-by-night political opportunists masquerading as activists, while their main objective is enjoying the limelight that comes with association with the movement. 

Veronica Hashondili, an Okahandja Park resident, suffered multiple third-degree injuries covering her left leg from the foot to the knee from a strange substance in the sand where she was collecting firewood. 

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the Covid-19 XBB.1.5 variant is not new but it is a sub-variant of the Omicron, adding the two cases reported in the country have recovered.

Onkoshi, one of Namibia Wildlife Resort’s best and unique Etosha camps has been given a multi-million-dollar facelift, which is expected to be completed in February 2023.

The National African Students’ Association has said they do not agree that teachers should be blamed for the recent devastating National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary levels examination results.

As the sports world continues to grapple with the issue of doping, the appointment of Gaby Ahrens as a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Council is a welcome development for both Namibia and the African continent.