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Long-distance runner Rainhold Tomas has been selected as one of the three Namibian athletes to participate in the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August.

Namibia Under 19 (U/19) men’s cricket national coach Oscar Nauhaus says the team will now focus on preparations for the 2024 World Cup, which is set for next year in Sri Lanka. 

Five years later, a paltry 25 of the 169 resolutions taken at the 2018 land indaba have been fully implemented, a draft progress report on the second national land conference reveals.

Windhoek High Court Judge Essie Schimming-Chase has severely criticised the police’s conduct during the arrest of a stock theft suspect.

In its sustained quest to reduce the inflow of migrants, the United Kingdom government has offered Namibian asylum seekers reintegration packages of about N$68 000 (£3 000) to return home. The deal has also been extended to those living illegally in the UK’s territory.

Mayors and councillors of tier two municipalities, town and village councils will now earn more in terms of sitting allowances after the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development granted approval for a 15%, 20% and 25% increase on monthly allowances.

Suspended managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia Immanuel Mulunga approached the labour division of the Windhoek High Court to review and set aside two charges he faces in a disciplinary hearing. 

Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has said despite a spike in criminal cases in the two Kavango regions and the Zambezi region, a division of the High Court cannot be established in Rundu due to lack of financial resources.

The residents of Nkurenkuru, and Kavango West region at large, turned up in numbers last Thursday to witness the inauguration of Nkurenkuru Police station. 

The newly appointed CEO of Bukalo Village Council, Anna Lyamine-Sazita has pledged to ensure they submit their financial statements, as required by law.