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The proposal to dog meat consumption in Namibia may potentially foster animosity between different ethnic groups within the country, lawmaker Hidipo Hamata has warned.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has announced that the use of national identity cards as travel documents between Namibia and Botswana has been extended to three additional border posts.

A 45-year-old man who allegedly raped his biological daughter 15 times between 2018 and 2020, impregnated her, and forced her to abort the foetus, received his trial dates earlier this week. 

The City of Windhoek recently appointed three people in key positions within its policing unit.  

Ohamba of Oukwanyama Martha Mwadinomho Kristian Nelumbu has called on the discrimination against the marginalised San community to cease, as they too are Ovakwanyama.

The Oshakati Multi-Purpose Youth Centre, under the youth and sports ministry, has had no water since last December after the local town council disconnected the service due to an outstanding bill of over N$100 000.

As the world shifts to renewable energy in the wake of climate change and escalating living costs, solar power is emerging as a sustainable, cost-effective solution. I

Asian markets were mixed yesterday as investors struggled to maintain early gains fanned by hopes the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike campaign has run its course. 

One of Capricorn Group executives Dr Etienne Slabbert, chief information officer (CIO), has received the CIO of the Year 2023 award. Slabbert was awarded for his exceptional leadership, visionary mindset and relentless pursuit of excellence in the southern African financial technology realm. 

An unsustainable increase in claim amounts, which adversely impacted its reserve level, was one of the main causes for the medical aid fund that caters to banks, Bankmed, going insolvent.