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Mariental had been experiencing a drastic drop in drinkable water due to a faulty sand filter at the Hardap NamWater Purification Plant.

WALVIS BAY – A Swiss woman, who was in possession of an artefact taken during the Ovaherero-Nama genocide, has returned the piece to Namibia.

Windhoek High Court Judge Marlene Tommasi has stepped down from the matter in which a murder convict serving life imprisonment for killing his former girlfriend by slitting her throat, is suing the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) for N$10 million for alleged torture.

NKURENKURU – While reflecting on his first year in office, the Kavango West chief regional officer listed the lack of road infrastructure, healthcare services and youth development as the critical challenge areas of the region.

As plans by the government draw closer to dissolving the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF), the entity has developed an implementation plan that has been forwarded to the line ministry for approval.

Ongwediva - Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein commissioned the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Omahenene-Olushandja Canal in the Omusati region on Wednesday.

Katima Mulilo - The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology held an engagement on Tuesday on the government’s communications strategy roll-out in Katima Mulilo.

A teenage boy, who was arrested in March 2021 for allegedly assaulting and sexually violating a four-year-old girl, will take the stand next year to answer to the allegations.

WASHINGTON, D.C – President Hage Geingob on Wednesday vowed to champion reforms that will improve the quality of life for all Namibians and Africans in general.

Government’s resettlement programme is engulfed in a myriad of irregularities, ranging from a lack of productivity assessments before resettlement to the absence of lease agreements, rendering the entire process non-compliant with the necessary legislation, policies and guidelines laws.