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Airlink, southern Africa’s independent airline, is increasing its Latin American marketing and sales presence to include Ecuador, Panama and Peru. Airlink has also appointed AVIAREPS as its General Sales Agents (GSA) in Latin America to promote its flights schedule, which serves an unparalleled network of routes currently connecting 45 destinations throughout southern Africa.

South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed it will resume flights to Windhoek before the start of the festive season. In a recent media statement, the airline revealed it will recommence flights to four destinations, namely two cities in Malawi – Lilongwe and Blantyre, Windhoek as well as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. 

Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi last month stated in his mid-term budget review in the National Assembly that an allocation has been made for the national census to be undertaken in FY2023/24. 

Bank of Namibia (BoN) governor Johannes ǃGawaxab said ensuring optimal local content in the exploitation of resources must remain prominent. He thus urged for the finalisation and adoption of the country’s local content policy, which he said is of paramount importance.

United Nations resident coordinator to Namibia, Sen Pang recently highlighted key roles and achievements of the UN in Namibia at the UN Day celebration.

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John Matsi, the Chief Labour Relations Officer at the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation’s International Relations and Advice Division, is one of only a few civil servants with a disability.

The plea of a Windhoek resident, accused of viciously attacking and killing his wife with a hammer, was yesterday postponed to 15 November to give his new lawyer a chance to study the docket and consult with his client.

Government and media practitioners have called for the end of impunity for crimes committed against journalists and hailed Namibia’s safety for journalists to work.

-says cost outweighs benefit
-Cabinet backs plan in principle 
-funding gap stands at N$2.5bn