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The framework within which planning and development occur is formed by planning laws and regulations. 

Berseba village council CEO Ivan Vries says despite being in office for only four months, he is optimistic about the potential of the local authority.

Six famers and their families, who have been farming since 1998 at farm Arcadia 1065 Unit A in the Otjozondjupa region, found themselves evicted from the property yesterday and dumped near the road with their belongings.

Double-murder accused Ernst Lichtenstrasser yesterday disputed that he ever made admissions to police officers in which he claimed to be the shooter in the murders of two senior executives of the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology in Arandis. 

A Windhoek couple wants certain sections of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) declared unconstitutional after such sections were used to freeze their accounts containing over N$19 million. 

Over 11 000 families, including 50 000 food insecure Namibians, have benefited from the rollout of the food banks in all 14 regions, President Hage Geingob said yesterday. 

Namport has posted improved earnings during the 2021/2022 financial year, raking in N$1.23 billion in revenue, compared to N$1.11 billion made during the previous financial year.

In a dramatic turn of events, the Khomas regional council emerged victorious in a case where it was being sued by a car rental company for failure to pay N$3.6 million for leasing 21 vehicles in 2019.

The HIV concentration in 90% of children living with the virus in Ohangwena is so low that a blood test cannot detect the virus anymore, further encouraging the result of strict adherence to antiretroviral therapy and other support services.

The late Susan Ndataneke Nghidinwa, who passed away on 7 October, was laid to rest in her hometown of Tsumeb yesterday.