Police in the //Kharas Region on Wednesday arrested seven suspects from rival gangs in connection with the murder of a teenage boy at Keetmanshoop.

The struggling economy of the Kunene Region has not been unable to recover because of government’s austerity measures.

President Hage Geingob says its not a priority for Namibia or the SADC region to host a UN political office. This was in response to a proposal by the visiting UN Assistant Secretary General for political affairs, that the global organisation expands its political interests in the region through establishing an office to maintain peace.

The ban on the import of poultry and poultry products from Spain into Namibia has been lifted. This follows effective control measures implemented by Spain since the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak was reported in that country last year.

The Health and Social Services Ministry says no child has died of vaccine related reactions in 2016. The reaction from Deputy Minister Juliet Kavetuna comes in the wake of claims that five children died after being immunised in 2016.

Namibia must strictly abide by its road master plan to create sustainable utilisation of funds for transport infrastructure. Economic and finance consultant in transport and logistics, John Saunderson, made the remark during his presentation at the International Road Federation workshop in Windhoek on Wednesday.

The Swapo party Oshikoto regional conference in the Oshikoto region, which was called off on 8 June, was again delayed and is now scheduled for Saturday. The conference was supposed to take place on Thursday.

The Namibian government plans to revive its working relationship with Angola in efforts to fight malaria. This was announced by Health Deputy Minister Juliet Kavetuna in the National Assembly on Wednesday.

The fifth Namibia-European Union Political Dialogue has started in Windhoek on Thursday morning. The one day event is reviewing the various cooperation initiatives in line with the Cotonou Partnership Agreement. International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed appreciation for the contribution of the EU in Namibia, especially in the areas of early childhood development. […]

The Whale Rock cement factory, in the Otjozondjupa Region, has defended its use of Chinese nationals to build its cement plant, situated outside Otjiwarongo.