The funeral service of the late Topnaar Kaptein, Seth Kooitjie was overwhelmed with subject matters that had nothing to do with offering sympathy to the bereaved family. Various speakers at the funeral had to be reminded to keep their condolence messages relevant to the occasion.

The late Topnaar Kaptein, Seith Kooitjie was buried at Soutrivier in the Erongo Region. The late chief’s funeral service took place at his homestead in Homeb.

Newly elected office bearers at Okahandja could face the axe Monday, after they allegedly defied a directive from Swapo. The councillors argue that they will not support any directive which contravenes the provisions contained in existing law.

The Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has called on government to provide employment for about 647 health extension graduates who were trained but remain unemployed.

The Otjozondjupa regional councilor Steve Biko Boois has called for calm among Okahandja residents to allow the party’s top leadership to resolve the matter. Boois who is planning to engage the community on various developmental issues also spoke out against land grabbing at the town.

The Fumu of the Mashi tribe in Zambezi Joseph Tembwe Mayuni is happy that his subjects are deriving benefits from community conservancy. Fumu Mayuni said this when cash payments were distributed to members of the Mayuni Conservancy.

-The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) is confident Namibia will have strategy and action plan in place by 2030 to mitigate the impact of climate change. Its chief executive officer, Benedict Libanda says the country has created an enabling environment to combat climate change through a series of National Development Goals.

Namibia will develop mechanisms to implement the action plan which was approved at the 32nd Summit of the African Union. The theme for 2019 is ‘Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa’.

Kasivi Secondary School in the Kavango West will now offer Grade 10. This follows complaints from parents about the long distance that learners have to walk to get to a new school.

-Over 2 000 students applied to the University of Namibia’s (UNAM) School of Nursing for the 2019 academic year. However, the school says only over 100 students will be accomodated. Two hundred and four students graduated from the course in 2018.