With the countdown to the 27th commemoration of Heroes Day in Oshakati ticking closer, residents of the town are excited about Saturday’s festivities.

President Hage Geingob has opened the sixth SWAPO Party Youth League Congress, underway at Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region. The Head of State calls on young people to be at the forefront of promoting the party’s policies and programmes.

Lifeline/Childline has praised the City Police for their prompt response, especially to victims of abuse around Windhoek.

Paula Kooper is the new SWAPO Party MP in the National Assembly, replacing former Deputy Minister of Land Reform, Bernadus Swartbooi.

Defence Minister Penda ya Ndakolo has opened ‘Exercise Blue Kunene’ at Oshakati in the Oshana Region.

Despite the destruction of crops caused by worms in some parts of the country, farmers in the Kavango East and West regions have recorded a bumper harvest this year. The Agriculture Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA) in Rundu is receiving hundreds of bags of mahangu on a weekly basis from farmers in the regions.

A parent’s worst fear is to outlive their children, whether it be from disease, murder or accident. Katalina Mweshinga lost her children when the then South African soldiers opened fire at her homestead.

He left his country to acquire technical skills and was hoping to return home safely when his life took a turn for the worst before he accomplished his mission. Betuel Nuunyango from Omusati Region became a political prisonereform in the prime of his life.

A youth initiated programme hosted an early Heroes Day celebration for the senior citizens in central Katutura.

The up scaling of farmers’ productivity through training and mentorship will be the key focus of the Agricultural Bank of Namibia (AgriBank) during the next five years. The bank is adamant that this will lead to better skills among farmers and ensure maximum production as well as sustained livelihoods.