On December 31st, we ran a year-in-review, which recapped some of the stories that made headlines in 2023.

One of the stories featured was the awarding of what came to be known as the "condom tender" by the Central Procurement Board of Namibia, in which an insert of the former Board Chairperson Patrick Swartz was erroneously used.

In the insert, Swartz emphasised the board's mandate during his tenure, which ended on March 31, 2022.

Although the insert used reaffirmed the principles of the board, he was no longer part of the procurement when the programme aired.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused Swartz and the Board.