US petroleum company Chevron and the non-profit Palms for Life have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at curbing food insecurity and malnutrition in Namibia.

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has inaugurated a modern hostel facility at Ndoro Memorial Combined School in Kongola, in the Zambezi Region.

New High Court rules that came into effect on August 22 will now change how debts are collected, especially when people’s homes and salaries are involved. 

Under the new law, a person’s home cannot be sold to recover a debt unless a court first holds a hearing. 

Vice President Lucia Witbooi engaged with disability centres in the Zambezi Region to promote inclusivity.

The Vice President visited the Mainstream Foundation, an organisation founded by parents of disabled children in 2008.

Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has paid tribute to the late liberation icon and former Namibian Defence Force chief, Solomon Hawala, who died recently aged 89.

Pohamba said Hawala's contribution to the nation's liberation will never be forgotten.