Veteran Namibian playwright, actor & arts activist Frederick Brian Philander was buried at the Pioneerspark Cemetery in Windhoek over the weekend.

Philander died on 10 May.

The president of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Martin Lukato Lukato, endorsed the appointments of the party’s first Erongo regional coordinator, Ruben Awaseb, during a press conference held at Swakopmund’s DRC informal settlement.

The Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), Johannes !Gawaxab, joined central bank governors from Africa, Europe, and Asia at the Mozambique-China Cultural Centre in Maputo for the International Symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of Banco de Moçambique over the weekend.

Former First Lady Monica Geingos says the late President Hage Geingob never sought recognition during his lifetime, believing that a person’s true legacy is only measured after death.

Geingos was speaking at the official renaming of Sadzu Road in Lusaka, Zambia, to Dr Hage G. Geingob Road.

Deputy Prime Minister Natangue Ithete has urged Namibians to register their businesses in order to benefit from various government initiatives.

Ithete made the call during the official opening of the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) office in Ongwediva.