The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has awarded bursaries to nine undergraduate students to pursue their studies at various institutions of higher learning.

The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, has given instructions to dispatch a team to Rundu to investigate the alleged beating of employees in exchange for loans.

The owner of Petroport at Rundu, Mike du Preez, and his employees have come out in defense of a video that showed employees being beaten.

Both the employer and employee claimed the beating was part of a game they play at work, which has been taken out of context.

A TransNamib train that was carrying 22 wagons of manganese was derailed this morning about 50 kilometers outside Luderitz in the ||Kharas Region.

TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer confirmed the derailment in a statement.

Project Never Walk Alone has, through its Great 50 Pledge initiative, honored President Hage Geingob, Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba, and Founding President Sam Nujoma.