In a quest to keep young people out of trouble and active, the leaders of the Ebenezer Youth Group are hosting a conference for the youth at Otjiwarongo.

Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Frans Kapofi, has told the latest Namibian Defense Force (NDF) recruits to work hard and maintain discipline and teamwork for them to be good soldiers.

The police in Windhoek are still searching for two bodies after the heavy rains in the capital on Friday.

One is that of an 8-year-old boy who fell into a flowing river at the Grysblok riverbed in Katutura and was flushed away.

A 41-year-old Chinese national was arrested on Saturday for allegedly trying to bribe a police officer on the B2 road between Arandis and Usakos. It is alleged that he tried to pay a bribe of N$200 to avoid a speeding fine of N$2000. The suspect will appear at the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Tourists visiting Terrace Bay in the Skeleton Coast Park of Namibia should be wary of the highly sensitive environment.

The Namibia Wildlife Resorts and some tourists have urged all visitors to do their part in conserving the environment.