Karibib residents demand no bail for murder suspects

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Karibib residents have opposed the granting of bail to all murder suspects in the Erongo Region.

A group of residents marched to the Karibib Magistrate's court to hand over a petition.

They stressed that Karibib is a fast-developing town and has become a target for criminals.

Stricter bycatch limits win praise from Pelagic Fishing Association

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The Wet Landed Small Pelagic Association commended the government for introducing a strict 2% bycatch threshold for fishing companies.

If a vessel is not licensed to land certain marine species, only 5% are permitted to be caught as bycatch.

Namibia faces shortage of fisheries observers

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Namibia is in short supply of fisheries observers needed to cover all fishing vessels in Namibian waters.

The Fisheries Observers Agency (FOA) is worried about the dwindling numbers of observers, as data collection suffers.

Erongo Governor |Goagoses pledges to tackle poverty

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The new governor of the Erongo Region, Natalia |Goagoses, has pledged to eradicate poverty and inequality during her term of office.

|Goagoses arrived at the Swapo Party regional headquarters at Swakopmund, where members gave her a cheerful reception.

Fisheries Observer Agency needs investigative powers

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The Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) needs to be given power to investigate fishing violations.

The agency says that gaps in the investigation and prosecution often cause cases to drag on and sometimes result in their withdrawal.

Namibia officially trading under AfCFTA

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Today marks a historic milestone for Namibia, as the country prepares to send its very first consignment under the African Continental Free Trade Area, or AfCFTA - framework, from the Walvis Bay harbour.

Namibia set to launch first AfCFTA shipment

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Namibia is ready to send the first consignment under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework at Walvis Bay on Monday.

Namibia will turn trade under the AfCFTA framework from theory to practice.