Eight suspects were arrested at Rundu after a Grade 2 teacher was robbed by two men while she was teaching at the Rudolf Ngondo Primary School on Thursday.
It is alleged that the teacher withdrew an amount of N$14,000 from a local bank, meant for the regional sports event before she headed to school.
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has established a research desk to review the effectiveness of youth empowerment policies.
SPYL's Secretary for Information and Mobilization, Moses Shikerete, made the announcement at Rundu.
The police at Rundu is investigating a case in which a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by four boys at Ndama on Thursday.
Rundu residents are at risk of eating contaminated freshwater fish after it was discovered that some of them are fishing in and selling fish they caught from the sewerage water.
nbc News has learned that some of the residents have been catching fish in the sewerage water at the Kaisosi settlement.
Residents of Rundu are still not happy with the services offered by NORED.
They expressed themselves at a consultation meeting, organized by the Rundu Town Council.
Heavy rain destroyed houses at the Visually Impaired Center in Sauyema, at Rundu.
The heavy rain, accompanied by wind, started at around 06h00 on Thursday.
Residents say they were in their rooms sheltering from the rain when all of a sudden a branch of a tree fell on the rooftop.
The Amarok Club Namibia has come to the aid of a destitute mother of five in Sauyenwa, an informal settlement west of Rundu.
Siyapa Maria Mayanga and her children used to sleep in a structure made of plastic and old corrugated iron sheets.
The Cash and Carry at Rundu saga continues unabated as it remains unresolved despite them not returning to the stores on Friday.
The workers have been camping at the supermarket since Wednesday, blocking the entrance to the store until their demands are met.
More than 270 employees at the Rundu Cash and Carry supermarket have been transferred to different locations, a move they deem as constructive dismissal by the employer.
The Swapo Party Youth League is dismayed by the re-opening of the Rundu Cash and Carry supermarket before a re-inspection of expired goods was carried out.
The shop was reopened following the Rundu Town Council's signaling of the green light.
