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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a 28% decrease in the amount of airline funds blocked from repatriation by governments. 

African airlines have a high operational cost base and generally, Africans have a low propensity to spend on air travel. 

The Petroleum Training and Education Fund (PetroFund) has sent 13 Namibians to Angola for training in vital oil and gas vocational skills. 

The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) has announced new board of directors, effective 1 July 2024. 

Cabinet has endorsed the labour, industrial relations and employment-creation’s decision to issue a wage order to introduce the National Minimum Wage (NMW), effective January 2025. 

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said during the Omaludi Agricultural Festival said the government has constructed abattoirs in the northern regions such as Omusati, Ohangwena and Kavango East to enable farmers to have access to meat-processing facilities.

The Capricorn Foundation has expanded its cooperation with the African Child Development Trust (ACDT) by funding N$575 000 for the printing of pre-primary and grades 1-3 workbooks.

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has commended the Seafarers United Land Housing Federation for initiating efforts to fight poverty and address the housing issue at Walvis Bay.

President Nangolo Mbumba was among the first people to register to vote ahead of this year’s highly-anticipated Presidential and National Assembly elections yesterday.

Opposition parties have dismissed calls by Republican Party leader Henk Mudge to form a coalition for the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections to topple Swapo.