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Namibia tightens Covid restrictions after surge in infection rate

Namibia recorded its highest-ever daily number of Covid deaths on Wednesday when the figure jumped to 55

Nambia’s health minister says a relaxation of previous Covid-19 measures to help revive the economy may be to blame for the sudden spike in the infection rate and increasing number of deaths.

Plus five Gambians in the diaspora have again brought a case to compel the attorney general and the electoral commission to make provision for them to vote outside of the country.

And the Resident Presidents consider the power of gems after Botswana shows off a diamond believed to be the third-largest ever found.

Photo: Gates are closed at a public library in the Namibian capital, Windhoek. Credit: Getty Images

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