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OKATOPE: A 27-year-old male nurse allegedly raped a 36-year-old female on Sunday at around 00h00 at Onyaanya village in the Oshikoto Region. According to a crime update issued on Monday by Commissioner Theopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku of the Namibian Police Force, it is alleged that the suspect snuck into the complainant's sleeping room and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent. 'According to the complainant, they were drinking together with the suspect at the bar at Wakema complex. The complainant then left the suspect at the bar to go and sleep, later on, while in bed, the complainant only saw the suspect on top of her and she did not know how the suspect entered her sleeping room,' the update states. She further reported that there is no known intimate relationship between the complainant and suspect, who is also a nurse at the Okatope Health Centre. The suspect was arrested and investigations continues. Source: The Namibia Press Agency

A Tunisian-Libyan electronic portal will be set up to facilitate relations and trade between economic operators in the two countries. This information was announced on Monday by the Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCITUNIS) during a working session with a delegation from the Benghazi Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture currently visiting Tunisia, according to a press release issued by the Centre for the Promotion of Exports (CEPEX) on Tuesday. The meeting focused notably on ways of developing economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and the need to consolidate the Tunisian economic fabric in the eastern regions of Libya. The two sides underlined the need to provide investment opportunities for Tunisian economic operators in the fields of industry, agriculture, trade and hospitals. The delegation from the Benghazi Chamber pointed out that foreign investors enjoy financial and tax exemptions in Libya. They called for forging more partnerships between companies in the two countries, and for encouraging more Tunisian companies to take part in major trade events in Benghazi in 2024. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse OTJINENE: The Otjinene Village Council has serviced only 17 plots worth N.dollars 1.7 million in the prime area of that village during this year due to a lack of funds. This is according to the village council chairperson, Sylvester Kavita, who in an interview with Nampa on Monday said they only serviced a few plots because they do not have enough capital as the servicing of plots is an expensive exercise. Kavita also said Otjinene has attracted a lot of investors such as Shoprite, Bargains building suppliers among others. Thus, according to Kavita most of the infrastructural development comes from these investors and not from the village council. 'When it comes to developmental projects this year, it was more from the investors, like Shoprite, Agri-mark and bargain building suppliers which were also build this year. Those are the buildings that we are seeing in our village. Our focus was on road infrastructure, where we have constructed low bitumen in a few of our streets. This is part of a five-year pl an to ensure that all our streets are bitumen and move away from the gravel roads,' he said. Kavita further revealed to this agency that the village council has availed land for the establishment of a Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Park and urged those who are into small businesses to apply in order to be placed in the new market place that will be done late next year. This, he said, is part of the council's efforts to remove those who are operating in open spaces in the village, adding that these vendors obstruct the movement of people around the village. 'We have set aside an amount of N.dollars 100 000 earmarked for the SME Park. There is already a toilet there, the place is fenced off and we have received more than 200 applications from interested vendors who want to move into the new business space,' he said. Kavita further urged people in the village to be more welcoming to visitors and respect each other during the festive season. Source: The Namibia Press Agency

A Tunisian-Libyan electronic portal will be set up to facilitate relations and trade between economic operators in the two countries. This information was announced on Monday by the Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCITUNIS) during a working session with a delegation from the Benghazi Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture currently visiting Tunisia, according to a press release issued by the Centre for the Promotion of Exports (CEPEX) on Tuesday. The meeting focused notably on ways of developing economic and trade cooperation between the two countries and the need to consolidate the Tunisian economic fabric in the eastern regions of Libya. The two sides underlined the need to provide investment opportunities for Tunisian economic operators in the fields of industry, agriculture, trade and hospitals. The delegation from the Benghazi Chamber pointed out that foreign investors enjoy financial and tax exemptions in Libya. They called for forging more partnerships between companies in the two countries, and for encouraging more Tunisian companies to take part in major trade events in Benghazi in 2024. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

The average export price of olive oil soared by 71% in November 2023 from TND 14,002/tonnes to TND 23,974/tonnes, data published by the National Olive oil Office (ONH) show. Tunisian olive oil export revenues were slightly up to TND 241 million in November 2023, against TND 240 million in November 2022. However, the volume of exports fell by 41.5% to 10,053 tonnes compared with November 2022. Tunisia projects to produce some 1.05 million tonnes of olives, yielding 210 thousand tonnes of oil, the ONH said. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Exports of Tunisian dates during the first two months of the 2023/2024 season (to the end of November 2023) rose by 17.4% to TND 162 million, compared with the same period of the 2022/2023 season, according to the review "ONAGRI Vigilance/December 2023," published on Tuesday. In terms of quantities, date exports stood at 24.5 thousand tonnes, up 9% over the same period in the 2022/2023 season. The average price recorded over the two months was up 7.8% at 6.60 D/kg, compared with 6.12 D/kg during the same period of the previous campaign. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse