Struggle kids get jobs

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According to the Namibia Exile Kids Association (NEKA), the last batch of over 100 ‘struggle kids’ have secured jobs in the Correctional Service.
The group, which consists of struggle kids that were camping along Windhoek’s Monte Cristo Road and at Eenhana in the North, will be undergoing training at the end of August.
“We are so happy that NEKA has done what it had set out to do, to secure employment for our people, and we are thankful to government institutions that approached us and offered to give the kids employment,” said NEKA Secretary-General Rauna Amutati.
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LPO bags N$560 000 for FMD containment

August 11, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The Livestock Producers’ Organisation of Namibia (LPO) has received donations of N$560 000 from various stakeholders for its efforts to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the north of the country.
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Pohamba

August 11, 2015, 5:00 pm

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PLOT RUSH: Technical Manager of the Ruacana Town Council Stephen Shilumbu (right) shows a map of the town’s residential development plan to former President Hifikepunye Pohamba, while Ruacana Mayor Andreas Shantama (left) looks on during the Ruacana Town Council’s 10th anniversary celebrations recently.
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City approves fewer building plans this year

August 11, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The City of Windhoek approved a total of 189 building plans during the month of July, worth N$145 million.
This is according to the latest building plans report by financial services company IJG Research, which notes a 17% drop in value compared to plans approved for Windhoek in 2014.
July’s figures brought the number of plans approved by the Windhoek municipality this year to 1 552, with a total value of N$1.3 billion.
Over the same period in 2014, the City approved 1 679 plans, whose total worth was N$1.5 billion.
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Namib Mills to close Katima Mulilo mill

August 11, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Namib Mills will stop all production at the Katima Mulilo maize mill and close the facility as from the end of September.
The decision to close the mill is due to the significant drop in the production of maize and technological difficulties experienced over the last couple of years.
According to the Chief Executive Officer at Namib Mills, Ian Collard, the production at the Katima Mulilo mill has dropped from 5 017 tons in 2013 to 1 460 tons last year and then to only 343 tons produced this year.
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August 12, 2015, 12:24 am

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Desperate times, desperate measures

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The public has responded to reports that a sexual predator managed to lure a 17-year-old girl by means of a radio advertisement and raped her. The responses have varied greatly, specifically because the suspect was a former policeman and allegedly a serial rapist.
There is much that can be said about the issue but the bottom line is that a minor girl responded to an advertisement from a total stranger offering “financial assistance” if she “dates” him.
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OvaHerero to hold Red Flag Day twice

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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It seems that the two OvaHerero factions that last year reached an agreement about the annual Okahandja Red Flag Day are now divided again.
The OvaHerero Traditional Authority (OTA) is expected to have its commemoration this weekend, while the Maharero Royal House is expecting feedback from its lawyers today on its next move.
This is despite the two factions last year reaching an out-of-court settlement mandating the OTA under Paramount Chief Vekuii Rukoro to organise the Red Flag Day from Commando 1 in Okahandja.
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No bail for suspected killer

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Rodney Shaningwa, 43, was denied bail when he made his first appearance on a murder charge in the Special Court of the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Shaningwa, who stands accused of killing the 42-year-old Finnish national Marko Ronni Uolevi outside a pub in Windhoek’s southern industrial area last weekend, was represented by Monika Angula.
Shaningwa allegedly fired nine rounds at Uolevi after Uolevi had driven into the rear of his car with his Land Rover Discovery.
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So near, yet so far

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Despite President Hage Geingob’s “no one should feel left out” motto, residents of the Satanlaught commonage farm about 20 kilometres outside Windhoek say they do not feel they are part of Namibia.
Many of these people, some of who claim they have never seen a government official or vehicle, walk the mountainous route to Windhoek unless they are lucky to get a lift along the way.
Not only are they ravaged by the current drought, but the more than 200 residents live in constant fear of “big, black” snakes that have already claimed the life of one of the elderly men.
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Lucrative Chinese beef market open to Namibia

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Namibia has become the only country in Africa allowed to export beef to China, while the Chinese market has also agreed to allow the importation of bone-in beef from Namibia.
This was announced yesterday by the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, who said Namibia and China had signed a Protocol on Veterinary Health Conditions and Quarantine in Beijing on August 3.
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NamPost denies consultancy bid

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Namibia Post Limited this week distanced itself from claims that it was working with a local consultancy in tendering for a recently advertised, lucrative tender for the Ministry of Public Enterprises.
This follows publication in two local daily newspapers last week, which asserted that the national postal service had joined with the company E&L Consultancy to bid for the tender #F1/32-1/2015.
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Kazapua wants young candidates

August 12, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Windhoek Mayor Muesee Kazapua wants more young people nominated as candidates for the upcoming local and regional authority elections.
Kazapua called on political parties to nominate the youth for the elections and not just use them during their campaigns.
He was speaking to Namibian Sun on the sidelines of an International Youth Day commemoration by the National Youth Council (NYC).
He said there are many young people who are active and capable of carrying out duties in their communities, and therefore political parties should give them the opportunity.
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August 13, 2015, 12:40 am

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IUM opens N$45 million campus

August 13, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The International University of Management (IUM) yesterday inaugurated its N$45 million high-tech campus in Windhoek. The new campus in Dorado Park has lecture halls, seminar rooms that can accommodate up to 1 400 students and 50 offices for lecturers and academic staff.
IUM founder David Namwandi said the institution, which he spearheaded from humble beginnings, is heading in the right direction in making sure the youth get quality education.
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Young media enthusiasts ready to learn more

August 13, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Members of the editorial teams of the schools participating in the NMH School Newspaper Project will attend a media camp at Midgard Country Estate this weekend.
The aim of the camp is to give the learners media training that will equip them with vital media skills and open doors to a future in the media industry. Learners will explore elements of multimedia journalism, media ethics and copy editing during the course of the weekend.
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Ondonga king’s wife accused of divide and rule

August 13, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The royal house of Ondonga Traditional Authority (OTA) is allegedly divided into two camps of King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas’s loyal senior traditional councillors and those favoured by Elifas’s wife, Secilia.
Some of the OTA’s senior councillors, who preferred to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation, disclosed the alleged division to Nampa earlier this week.
They claimed that the division has resulted in poor functioning of the Ondonga Traditional Council for some years.
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Stock thieves ‘terrorise’ Omaheke farmers

August 13, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The Omaheke Region’s cattle rustlers are causing headaches at farms such as Vergenoeg, Kalahariprag and Bankbaar.
Farmers said they are fed up as their complaints to the police have yielded no results and they plan to turn to the regional governor for help.
A farmer who spoke on condition of anonymity said the situation is fast getting out of hand and he doesn’t know why nothing is being done, as the gangs that are stealing their cattle are well known in the communities where they return to sell the meat.
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Dairy industry under attack, says Namibia Dairies

August 13, 2015, 5:00 pm

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Namibia Dairies (ND) yesterday warned that the local dairy industry is on the verge of collapse, which would cause devastating revenue losses to 14 local dairy farmers.
The Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group of Companies subsidiary’s announcement follows what ND Managing Director Gunther Ling described as a global dairy crisis, resulting from various factors.
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AR goes back to its roots

August 13, 2015, 5:00 pm

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The technical committee comprised of representatives of the government and the Affirmative Repositioning movement has prioritised Kleine Kuppe, where Job Amupanda and two other land activists first staked their claims, as one of the areas of Windhoek where land will be cleared for the allocation of a portion of the 200 000 promised erven.
According to the latest report distributed to the media the “focus, for Windhoek, is now on the next site for which Rocky Crest is on our priority list followed by Academia, Klein Kuppe, etc., until all the
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