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Zambezi children’s situation still dire

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The situation of child-headed households in the Zambezi Region exposed by this newspaper in March remains dire.
A social worker told Namibian Sun that children living in child-headed households are suffering because they are unable to fend for themselves. Their plight is worsened by the fact that many of them don’t have the national documents required to register for government grants.
She said she recently found another household of three girls aged nine, 13 and 16 living on their own.
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Whistle-blower protection could backfire

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Experts say sticking to the September deadline for finalising a law protecting whistle-blowers should not stand in the way of public consultation.
Moreover, provisions in the draft that propose higher penalties for deliberate false reporting than for those found guilty of punishing whistle-blowers could discourage genuine disclosures.
These recommendations, among several others, are contained in a July 2016 briefing paper published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), which examines the draft whistle-blowers protection bill in detail.
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Court ruling will ‘open floodgates’

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Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana says a recent Supreme Court judgement in a citizenship case will “open the floodgates for every child born in Namibia to claim citizenship”.
The Supreme Court ruled on 23 June that a child born in Namibia to a Dutch couple who are here on work permits must be granted Namibian citizenship.
In a bid to circumvent the Supreme Court’s order to grant the child a birth certificate within 30 days, the home affairs ministry and the attorney-general’s office sought to amend the law.
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Standing strong against violence

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That Namibia’s struggle against gender-based violence and crimes against children seems ever-escalating is not due to any shortage of data or confusion around the issues.
Rather, the daily reports of women and children hurt or killed within their communities should be accepted as a collective failure on the part of society.
This was the message shared yesterday with members of the judiciary by First Lady Monica Geingos, in overseeing the first annual judicial conference in Windhoek.
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APP targets DTA strongholds

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The newly appointed secretary-general of the All People’s Party, Vincent Kanyetu, is on a mission for the party to overtake the DTA as the official opposition.
Kanyetu, who left the DTA under a cloud of suspicion, was elected at the APP’s special Central Coordinating Committee meeting at Grootfontein at the weekend.
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Ex-magistrate says police failed him

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Former Oshakati magistrate Thomas Kanime, whose house was petrol-bombed on 1 August 2007 following a death threat over a housebreaking and assault case he was presiding over at the time, says he wants to know what has happened with the case.
With no one arrested yet in connection with the attack on Kanime and 14 family members who were with him in the house that day, the former magistrate says he still lives in fear of his life.
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Okahandja town council celebrates Kauanivi

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Okahandja’s town council, led by its mayor, former footballer Johannes ‘Congo’ Hindjou, yesterday congratulated marathon runner Mynhardt Kauanivi on his achievement of reaching this year’s Olympic Games, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro from 5-21 August.
Kauanivi, who was born and bred in Okahandja, is only the third male Namibian marathon runner to compete at the Olympic Games, following in the footsteps of Joseph Tjitunga (1996) and the legendary Luketz Swartbooi (1992 and 2000).
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NC rejects unconstitutional bill

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The National Council yesterday unanimously agreed that the Namibian Citizenship Amendment Bill is unconstitutional.
They voted to reject the principle of the bill, a move that has received widespread praise from lawmakers and civil society.
University of Namibia law professor Nico Horn praised the National Council for having “stood their ground” despite rumoured pressure to let the bill pass.
He said the National Council, which in the past had often been seen as a rubber stamp of the National Assembly, “executed its constitutional mandate in an exceptional manner”.
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Govt to start culling game for drought relief

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The minister of environment and tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has announced that animals in national parks will be culled and the meat distributed to drought-stricken communities.
The current drought has been described as one of the worst in Namibia’s history. It affects more than 1.5 million people who rely on subsistence farming, while more than 500 000 people are food insecure.
The game cull in national parks forms part of the government’s drought-relief initiative.
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Haufiku revives medicine battle

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Health minister Bernard Haufiku has given strict orders to the new Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) to resolve the issue of medical practitioners dispensing medicines, which he says has “paralysed” the health profession.
He also criticised the fact that 90% of the 513 registered pharmacies in the country are privately owned.
According to him, this is an “anomaly” that must be rectified urgently.
“We will deal with this even if it means amending certain Acts which allow doctors and nurses to dispense medicines. It is a necessity, not a luxury,” said Haufiku. Read more about Haufiku revives medicine battle

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Kapana vendors out in the cold

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The Otjiwarongo municipality is chasing vendors back onto the street after it sold the only open market in the town to a private entity without making provision for the vendors.
The municipality has sold the 6 347-square-metre plot for N$4.2 million to Amago Investment.
The company is co-owned by Otjiwarongo resident Dr Emirich Paulus, Swapo’s Khomas information and mobilisation officer and deputy director for asset management in the finance ministry Mirjam Onesmus, and a Chinese partner, Guihua Li.
The partners want to develop a crafts centre for tourists.
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Syndicate bust leads to N$20 million forfeiture

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A syndicate that was exposed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last year has resulted in the forfeiture of more than N$20 million.
The ACC arrested a number of Angolan and Namibian nationals at the end of last year, as well as an employee of Aveshe Consulting CC, on corruption and fraud charges.
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OvaHerero standoff continues

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The OvaHerero Traditional Authority (OTA) denies that it demolished a structure at the Commando Number 1 at Okahandja last weekend without the consent of the Maharero Traditional Authority.
The spokesperson of the OTA, Bob Kandetu, yesterday said paramount chief Vekuii Rukoro and field marshal Ismael Kamuhapita of the Red Flag Regiment had met last Thursday where it was agreed that the building would be removed from Erf 1755, which the OTA had bought from the municipality.
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Trading sex for food

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Research has indicated that the drought will have far-reaching impacts on people, driving them to become involved in risky behaviour such as theft and transactional sex in exchange for food or cash.
This, according to the research, can lead to an overall increase in social conflict within households.
These findings were published in a paper entitled ‘What Africa’s drought responses teach us about climate change hotspots’ by Gina Ziervogel from the University of Cape Town and Margaret Angula from the University of Namibia, based on research done in Namibia and Botswana.
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Oshana Region wins disabilities championship

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Oshana Heroes Sport Club chairperson Temus Kamati says the sport event for people with disabilities held at Oshakati on Saturday was a success.
His team won the Oshana Heroes’ Athletics Championships against people with disabilities from Oshana, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshikoto, Kavango East, Khomas, Erongo, Kavango West, Hardap, //Karas and Zambezi regions who participated in the event.
Kamati’s club hosted the event for the 14th consecutive year.
Field items, track events and wheelchair basketball were the main sport codes featured in the championships.
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Rhino slaughter continues

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Thirty-five rhino carcasses have been discovered that were poached last year, raising the 2015 figure to 125 rhinos killed.
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism yesterday announced this new statistic and said poachers had killed 37 rhinos so far this year.
Minister Pohamba Shifeta attributed the sudden increase in last year’s figure to increased aerial patrols that spotted more carcasses from the air. Analysis of the carcasses showed that the rhinos were killed last year already.
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Police morgue still a mess

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The overpowering smell of death continues to hang over the Windhoek police mortuary, while paperwork holds up the cremation of 76 of the 179 unclaimed bodies in the cold room.
A NamPol mortuary technician, who spoke on condition of anonymity, yesterday said: “If there is no change, the smell will just continue. The change can only come after the bodies are cleared and cremated.”
Last month, the head of the police pathology division, Deputy Commissioner Jooste Mbandeka, explained that the smell at the mortuary clearly shows that “something is not right”.
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Empowerment bill ‘not racist’

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The chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC), Yvonne Dausab, yesterday denied that the New Equitable Economic Empowerment Bill is racist, saying that its “affirmative action component” is provided for in the Namibian constitution.
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