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Tobacco company delays plantation
Lawrence Sampofu, governor of the Zambezi Region, has revealed that it is indeed the partners in the controversial tobacco plantation that are delaying the start of the project. He said this is despite...
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Meatco weathers the storm
Despite several challenges that the meat industry in Namibia has faced this year, Meatco has managed to slaughter more than 80 000 cattle since February and says it is well on track to reach its target...
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Villagers fend for themselves
Residents of the newly-created Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency in Oshikoto Region and Olukumwa in the Okongo Constituency in Ohangwena Region are experiencing serious water scarcity and are urging the...
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36 years and nothing to show
Thirty-six years ago, at the age of 20, Daniel Frans Uusiku trekked hundreds of kilometres to Omaheke Region, to look for job opportunities. Uusiku, who lived with his parents and six siblings at...
View ArticleToddler killed after train hits vehicle
A one-year-old baby boy died on the spot while six others were rushed to hospital in critical condition when the car they were travelling in was hit by a TransNamib train yesterday afternoon at...
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No resting in Nuwerus
On Saturday, September 19, at around 13:00 at the Nuwerus location in Aranos, Hardap Region, a sight of horror spread through the location as young and old, men and women, engaged in an alcohol-induced...
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DEADLY CRASH OUTSIDE SWAKOP
AWFUL: Injured passengers next to the B2 Highway after a minibus left the road, overturned and claimed the life of a baby. Emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident 20 kilometres outside...
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Triple world champion Jamaican in Namibia
Olympic and World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was upon her arrival in Namibia welcomed by a group of school learners and people from all walks of life yesterday. The Jamaican sprinter is touring...
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Individuals sell communal land
There is general lawlessness in the allocation of communal land in the King Kauluma area of the Uukwanambwa district of Ondonga, Oshikoto Region, where some well-connected individuals have allegedly...
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No trains running
Thirteen TransNamib train drivers based in Walvis Bay went on strike on Monday in solidarity with a suspended colleague who allegedly refused to deliver a cargo of acid to the Rössing mine.Read more...
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FMD controls remain in place
If no new foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) cases are reported by the end of the year, Namibia could be declared FMD-free by next year January. The Deputy Director of Veterinary Services, Dr John Shoopala,...
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Complaints about Swapo 'candidates from heaven'
Swapo primaries to select candidates for the coming regional and local authority elections are under way. Party structures in the northern regions have already nominated their preferred candidates and...
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Writing on the wall for expats
Labour Minister Erkki Nghimtina said Namibians are “sick and tired” of foreign nationals occupying jobs that they can do, like “pushing a wheelbarrow”. Nghimtina said for specialised professions or...
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Similo happy to be back at NBC
Newly appointed Director-General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Stanley Similo says he will hit the ground running and believes it is a doable challenge. Similo, who takes over the...
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Angolans found with N$1.7m cash
Three Angolan nationals are expected to appear before the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court after being found in possession of N$1.7 million in cash. According to the Otjozondjupa police spokesman,...
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Angolan haul now stands at N$2m
The police yesterday confiscated N$280 000 more from three Angolan nationals who had been caught with an unexplained N$1.7 million in cash at the Otjiwarongo-Otavi roadblock on Tuesday. Feliuano...
View ArticleB1 City fraud case stalls
The defence counsel in the B1 City project fraud case will on Thursday launch an application to force the State to provide further particulars in the case against their clients. Sisa Namandje,...
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