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Namibia improves corruption ranking
According to the Corruption Perception Index of 2015 released by Transparency International (TI), Namibia has significantly improved its ranking by ten places from the previous year. The country is now...
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Children walking to school on Wednesday morning made a gruesome discovery along the Okankolo-Onayena road in the Oshikoto Region. They found the body of 36-year-old Petrina Amunyela, who is suspected...
View ArticleTeacher kills snake, commits suicide
The apparent suicide of a teacher in the Oshikoto Region is shrouded in mystery following allegations that Sem Michael Kashimba, 27, ended his own life on Tuesday evening after killing a snake that he...
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San children sleep under trees
Learners at the Auun Community Primary school near Grootfontein, mostly from the marginalised San community, sleep in shacks and tents while others find space under a tree. Not only does this aggravate...
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Caught in the property trap
Exorbitant house prices and insane rental costs mean that many Namibians remain children forever – sharing a house with their parents because they can’t afford to live anywhere else despite earning...
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Cliff, M-Net ‘had contract’
Johannesburg High Court judge Caroline Nicholls on Friday found that it was “disingenuous” of M-Net to deny that an agreement existed between Idols judge Gareth Cliff and the broadcaster. Cliff had...
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Dramatic video of Abidjan clashes at Gbagbo trial
Dramatic video footage of armed clashes in Abidjan and bloodied corpses lined up on the streets opened the second day Friday of the landmark trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo. The...
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‘Mmusi has never been to my home’ - FW de Klerk
South Africa’s last white president, FW de Klerk has never tutored DA leader Mmusi Maimane, he said in a strongly-worded statement on Friday.“There is no truth in the rumours that I am ‘tutoring Mmusi...
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Archers qualify for 2017 world games
The 2017 World Archery Games will see Namibians compete at the event, following their qualification after the just-ended Africa Archery Championship in Windhoek. The Archery Association of Namibia’s...
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‘Prophet’ Bushiri draws a crowd
Thousands of desperate and curious Namibians flooded the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Friday night to see the popular Malawian ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri. Bushiri, who has a massive following across the...
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Tributes flow for fallen pilots
The plane crash that killed three experienced pilots near the Hosea Kutako International Airport on Friday morning left charred trees and a smell of burning that still hung in the air hours later. The...
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8 drown as their car is swept away
Tragedy struck on Saturday when a Toyota bakkie with 13 passengers capsized and was swept away while attempting to cross a river. The incident, which happened at Okangwati in the Kunene Region, saw...
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Pensioner's attacker nabbed
The family of 83-year-old Maria Lotto, who was a victim of her 36-year-old son’s assaults and death threats, say they were relieved when they were informed that the police had apprehended the suspect...
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More food price hikes to come
Another price shock will hit Namibian consumers at the end of this month when Namib Mills is set to announce another price increase on staple foods. The price increase that will be made on February 23...
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Tough day in court for Swapo
Swapo will need to reflect on how it disciplines and expels its members while the party is headed down a path that will reveal more cracks and divisions within its structures. The party will also sit...
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Boy still missing after 2 weeks
A three-year-old boy who was swept away by a flooded river at Komsberg in the South on the afternoon of January 21 has not been found yet. A police search which started on January 22 has been...
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Drowning victims identified
The eight people who drowned when the bakkie they were travelling in capsized while trying to cross a river at Okangwati in the Kunene Region have all been identified by their families. Police released...
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Zika virus no threat to Namibia
Namibians need not panic about the zika virus that broke out in Brazil and has spread at an alarming rate across South America, says health minister Bernhard Haufiku. He points out that with the...
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