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Move with the times
Delivering the keynote address at the opening of a five-day foreign policy review conference in Windhoek yesterday, President Hage Geingob urged diplomats to modernise their approach.“In today’s world...
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Swapo elders get pep talk
Swapo Party secretary-general Nangolo Mbumba has advised the party elders to stop fighting each other for leadership roles and instead guide party members, especially the youth, on how to take the...
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Human rights education in schools halted
School learners will no longer benefit from the Ombudsman’s Basic Human Rights programme, as the office has discontinued it due to limited resources. This was revealed in the Ombudsman’s 2015 annual...
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Fly Blue Crane waiting for aircraft
Fly Blue Crane has experienced a delay in the delivery of the aircraft supposed to fly the Cape Town to Windhoek route. The airline announced in April this year that it had received approval from the...
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A 47-year-old man was attacked by three dogs at a house in Hindernburg Street, Otjiwarongo, yesterday morning. The same dogs had in March attacked a woman, her daughter and a security guard. The...
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Holton killer guilty
Jesaya Nikanor, 40, has been found guilty of the rape and murder of Fiona Ann Holton at her house at the Etosha Safari Camp on 21 and 22 September 2008. In his judgement Judge Christie Liebenberg said...
View ArticleNampol mum on elephant poaching
Namibian and Angolan authorities are investigating the shooting of elephants on the Angolan side of the Kavango River on Saturday afternoon. Three elephants were reportedly killed when poachers armed...
View ArticleArmy chaplain wants wife to pay maintenance
A former chaplain in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has taken his wife to court for not supporting him financially. Petrus Mumbuu is claiming a monthly allowance of N$2 500 from his wife. He told...
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Fishing rights double in 4 years
Namibia currently has 338 right holders in the fishing sector, mainly from previously disadvantaged communities, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhard Esau has said. This represents an...
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San girls used as sex slaves
A northern headman yesterday claimed that the trafficking of San girls, who are used as sex slaves by truck drivers, has continued for the last ten years despite the issue being raised with local...
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From teacher to tourism tycoon
B7: Over 21 years Gondwana has created one of the largest privately protected areas in Africa, the 127 000 hectare Gondwana Canyon Park; established 14 lodges countrywide and The Delight Hotel in...
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DTA claims irregularities in OPM tender
The DTA claims to have evidence proving irregularities in the tender for building a new office for the prime minister. DTA president McHenry Venaani yesterday said he had written a letter to President...
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Killer says murder was accidental
Joel Petrus, 34, who was convicted of killing Maria Erastus with a panga in Gobabis four years ago, maintains it was not his intention to kill her. He was convicted of murder with intent to kill in...
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Drastic increase in complaints to Ombudsman
Complaints made to the office of the Ombudsman increased drastically last year. More than 1 500 complaints were made, with the police and the justice ministry receiving the most complaints against...
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Pay row between teachers, govt continues
The recognised teachers’ union says the government must stop its “delaying tactics” because they are not going to accept its 5% salary increase. The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu), which is...
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City gets tough with water wasters
The City of Windhoek will turn off the taps of households using more than 40 000 litres of water per month. In an attempt to ensure that Windhoek reaches the 40% savings required to ensure continued...
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Omaheke governor apologises
Omaheke Governor Festus Ueitele has asked the elders in his region to mentor and guide him so that together they can take the region to greater heights. This followed an instruction by President Hage...
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Ndishishi to hold the fort at NIPAM
Former Health and Social Services permanent secretary Andrew Ndishishi has been appointed as the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management’s (NIPAM) acting executive director until a...
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Namibia’s diplomats are unskilled
Africa must stop spending money on sending uninformed diplomats to international conferences where they fail to make relevant contributions. This sentiment was expressed by speakers during a discussion...
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