At one workshop for English teachers, there was at first strong resistance from most participants when it was suggested that literature in English should be made a compulsory subject in all schools in Namibia as one of the ways of improving the English language proficiency of not only learners, but also the teachers themselves.
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2019-11-222024-05-07Letters
Opinion: Denied citizenship, living in destitution
Earlier this week I visited relatives in Ohangwena region, and the following demise was narrated to me. An elderly past her 70s, and his 50-something son live a pauper life, close to nothing at all, just because they do not hold any Namibian national documents.
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2019-11-222024-05-07Editorial
Our Editorial: The elections and the battle of ideas
There is no doubt that our fairly young democracy has been put to the test in the run-up to the Presidential and National Assembly elections billed for next week. In any democratic dispensation, elections are classified as a central feature of democracy.
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2019-11-222024-05-07National
Namibia at the crossroads – NID executive
SWAKOPMUND – The Swakopmund branch of the Scientific Society of Namibia on Tuesday held a public lecture that did an introspection on a Namibian who was born in Angola and migrated to the then East Germany before returning home.
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2019-11-222024-05-07National
Call for entries into food safety competition
WINDHOEK - The Swakopmund Municipality’s Health Services Department has called on all food establishments to participate in the food safety and hygiene competition slated for November 25-29, 2019.
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2019-11-222024-06-18Crime and Courts
N$206 million cocaine trial deferred to 2020
WALVIS BAY - The accused in the cocaine bust case worth N$206 million, Grant Noble and Dinah Azhar, yesterday pleaded not guilty in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court.
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2019-11-222024-06-18Crime and Courts
Gangster-style assailant gets bail date
WINDHOEK - The bail hearing of the Yemeni national accused of executing Malian national Gamby Baya in 2016 in Kleine Kuppe is scheduled to take place next week.
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2019-11-222024-05-07Focus
Star of the Week: Elia Nghitoolwa
Our Star of the Week goes to Elia Nghitoolwa who has assisted 213 learners from Onanyalala Primary School in the Omusati Region with schoolbags worth N$14 000.
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2019-11-222024-04-30Politics
LPM likens ‘tribal’ politics to Rwanda
WINDHOEK – Landless People’s Movement (LPM) deputy leader and chief strategist Henny Seibeb has likened the current political climate in the country to that of Rwanda in the 1990s, warning that if not well guarded Namibia will end up with the same fate.
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2019-11-222024-04-30Front Page News
Frantic final push for votes…parties criss-cross country for final rallies
WINDHOEK – Political parties are expected to go all out in their final rallies this weekend with the hope of shoring up more support ahead of next week’s general election.