The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has implored SADC members of parliament to unite and build resilient health systems, saying they are “the best defence against any health emergency”.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
Omaheke girls get dignity kits
The initiative by the United Nations Population Fund to distribute dignity kits to vulnerable girls and women has reached the Omaheke region, 1 000 kits were distributed to various schools and communities in different constituencies.
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Geingob goes for broke… tells Swapo members to leave no stone unturned
President Hage Geingob has implored Swapo members to leave no stone unturned and fire on all cylinders in campaigning for victory for the ruling party ahead of next month’s much-anticipated regional council and local authority elections.
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NWR offers voluntary retrenchment packages
The collapse of Namibia’s tourism industry as a result of Covid-19 and related lockdowns has forced the country’s foremost tourism entity, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), to embark on a voluntary retrenchment exercise.
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Govt fast-tracks re-hiring of over 1 000 fishermen
SWAKOPMUND - Government is hoping 1 100 fishermen who lost their jobs during the 2015 illegal strike as well as casual employees who have been retrenched over the years, will be absorbed by the fishing industry before 1 November.
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Technical committee to tackle SGBV
Young activists leading the #ShutItAllDown movement say their demands remain unchanged and that they still want President Hage Geingob to declare a state of emergency over sexual and gender-based violence, which is rife in the country.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
Geingob ‘white’ remarks irk PDM
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) yesterday threatened to report President Hage Geingob to the Ombudsman for remarks uttered by the head of state at the weekend.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
AR names Walvis local authority candidates
WALVIS BAY – The Affirmative Repositioning movement yesterday unveiled its candidates for the Walvis Bay local authority ahead of next month’s vote. AR, which has registered as an association with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, has fielded five female and male candidates for the ten-member municipal council.
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Sex offenders face tougher sentences
The amendments to the Combating of Domestic Violence Act and Rape Act have been completed and are scheduled to be tabled in parliament this week.
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2020-10-192024-05-07National
//Kharas takes stand against SGBV
KEETMANSHOOP - “It is very painful, difficult and sad for me to make peace with the death of my little angel,” said an emotional Anna Marie Dausab.