Despite diminishing support in other parts of the country, the ruling Swapo party has maintained a stranglehold in the Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and the two Kavango regions.
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2020-11-272024-04-30Front Page News
LPM wins big in //Kharas
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM), which was taking part in its first regional council and local authority elections, has managed to unseat the ruling Swapo party in three constituencies in the //Kharas region.
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2020-11-272024-05-07National
IPC to push for a better Walvis
Newly elected Walvis Bay Urban councillor Deriou Benson has promised local residents a better life after snatching the bitterly contested constituency from Knowledge Ipinge who served for a mere 11 months as councillor following a by-election victory in January this year.
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2020-11-272024-05-07National
Opposition infiltrate Oshikoto local authorities
OMUTHIYA - The ruling party Swapo has once again proved that Oshikoto is one of its strongholds, despite political rivals working tirelessly to topple the former liberation movement.
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2020-11-272024-04-30Front Page News
Presidency welcomes Ombudsman report on ‘white voters’
Presidential press secretary Alfredo Hengari on Tuesday hailed the Ombudsman report which states that President Hage Geingob’s remarks that white Namibians had declared a ‘war’ on Swapo by registering in huge numbers did not violate white people’s constitutional rights.
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2020-11-272024-04-30Front Page News
SAAPA concerned about lax alcohol policy
Alcohol and drug abuse has become a public health concern in Namibia, with stakeholders calling for enforcement of a comprehensive framework of policies to effectively tackle alcohol and drug harm in the country.
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2020-11-272024-04-30Front Page News
Couple share sleeping space with chickens
To save their poultry business, a couple in Havana informal settlement on the northern outskirt of Windhoek, have resorted to keeping their more than 248 chickens in the bedroom at night due to thievery.
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2020-11-272024-06-18Crime and Courts
Omayanga murder suspect arrested
ONGWEDIVA – The police in Oshana region have arrested a 36-year-old man who is suspected to have murdered the 24-year-old Elise Nepolo Shikongo whose remains were found buried in a shallow grave at Omayanga on the outskirts of Oshakati on Wednesday.
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2020-11-262024-05-02Sports
No SARU invitation for Namibia next year
The country’s senior rugby team, especially its youngsters, are set to miss out on some much-needed game time and exposure from crucial competitions such as South Africa’s Supersport Rugby Challenge and the Currie Cup First Division and others.
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2020-11-262024-05-02Sports
Personality of the week – Renaldo Bothma: Talks business and life after rugby
When Namibia’s rugby legend Renaldo Bothma arrived on English shores in 2017, many could remember the loose forward as a hard runner in attack and a monstrous tackler from the Rugby World Cup two years prior.