The novel coronavirus poses a new global threat. As the world battles this pandemic and as economies and livelihoods are disrupted, the poor and the vulnerable members on our societies are likely to suffer most.
Month: March 2021
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Opinion – Pathetic customer care in Namibia
Have you, on more than one occasion, suffered terrible customer care/service? Convinced that your answer will be an emphatic ‘yes’, be assured you’re not alone. Customer care or service sucks in Namibia!
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Man nabbed with cannabis worth N$86 000
Police in Kavango East have arrested a 32-year-old man with a street value of N$86 396 worth of cannabis.
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Rundu prison escapees still on the run
Police in Kavango East region have only managed to re-arrest two inmates from the initial group of 11 trial-awaiting prisoners who managed to escape from police custody last month.
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Murder accused teacher to be tried in High Court
The prosecutor general has decided to prosecute a former teacher who is accused of stabbing his wife multiple times to death nearly two years ago at their matrimonial home in Katutura.
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Law implementation remains Achilles heel
The implementation of amended laws remains Namibia’s Achilles heel.
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All schools told to initiate dignity project
Education ministry deputy executive director Edda Bohn says all schools in the country should invest a certain amount towards a dignity project, whereby girls benefit from sanitary products.
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Community gets the first-ever borehole
The Karanawa no.1 community in Nkurenkuru constituency in Kavango West last week became a beneficiary of a solar-powered borehole with two 10 000 litre water tanks, courtesy of a local company.
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Jooste’s TransNamib headache
When public enterprises minister Leon Jooste took over as founding minister in that portfolio, a daunting task lay ahead of him in reforming Namibia’s tax dollar-sucking parastatals, where bailouts are the norm, with little to no accountability.