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First serious test for Heita against Carrington
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First serious test for Heita against Carrington

For the first time in his career, Namibia’s Mateus ‘The Beast’ Heita is stepping into the global spotlight on enemy soil.  On 27 July, he will face America’s hometown hero Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, battling for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Interim World Featherweight Title....

State moves in on alleged child murder couple
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State moves in on alleged child murder couple

CCTV footage obtained by the State yesterday showed how the Nkata couple leisurely walked to a service station near their residence and bought firelighters, paraffin and matches during the early morning hours. The footage was shown yesterday when Caroline Nkata, her husband Edward, and Rachel Kureva who are accused of murdering Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho, the...

Samaria urges fans to rally behind netball action
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Samaria urges fans to rally behind netball action

Netball Namibia vice president Conny Samaria, says speaking ahead of this weekend’s MTC Netball Premier League matches, to be held at Jan Wilken Stadium in Walvis Bay, brings great pride and excitement. “We are now entering a critical phase of the season where every pass, every goal, and every defensive stop could change the outlook...

Letter – Namibia’s silent debt crisis …The danger of easy loans and poor lending practices
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Letter – Namibia’s silent debt crisis …The danger of easy loans and poor lending practices

Debt has become a lifestyle, and that’s a problem. Over the past decade, Namibia has witnessed a mushrooming of micro-lenders and cash loan businesses.  While their services are legal and can sometimes be necessary, many operate with minimal regulation, predatory practices, and poor credit controls, pushing thousands of salaried workers into a dangerous cycle of...

Elelo lyondoolopa lyOshakati lya indile oshigwana shi lopote ominino dha topa 
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Elelo lyondoolopa lyOshakati lya indile oshigwana shi lopote ominino dha topa 

Uuna ominino dhomeya dha topa, ihe inadhi longwa mbala, ohashi hepitha omeya niifuta yomeya ohayi londo noonkondo, onkene oshigwana otashi kumagidhwa shi kale tashi lopota iiningwanima mbyoka mbala.  Omunashipundi melelo lyondoolopa lyOshakati Hofni Mutota okwa ti, kehe ngoka ta ka tsakaneka ominino dha topa na lopotele oombelewa dhawo.  Natango okwa ndhindhilikwa omeya haga hepa uuna...

Omunazondunge wakangamwa Rikondja Ben Karamata wa seko eṱa!
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Omunazondunge wakangamwa Rikondja Ben Karamata wa seko eṱa!

“Kororowa, ovanazondunge aave varwa otjovaṱakamise vouatjiri nonḓengu yongaro. Otjiungura tjavo otjinene yari okuhiva nokurihumba kozonḓero zoporotika nehupo rezumo rawo oveni, okutumbura otjiwaṋa nouatjiri noukohoke. Ovanazondunge okuvehandjaura, vari imba mbaave panḓere pourekoto wongaro yominyo vyawo, otjitenga kuwo yari okukongorera ondjiviro nomerizuvisiro wongaro ombwa pendje nokukarera poo okurambera vyouye.” Omutjange umwe ngwa resa embo ra Julien Bendana...

Mu na tjike mehungi ra NNN ohunga norukondwa rwoye? 
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Mu na tjike mehungi ra NNN ohunga norukondwa rwoye? 

Osarama indji Orichlyn yozoheketara o-8,305 mOmaheke komahandurisiro itjimwe tjovinyoko vyohoromende yOmutjuṋikwa Operesindenda ya Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Eye omuini Omandaha otja tja raisire mOtjomuise oviungura vyohoromende ye kombunda yomayuva esere poo omieze vitatu. Otja kuye tji tjiri otjiungura kehi yoviungura vye hambombari ovitenga, itji tjotutumbo novikunwa. Mehungi re wa teterere imbi mbya ungurwa i yohoromende ye...

Negongo joins Africa Cricket Association board
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Negongo joins Africa Cricket Association board

Hilma Nalupe Cricket Namibia vice president Polly Negongo has taken a major step onto the continental stage after being appointed to the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) board.  His election came during the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s annual general meeting, held recently in Singapore. The ACA, which functions under the ICC, plays a vital role in...

Editorial – Tribalism: We have come too far to regress 
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Editorial – Tribalism: We have come too far to regress 

The alleged tribal confrontations that recently erupted at Otjinene in the Omaheke region, if indeed are found to be ethnic tensions as many are asserting, are strongly condemnable and very unfortunate.  Otjinene, a sparsely populated constituency of about 7 000 inhabitants, was on Monday this week rocked by violent clashes following the death of a...

Lydia Elindi pushes for bail amid state resistance
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Lydia Elindi pushes for bail amid state resistance

Iuze Mukube Businesswoman Lydia Elindi on Wednesday declared in court that she has no intention of fleeing if granted bail, stating that her priority is to clear her name and restore her reputation. Elindi, who is accused alongside her husband Malakia Elindi, was responding on one of the State’s grounds for objection to the nine...