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Mavutu Conversations – Motherhood 
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Mavutu Conversations – Motherhood 

I have always wondered why single mothers are made to carry the shame of being the present parent. You hear people say, “Yeah, she was mos raised by a single mother”,. as if that is a mark against the woman raising the child. When did this become something to attach to women to make them...

NNN hapo u ri pi nOJD nOtjiṱiro tji tji hi nomuhunga?
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NNN hapo u ri pi nOJD nOtjiṱiro tji tji hi nomuhunga?

Otjiṱiro Otjindjandja nai katji nomuhunga mena rohoromende nandarire kokutja nguri motjihavero nai, Omutjuṋikwa tja haama mutjo wa tja kape tji na enyando. Omuhaamise wOkomiti yozombara za Kandjoze, Mbakumua Hengari ma tja. Ama raisa kutja momayandero wombura ndja zuko ohoromende ndja zire po kehi yOmuheṋendu Nangolo Mbumba ya yakura Omeritwapero wApamwe, Ojoint Decclaration (OJD) pokati kozohoromende...

“Jeesu” ombangaṋe?
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“Jeesu” ombangaṋe?

Solomon “Jeesu” Hawala hapo ombangaṋe nu wa pwire onḓengu youmbangaṋe nu ma sokukasuvisiwa pEtjo rOzombangaṋe?  Otji tjiri meyo nai tji tja kende Operesindenda yEhi Netumbo Nandi-Ndeitwah nOswapo kombunda yonḓiro ya Hawala ngwa ṱire Omandaha komanene wehi eye nai kekara omayuva omasenina ke kondja noukurundu noveta kombunda yokutwa otjiyoke pehi otjOtjiuru tjOrupa rOndjururiro rwehi.  Tjeri otjihavero...

Ithete calls for unity of purpose in oil and gas …vows country will not fall victim to ‘resource curse’
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Ithete calls for unity of purpose in oil and gas …vows country will not fall victim to ‘resource curse’

If managed well, Namibia’s hydrocarbon resources can be key enablers for industrialisation, infrastructure growth, skills development and poverty eradication both domestically and regionally.  These were the remarks of Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Natangwe Ithete at the third edition of the Namibia Oil & Gas Conference in Windhoek this week.  The conference ends today. ...

Industry Loop – Business is business
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Industry Loop – Business is business

The podcast version of #IndustryLoop hosted Robert Shipanga recently. Robert is the founder of Blend Productions…the same label that gave birth to Exit and Mushe. Robert worked wonders because look at Exit and Mushe today…both successful in their own right. Robert’s wisdom is unmatched when it comes to the business of music because when it...

Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil exploration
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Court halts TotalEnergies South African oil exploration

JOHANNESBURG – A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in a venture led by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP yesterday. The High Court said Wednesday the environment ministry’s 2023 go-ahead for exploratory operations in the roughly 10 000-square-kilometre block near Cape...

Namibia tops Africa in Greenfield FDI
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Namibia tops Africa in Greenfield FDI

Namibia has been ranked first in Africa and second overall in the 2025 reading of the Greenfield FDI Performance Index. Greenfield investments are described as a form of foreign direct investment (FDI) where a parent company starts a new venture in a foreign country by constructing new operational facilities from the ground up. In this specific investment...

NNN’s maiden address at SADC Summit
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NNN’s maiden address at SADC Summit

MADAGASCAR – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is expected to deliver her first address at the 45th SADC Summit in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Sunday. The summit, held under the theme ‘Advancing Industrialisation, Agricultural Transformation, and Energy Transition for a Resilient SADC’, will bring together regional leaders to discuss industrial growth, modern farming and clean energy for sustainable...

Opinion – TICAD9: Opening new cooperation doors with Japan
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Opinion – TICAD9: Opening new cooperation doors with Japan

From 20 to 22 August 2025, the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) will be held in Yokohama City, Japan.  Building on the longstanding partnership between Africa and Japan, this conference, under the theme ‘Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa’, will be attended by Prime Minister Dr Elijah Tjitunga Ngurare, who will lead the...