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Amutse oye e li koshiteelinga sheemina paife 
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Amutse oye e li koshiteelinga sheemina paife 

Auleria Wakudumo  Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah okwa ulika Modestus Amutse oye a ninge minista weemina noikwanghono okudja 2 Desemba 2025.  Amutse okwa ulikwa a ninge minista she likolelela kokatendo 35 kekotamhango loshilongo oko haka yandje eenghono komupresidente opo a ulike eeminista okudja momutumba wopashiwana opo va dule okuwanifwa po oinakuwanifwa yepangelo mouministeli omo tava tulwa. ...

Short Story – The rainmaker 
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Short Story – The rainmaker 

Long ago, clouds of flirting soared over Omusarakuumba for years.  For now, toothpick-thin children missed circling red spider mites or building sandcastles; therefore, they roasted flying termites.  The only full-tummy creatures were the spotted hyenas that giggled over the cows’ skins littering the mud cakes’ waterholes.  Kambangane joked that he didn’t care about the rain,...

AfricaEducatesHer Campaign phase II launched
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AfricaEducatesHer Campaign phase II launched

Monika Amunyela  Namibia officially launched phase II of the AfricaEducatesHer Campaign, joining the African Union (AU) to empower women through education.  Delivering the welcoming remarks, Ayesha Wentworth, the director of the programs and quality assurance directorate at the ministry of education, highlighted the importance of the occasion and the campaign’s purpose as an advocacy platform...

Calls to end digital violence, GBV intensified … youth leaders lead clarion call
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Calls to end digital violence, GBV intensified … youth leaders lead clarion call

Rudolf Gaiseb Monica Amunyela The Ethical Use of Social Media Seminar for Young Women in Politics has empowered women to be resilient in the age of cyberbullying. Through its theme, ‘Resilient Voices: Women Leading Safely in the Digital Age’, the seminar provided a platform to address online bullying, sexual exploitation, harassment, and abuse, and numerous...

US manufacturing contracts for 9th straight month – Survey
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US manufacturing contracts for 9th straight month – Survey

NEW YORK – Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector contracted more than expected in November, according to a survey released on Monday, pointing to lingering concerns about tariffs.  The reading from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) fell to 48.2 from 48.7, the ninth straight month of contraction. A rating of 50 separates growth...

Iraq invites US companies to bid on oil field 
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Iraq invites US companies to bid on oil field 

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited US companies to bid on an oil field that had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years.  The oil ministry said in a statement that it had taken “all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American...

OECD raises growth targets 
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OECD raises growth targets 

PARIS – The world economy has been “surprisingly resilient” in the face of adversity this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said yesterday, raising its growth estimates for key economies, notably the US and the eurozone.  The OECD is an international organisation of democratic countries with market economies that promotes sustainable economic...

Procurement scraps brand specific buying  …says it distorts competition, leads to inflated pricing 
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Procurement scraps brand specific buying  …says it distorts competition, leads to inflated pricing 

It is imperative that all public entities desist, with immediate effect, from using specific brand names when advertising bids for any procurement.  This Instruction Note was issued on 27 November 2025 by the Public Procurement Unit (PPU) in the finance ministry.  “Public entities should note that the use of brand names or particular specifications exclusively...

Mental health a rising health concern
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Mental health a rising health concern

Ali Negumbo  Edward Tenete Mental health has increasingly become a public health challenge in Namibia, with rising suicide cases shaking communities and exposing deep social and emotional vulnerabilities, particularly among the youth. With university students among those affected, concerns are mounting over the availability of support systems in higher education and the urgent need to...