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Kavango West makes progress on water provision
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Kavango West makes progress on water provision

NKURENKURU – The Kavango West directorate of water supply and sanitation coordination has completed 24 of the 80 targeted boreholes and water sources during the 2024–2025 financial year, recording only 30% of its planned execution. The regional head of the directorate of water supply and sanitation coordination, Richard Shikongo, acknowledged the shortfall during a water...

Outapi youth gain welding skills for Namibia’s energy boom
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Outapi youth gain welding skills for Namibia’s energy boom

Pricilla Mukokobi Lissony Njembo As Namibia enters the oil, gas, and green hydrogen industries, it faces an immediate need for skilled technical workers, particularly artisans capable of supporting large-scale industrial projects. In response, youth from Outapi in the Omusati region began a five-day specialised welding training program at the Nakanyale Vocational Training Center on Monday. ...

Okuhinga waa na omukanda ekayulonyanga 
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Okuhinga waa na omukanda ekayulonyanga 

Opolisi moshitopolwa shaShana oya kumagidha oshigwana shi tule po okuhinga kaashi na omikanda dhokuhinga yo yaahinge ye li kohi yiikolitha.  Opatolola oyi li metifa moshitopolwa shaShana, notayi ka longa naamboka itaaya gwanitha po omilandu dha tulwa po.  Omukuluntu gwopolisi moshitopolwa shaShana Naftal Lungameni okwa ti okuhinga waa na omukanda okwa nika oshiponga nohaku tula aantu...

Kanda li nda hala okuyandja eeshapi komhilameno – Kansela mukulu waTsumeb 
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Kanda li nda hala okuyandja eeshapi komhilameno – Kansela mukulu waTsumeb 

Kansela mukulu woshikandjohoololwa shaTsumeb Gottlieb Ndjendjela oo a yandja oshapi yombelewa kukansela mupe woshikandjohoololo okwa ti, okuyandja oshapi yombelewa osho yo oshipundi kOmukwaswapo mukwawo osho sha kala ondjodi yaye.  Eshi okwe shi popya pefimbo a li ta yandje eeshapi dombelwa kukansela mupe waTsumeb Matheus Hangula.  Ndjendjela okwa ti eshi okwe shi popya nale komesho yoshiwana...

Mbunga zopampo zovanona gona kazigeve mauhwi 
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Mbunga zopampo zovanona gona kazigeve mauhwi 

Lissony Njembo  Mbunga vana kutumbura asi Mukaa OtjaHosea women national gropu zomo Okotjitituo, sivike kasiopwire kavageve uhwi wembo vatungisa ko yipereki valigave nye ko Kamii Mbirijona momukunda gwa Coblenz moOkakarara momukunda Otjozondjupa. Mukaa Hosea mbunga zovakadi ava vakwara wonkwa Hosea ndi asi rudi rwaHosea.  Mbunga ezi kukwama mpo zovaherero kunakara vantu ava varugene yovamba monomvhura...

Amwele plot: Ondangwa sets record straight
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Amwele plot: Ondangwa sets record straight

Auleria Wakudumo  Ondangwa town council has clarified that the plot on which Huhu City operates is a privately-owned land, legally acquired in 2004. The council said the current process relates only to the formal registration of the remaining portion after road construction and replanning and not the allocation or donation of a new plot. Town...

EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban to boost car industry
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EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban to boost car industry

BRUSSELS – The European Union announced a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe’s embattled auto industry. The ban was hailed as a major win in the fight against climate change when it was adopted in 2023, but carmakers and...

Frontline staff equipped against Mpox, Congo fever
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Frontline staff equipped against Mpox, Congo fever

Adolf Kaure The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) will be supported by Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in strengthening Namibia’s response to recent infectious disease outbreaks of Mpox and Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).  As part of the collaboration, a team of clinicians from Germany and Namibia has developed a specialised training on the...

FNB equips car guards for festive season
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FNB equips car guards for festive season

First National Bank (FNB) Namibia has handed over bibs and hats to 100 car guards operating under the Swakopmund Municipality, reinforcing efforts to enhance safety and visibility in public areas ahead of the busy festive season. The handover took place in Swakopmund at a time when the coastal town experiences an influx of holidaymakers, increasing...

False insurance claim lands man in jail
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False insurance claim lands man in jail

SWAKOPMUND – A false insurance claim has landed a Swakopmund resident behind bars after he was allegedly caught for filing a fake housebreaking report in an attempt to defraud a furniture shop. The 23-year-old Namibian man was arrested on Saturday and is facing a charge of perjury. Police spokesperson inspector Serafine Kandjimi said the suspect...