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IPC loses ground in Rundu 
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IPC loses ground in Rundu 

Iuze Mukube  The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has lost the seat that a returning officer wrongly allocated at the just ended Regional and Local Authorities elections.  Yesterday, the Electoral Court of Namibia set aside the erroneous allocation of one seat to IPC in Rundu, resulting in Rundu Urban Community’s Association (RUCA), which had the...

U/21 hockey men secure 23rd place 
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U/21 hockey men secure 23rd place 

Hilma Nalupe  Namibian U/21 men’s hockey team claimed a 4-2 victory over Oman, in their last classification match at Junior Hockey World Cup, placing them in the 23rd position out of 24 teams.  Led by their captain, John-Paul Britz who scooped player of the match award against Oman, the team was determined to not take...

Free education to only fund undergraduates
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Free education to only fund undergraduates

Rudolf Gaiseb Only undergraduates at public and private tertiary institutions, including technical and vocational trainees, qualify for subsidised education. This means registration fees and tuition fees are covered by government. This announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, yesterday, who added that postgraduate studies will not...

Opinion – A legal reckoning for colonial wrongs 
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Opinion – A legal reckoning for colonial wrongs 

The International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa, held on 29 November 2025, in Algiers, Algeria, and was endorsed by the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State, through its Decision 903 in February 2025, was part of efforts to consolidate a united African stance on seeking justice and reparations for the...

Redemption: Reformed Nashandi charts new path
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Redemption: Reformed Nashandi charts new path

SWAKOPMUND – Swakopmund resident Patrick Nashandi is on a mission to pull others out of the darkness he once knew too well.At 39, he runs a soup kitchen, mentors street children and offers free haircuts to restore dignity — a life far removed from the trauma, addiction and homelessness that once defined him as a...

Kavangob: Ûib tsî ǁōb di !āb … ǀhûhâsib ge ûi!kharus tsî ǂōǂōsib ǁaegu ǂgaemâisa
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Kavangob: Ûib tsî ǁōb di !āb … ǀhûhâsib ge ûi!kharus tsî ǂōǂōsib ǁaegu ǂgaemâisa

ǂGui surigu !kharu!nâ hâse gu ge dâu ra ǁgamgu Kavango !Āb diga omaride ǂûma, !hanaga ǂnâ, omde !anu!anu tsî unis ai karasasiba ǁnā ǀgaisa sores ǀawas dis !oagu ra mā. !Nubuse mîs aib ge nē !āba khoen tsî ûitsamaxūna !khōmai hâ. Xawe nēsi hâs ge, !gâi tama xū-i danasa ra ǀhōǂuisa, tsî nēb ge a...

Magosib ge NNNsa ǀkharib ǁ­îna ǂgurose ǂâisa ra ǂnûi-aixūn ǂnamipe gere !nurimā
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Magosib ge NNNsa ǀkharib ǁ­îna ǂgurose ǂâisa ra ǂnûi-aixūn ǂnamipe gere !nurimā

!Hūb di ǁûs, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahs ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Denstaxtsēs ai, SADCs di dana sîsenǂui ra sekretareb, Elias Magosiba xu khoexa!nâ sarisa ge !khō!oa. Magosib ge mîs ge ǁîb di saris NNNsa ǀkharib mâ ǀgaub !nâ hâs xa mâi-ai!â tsî ǁkhāti ǁ­îba Namibiab tarena aimâi hâ SADCs ǁgūbade sī!nâs !aromas tsîna ǁnâu!ās ai hâsa....

Witbooi advocates for unity
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Witbooi advocates for unity

KEETMANSHOOP – Newly elected //Kharas Regional Council chairperson, Gerrit Witbooi, said development is impossible in an environment divided by personal interest and or political differences. Witbooi echoed these sentiments during his swearing-in as Keetmanshoop rural constituency councillor and, subsequently, his election as chairperson in the southern town recently.  “In this council, we are diverse but...

Northern Namibia braces for heavy rain
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Northern Namibia braces for heavy rain

The northern parts of Namibia face a week of continuous thunderstorms, which weather experts said are likely to lead to flooding in several parts of the regions.  According to Odilo Kgobetsi, a senior meteorologist at the Namibia Meteorological Service, the rain that began over the weekend is expected to intensify. “Most northern areas have already...

NNN raises alarm on law fraternity’s gender imbalance 
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NNN raises alarm on law fraternity’s gender imbalance 

President Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah has raised concerns that Namibia risks losing men in the legal profession as female lawyers increasingly dominate courtrooms, academic spaces, and admissions into legal practice.  The Head of State made the remarks on Friday during her meeting with South Africa’s Lady Justice Mandisa Maya in Windhoek.  Nandi-Ndaitwah acknowledged that while Namibia...