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Oil-rot: Bribes, beef and cronies 
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Oil-rot: Bribes, beef and cronies 

Iuze Mukube As the curtain fell on the ongoing Namcor corruption scandal case yesterday, details emerged pointing to a tale of how public resources were allegedly looted at an industrial scale by once-powerful individuals and their cronies. Playing out in court this week, arguments brought to light elements of close-knit ties and how beef was...

Opinion –  Throwing out ministerial overreach with bathwater … Section 92 read in tandem with democracy, federalism, justice
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Opinion –  Throwing out ministerial overreach with bathwater … Section 92 read in tandem with democracy, federalism, justice

At the centre of this debate lies Section 92 of the Local Authorities Act.  This provision certainly grants the Minister of Urban and Rural Development the power to intervene when a local authority council fails to perform its statutory duties, for instance, where it cannot meet its financial obligations, mismanages assets or fails to hold...

opinion – The demise of mother tongue culture
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opinion – The demise of mother tongue culture

The demise of mother tongue refers to the gradual decline or loss of native languages and cultural identities, traditions and knowledge systems tied to them.  While many languages are endangered, others are being revitalised, as the latter keep on borrowing and creating new words to fit their environment.  It requires intentional action from individuals, communities...

Opinion – Purpose of local, regional elections
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Opinion – Purpose of local, regional elections

As Namibia prepares for the upcoming local and regional authority elections, we are once again witnessing the unfortunate and misleading trend of national leaders dominating the local political stage – using State resources, government platforms and influence to campaign for their preferred candidates.  This practice, though long criticised, has silently become normalised. It continues to...

Namibia, Tanzania fortify trade and investment opportunities
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Namibia, Tanzania fortify trade and investment opportunities

The country is actively working to finalise the Namibia Investment Promotion and Facilitation Bill as well as regulations that will form the foundation of Namibia’s investment landscape and provide incentives to attract investors. High Commissioner of Namibia to Tanzania Lebbius Tobias told New Era that both countries are members of the Southern African Development Community...

Swakop Uranium to add 1 000 jobs …eyes bigger role in Namibia’s nuclear energy future
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Swakop Uranium to add 1 000 jobs …eyes bigger role in Namibia’s nuclear energy future

Swakop Uranium this week revealed plans to create more than 1 000 jobs through new projects, including the construction of a desalination plant. Among Namibia’s biggest mining companies, as the operator of the Husab Uranium Mine, the company expressed readiness to support Namibia’s long-term dream of developing nuclear energy. The announcement came after President Netumbo...

Epangero talikatengwidirapo elikwamo … Lyokurugana vakupe yimaliwa
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Epangero talikatengwidirapo elikwamo … Lyokurugana vakupe yimaliwa

Sawi Hausiku Rundu-Nkuru Ministera Elijah Ngurare katente asi kabinete kavapulisilire kutengwidirapo elikwamo lyokugwana nondja, ndi asi togwana yimaliwa poopo tupu ono kumana kurugana. Eyi kuna yiretesapo asi vavatere vantu vana kara asi tumbu tumbu. Ngurare katumbwire nonkango morwa nokutanta asi mavango gono green scheme gahepa kuzangura moomu yakere nare mokuwapukurura ekonomi lyetu ntani kukulika nomukunda...

Vanyime kuna kupiyaganeka vaNgonga
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Vanyime kuna kupiyaganeka vaNgonga

Katima Mulilo- Momukunda gwaNgonga nendi dakara pepi -Lizauli, Sachona ntani Namushashamomukunda horowero gwaKongola moZambezi vatungimo ngesi vahepa kumwena ntani kwato kugenda. Moutatu kaupwire momasiku, mbudi kazipwege asi vanyime ntazimwe muna kara asi vavali wovakodi ava vane wovanona kuna kupiyaganeka vantu moyihwa nomomavango nkenye.  Vatungimo kavahuyungire asi nongombe ne kavadipagere vanyime, ntatu kavadilire to, ano ezi...

Yina wapa, marutjeno tavakagatura monosure domoMukwe
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Yina wapa, marutjeno tavakagatura monosure domoMukwe

Manette Hiyavali Epangero kuna kara asi linma lituramo mokutura marutjeno ponosure depangero momukunda horowero gwaMukwe eyi yina kara asi ngesi ntaantani vatameke. Munasipundi gondango zomukunda Kavango zoutokero age hena kansela gwaMukwe Damian Mughambayi kayinkondopekere asi nosure nadinye domoMukwe tadigwana marutjeno omu yina kara asi nosure ntantu ngesi nare vanaditura rutjeno.  Age katjangwilire elikwamo lyangesi asi...