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Emulate /Ui/o/oo, Tsumkwe youth told
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Emulate /Ui/o/oo, Tsumkwe youth told

TSUMKWE – Tsamkxao #Oma, the chief of the Ju/’hoansi in Tsumkwe’s Nyae Nyae area, has urged the youth to redirect its time and energy towards productive undertakings.  He said they must follow in the footsteps of early trendsetters such as legislator and former deputy minister of marginalized communities, Royal Kxao /Ui/o/oo. Tsamkxao #Oma, also affectionately...

Kauandenge denies ASOLI link
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Kauandenge denies ASOLI link

National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has denied any links to the newly established Association for Localised Interest (ASOLI) movement. ASOLI was recently registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). Growing murmurs linking Kauandenge to ASOLI comes just days after the veteran politician announced his plans to formally tender his resignation as...

NNN faces opposition litmus test … delivery, accountability & comparing notes
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NNN faces opposition litmus test … delivery, accountability & comparing notes

No access to land, continued agricultural sector underfunding, lack of financing for businesses and the conclusion of the protracted genocide talks were some of the key issues raised by opposition parties yesterday. While collectively congratulating and extending their support, they vowed to hold the nation’s leader accountable for the next five years, for if her...

Uandaa Kamutati: Mother Teresa of Gam’s San community 
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Uandaa Kamutati: Mother Teresa of Gam’s San community 

GAM – Empathy, courage, humility and kindness perfectly sum up the angelic life of 55-year-old Uandaa Kamutati.  For over two decades now, she has remained a rare voice for humanity for Gam settlement’s downtrodden community. Kamutati, a devoted wife and self-employed mother, has dedicated her life and soul to the wellbeing and upliftment of Gam’s...

Kauandenge predicts bleak Nudo future
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Kauandenge predicts bleak Nudo future

National Unity Democratic Organisation’s outgoing secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has warned that growing internal factional squabbles, an outdated political programme and a changing political landscape pose serious threats to the party. He said this in a missive, seen by this publication, addressed to party supremo Utjiua Muinjangue and other top brass. He informed them of...

Swapo turns 65 … intra-election ‘irregularities’ haunt party 
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Swapo turns 65 … intra-election ‘irregularities’ haunt party 

Otniel Hembapu Andreas Thomas  Namibia’s governing party Swapo celebrated 65 years of existence on Saturday.The party was founded on 19 April 1960 in New York, USA as a national liberation movement aimed at achieving independence from the then-South African apartheid regime.Swapo succeeded the Ovamboland People’s Organisation, which was established a year prior.In a statement to...

Omaheke procures lumpy skin vaccines worth N$200 000  …local farmers breathe sigh of relief 
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Omaheke procures lumpy skin vaccines worth N$200 000  …local farmers breathe sigh of relief 

The Omaheke Regional Council has invested N$200 000 in the procurement of large quantities of lumpy skin disease vaccines, which will be distributed to areas affected by the outbreak of the deadly virus across the region.  This follows a decision by the council’s management committee during its recent meeting to allocate funds to the areas...

Inside Meatco’s beef  
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Inside Meatco’s beef  

Once revered as the country’s premium beef-processing and marketing entity, the beleaguered Meat Corporation of Namibia is in a chokehold and facing a deepening crisis, industry experts opine. At full steam, Meatco is tasked with promoting and coordinating the interests of Namibian livestock producers and the beef sector.  When viewed from either perspective, Meatco is...

Namibia imports apples worth over N$35 million 
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Namibia imports apples worth over N$35 million 

Despite ongoing efforts by both government and individual farmers to set up local apple production chains, Namibia remains a net importer after the country imported apples worth over a whopping N$35 million during the final quarter of last year alone.  During the last quarter of 2024, apples were recorded as the second-highest imported horticulture product...

Heeding an ancestral call back home
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Heeding an ancestral call back home

GAM – “I’ve travelled all over the world. This [Namibia] is home. I want to take all of you [along when I travel] on a big bus, and take you around. “When you are there, you will say, ‘I want to go back home.’ That’s why I say Namibia is the only place we can...