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Desperate scramble for places in northern schools
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Desperate scramble for places in northern schools

ONGWEDIVA- Hundreds of pupils in the Oshana region are yet to secure places in primary and secondary schools, as the 2025 academic approaches.  Education authorities have been working round the clock to accommodate these pupils, despite challenges posed by overcrowded classrooms and limited infrastructure. Scores of desperate parents gathered at various schools yesterday seeking places...

Aanamibia taya li taya pi sho taya nwetha ngungula
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Aanamibia taya li taya pi sho taya nwetha ngungula

Opolisi yaNamibia oya kumagidha oshigwana shi hulithe po okukanwetha omahooli taga zi koAngola haga landithwa shaali paveta koongamba dhaNambia nAngola. Tayi ti, oshanika oshiponga oshoka ohaya yugwa iinima yawo nokumonithwa iiponga konima ya landa omahooli. Omukuluntu gwopolisi moshitopolwa shaHangwena Ottilie Kashuupulwa okwa koleke kutya opolisi oyi shi shi kutya Aanamibia ohaya yugwa iinima yawo nokumonithwa...

Ngungula smugglers turn on customers at Oshikango
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Ngungula smugglers turn on customers at Oshikango

Residents from the northern regions are increasingly alarmed by a surge in violent attacks attributed to Angolan fuel smugglers operating in the informal market known as “Ngungula”. Victims report being stabbed, assaulted and robbed of money, cell phones, and other valuables immediately after purchasing cheaper, smuggled fuel. Ngungula, a colloquial term for fuel illegally imported...

Oomwenyo 80 dha kanene miiponga yiihauto ethimbo lyomatango omanene
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Oomwenyo 80 dha kanene miiponga yiihauto ethimbo lyomatango omanene

ONGWEDIVA – Oomwenyo dhAanamibia onkene tadhi tsikile okufaalelwa kiiponga yiihauto, unene pethimbo lyomatango omanene. Okwa ndhindhilikwa aantu ye li 80 ya kanitha oomwenyo dhawo okupitila miiponga yiihauto okuza omasiku 15 Novomba omumvo gwa yi. Sha ikolelela kuuyelele wa gandjwa kopolisi yaNamibia, okuza momasiku 15 gaNovomba omumvo gwa yi sigo omasiku gatano gaJanuali nuumvo aantu ye...

Uuyuni awuhe omoositola dhiikwathitholongo wu li
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Uuyuni awuhe omoositola dhiikwathitholongo wu li

OSHAKATI – Ngaashi onkalondjigilile omumvo kehe, oositola tadhi landitha iikwathitholonga yosikola monooli odhu udha aavali taya landa, sho osikola tayi tameke ngula. Oosikola otayi tameke momasiku 14 gaJanuali, mEtine naalongwa oyendji oya tegelelwa ya kale yena iilongithomwa omizalo dhosikola ngaashi ya nyololewa koosikola dhawo. Kundana sho a li a piti positola tayi ithanwa Pep mOshakati...

Festive season claims 80 lives 
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Festive season claims 80 lives 

ONGWEDIVA – A total of 80 people lost their lives in road accidents since 15 November 2024, official reports have revealed.  According to statistics released by the Namibian Police, as of 15 November to 5 January, a total of 472 motor vehicle accidents and 918 injuries were recorded, which consequently resulted in 80 people losing...

Aanamapya ya hambelele omuloka omwaanawa
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Aanamapya ya hambelele omuloka omwaanawa

ELIM – Aanamapya oya holola enyanyu nokuhambelela omuloka omwaanawa sho Shiyenga shaNangombe e ga dhenge pevi okuza pehulilo lyomumvo gwa yi sigo opetameko lyomvula ndjika. Aanamapya oyendji oya tameka okupulula omapya gawo omanga yamwe ya tula nale etemo komupini. Iishana oyu udha omeya niimuna oya paluka nawa komalutu.  Loide Ekongo gwomomukunda Iihanguti moshikandjohogololo Elim okwa...

Rain raises northern farmers’ hopes …as dam levels increase
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Rain raises northern farmers’ hopes …as dam levels increase

Victoria Immanuel and Lahja Nashuuta ELIM – After enduring consecutive seasons of harsh droughts, subsistence and  communal farmers in northern Namibia are celebrating the recent arrival of much-needed rains.  The recent rains have also led to an increase in the capacity of vital dams around the country. In the northern areas, subsistence farmers are hoping...

Oyendj ya sile miiponga yiihauto muDesemba
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Oyendj ya sile miiponga yiihauto muDesemba

Omasiku ashike omulongo nasha ga kondo omwedhi gwaDesemba ngoka taga ithanwa omatango omanene, ihe oomwenyo dhaantu dha kana miiponga yiihauto odhi vule omasiku ngoka. Kakukutu komatanga gwopolisi Joseph Shikongo okwa thindi omuthindo paahingi yoohauto ya hinge nuukeka osho wo nethimbo opo ku yandwe iiponga yomoondjila, unene mboka taya hingi oondjila oonde. “Oondjila odhu udha aatalelipo...

Iikulya yoshikukuta onkene tayi yakwa po 
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Iikulya yoshikukuta onkene tayi yakwa po 

Opolisi moshitopolwa shaKavango East oya kwata ko uusila woshikukuta wa adhika  anuwa tau landithwa kaafekelwa yaali momukunda Shaka Mbumba popepi noRundu. Sha ikolelela kepeko lyopolisi oshiningwanima shoka anuwa osha holoka mehuliloshiwike momundhingoloko gwaRundu. Otaku fekelwa kutya iikulya mbyoka yoshikukuta oya li yi na okutopolelwa aantu ye li mompumbwe. Aafekelelwa mboka anuwa oya adhika nomakutu guusila...