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NEFF backs Petroleum Amendment Bill
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NEFF backs Petroleum Amendment Bill

Rudolf Gaiseb  The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) said President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah must be the final approving authority over decisions in the country’s billion-dollar petroleum industry.  In the ongoing parliamentary debates on giving the President power over some key functions of the petroleum sector, NEFF parliamentarian Kalimbo Iipumbu last week said he is “unapologetically” behind...

CoW mayor pushes public waste management 
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CoW mayor pushes public waste management 

Mayor of the City of Windhoek Sakarias Uunona on Saturday called for stronger community participation in waste management as the municipality launched the 2026 Mayoral Clean-Up Campaign.  Speaking in Havana, Moses ||Garoëb constituency, Uunona said the city’s changing population dynamics require urgent , coordinated responses if Windhoek is to maintain environmental standards.  “In recent years,...

Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15% 
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Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15% 

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15% on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that after a thorough review of Friday’s...

Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister 
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Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister 

 COPENHAGEN – Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark’s defence minister said yesterday, after US president Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets.  “The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs. They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialised...

Gov slams local authorities over school land fees 
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Gov slams local authorities over school land fees 

Rudolf Gaiseb Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, said the government will start to ‘name and shame’ local authorities that are demanding compensation for land intended to build schools.  Speaking in parliament recently, Ballotti said the government is still in a bind, negotiating with some local authorities for land...

US can access minerals, military bases in Somaliland
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US can access minerals, military bases in Somaliland

HARGEISA – Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition.  Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence in December, something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy...

Afterlife vs Present life …Namibians choose funeral insurance over medical cover
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Afterlife vs Present life …Namibians choose funeral insurance over medical cover

Lahja Nashuuta Thousands of Namibians are preparing for death than for daily life, as funeral insurance continues to outpace medical cover across the country. For many families, dignity, respect and collective responsibility at the time of death take priority. Thus, funeral insurance has become a cultural and financial safety net, ensuring loved ones receive a...

Opinion –  Genocide: Geopolitical factors, reparations claim 
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Opinion –  Genocide: Geopolitical factors, reparations claim 

Genocide pertaining to Namibia refers to fascist Germany’s systematic extermination of Ovaherero and Nama in 1904- 1908, in what has come to be known as the 20th century’s first genocide in the then “German South West Africa.”  Entailing land theft, concentration camps, and torture, leaving deep scars and shattered souls among the descendants’ communities, who...

Medals…
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Medals…

Larushka Kruger, the T0226 U/14 & U/25 CAT/Namibia Tennis Association Junior Tournament director hands over medals to the U/14 singles and doubles category boys and girls participating in the competition.Photos: Pinehas K Pinehas

Ovadani vakulu vOshakati City ta vapula komesho neenghalamwenyo davo 
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Ovadani vakulu vOshakati City ta vapula komesho neenghalamwenyo davo 

Abraham Mwanyekange  Styn Hamalwa   Eedula: 50  Onhele mokapale: Midfielder  Odula adanena Oshakati city: 1991-2010  Odula adeula Oshakati City:  2011 – 2012 Omukwafeli deuli  2012-2013 Omudeuli  Efindano nOshakati City:  2006-2007 ovahulila poutivali mo Namibia Premier League  Eshi taningi paife:  Omukalelipo womangeshefelo  Raphael Nuumbembe Chukwu   Odula adalwa : 03-02-1981  Efimbo akaa nOshakati City:  2003-2012  Efindano nOshakati City: ...