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Zaamwani calls for reform, FMD vigilance …  as Meatco advances recovery
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Zaamwani calls for reform, FMD vigilance …  as Meatco advances recovery

Minister of agriculture, Inge Zaamwani, has called for continued reforms, stronger industry alignment and heightened vigilance against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) sets its recovery path. Addressing Meatco’s annual general meeting on Friday, the minister described Meatco as a strategic partner in achieving the agri-food sector’s target contribution...

Taxman jailed over fraudulent tax certification 
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Taxman jailed over fraudulent tax certification 

Iuze Mukube  The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has confirmed the arrest of a Namra employee in connection with alleged corruption in the issuance of a Tax Good Standing Certificate.  Richard Oaseb, a Tax Officer employed at the nation’s tax collection agency, was arrested on Tuesday, 16 February 2026.  The arrest follows an investigation into allegations that...

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,...

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...

Brave Gladiators ili ko South Africa
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Brave Gladiators ili ko South Africa

Abraham Mwanyekange Ospana yokatanga kokeemadi koomeme yaNamibia  (Brave Gladiators) oili MOpolokwane shaSouth Africa taikufa ombinga mekopi lomanyakwa oHollywoodbet COSAFA Women olo latamekele momafiku 18 a Febluali notali ka hulako mefiku lotete la Marsa neudo. Oilongo ili 11 okudja moumbuwanhu waAfrica otaikufa ombinga mefiyafano. OBrave Gladiators oili mongudu ya C velimo na Madagascar oshoyo Mozambique. Gladiators...

Nasan service station deal edges closer 
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Nasan service station deal edges closer 

Adolf Kaure  Local energy company Nasan Energies has reached the final stages of acquiring 52 service stations operated by Vivo Energy and Engen Namibia.  During a recent Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) stakeholders’ conference held in Windhoek, the public, including rival companies, was given the opportunity to provide input on the proposed acquisition.  Nasan Energies is...

Munakapa: Tse Yaa Kuku Ester Tournament noneudo oko ili 
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Munakapa: Tse Yaa Kuku Ester Tournament noneudo oko ili 

Abraham Mwanyekange Oudano wefiyafanepo wo Tseyakuku Ester otaupula komesho mo2026, edi odako lekwa komunashipundi wokangudu oko hakawilike oudano oo Mathias Munakapa.  Tati neudo ovawedamo oudano wokatanga kokeemadi komeme oko kakala nokupulwa efimbo. “Amushe Otwe mu teelela kOta-mutala Keheke kokapale ka Tse Yaa Kuku, “ tati.  Munakapa okwati komafindano aeshe  okwawedelwa oshimaliwa shakola osho tati otashikwafele...

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...

Va dimbuluka elaka edalelwa mo  mOshikoto
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Va dimbuluka elaka edalelwa mo  mOshikoto

Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli wehongo, oungoba, omaudano novanyasha owa dimbuluka efiku lelaka loomeme Olomakaya moshikandjohoololo Guinas moshitukulwa shaShikoto. Efiku eli ohali dimbulukwa alushe mefiku 21 Febuluali. Efiku lelaka loomeme olali la hanganifa ominghoko nomifyuululwakalo da yooloka. Ouministeli owa dimbuluka efiku eli oule womafiku avali. Edimbuluko lelaka loomeme ola li pofikola Tsintsabis Combined oshoyo pombelewa yakansela woshikandjohoololo...

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...