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Va indilwa va xulife po okuhanauna oikwamalusheno 
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Va indilwa va xulife po okuhanauna oikwamalusheno 

Auleria Wakudumo  Ehangano lokuandjaneka olusheno monooli loNored ola kunghilila oshiwana moshitukulwa shaHangwena osho yo Okavango East opo shi xulife po okuhanauna oukefa volusheno nokuvaka po eengodi dolusheno.  Omupopiliko waNored Simon Lukas okwa holola kutya ehangano ola didilika oiningwanima ivali italala yehanaunepo lomaliko olusheno moshitukulwa shaHangwena.  “Oshiningwanima shimwe osha ningilwa molukanda Ekolola modoolopa yEenhana oshoyo shikwao...

Doctors, nurses get new uniforms … August 26 scoops N$56m tender
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Doctors, nurses get new uniforms … August 26 scoops N$56m tender

Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao handed over 15 000 newly procured uniforms for state medical doctors and nurses across the country.Earlier this week, Luvindao symbolically handed over the uniforms at an event organised by the ministry at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital.“This occasion symbolises the ministry’s appreciation and commitment to restoring professional...

Luvindao demands accountability …as millions return to Treasury
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Luvindao demands accountability …as millions return to Treasury

Petrus Muronga Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao has warned that poor leadership and weak management systems affecting service delivery across the country will not be tolerated. Luvindao made the remarks during a ministerial planning and financial management meeting held in Otjiwarongo this week. “There is no culture of accountability, and that often leads to underperformance,...

Cabinet Briefs
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Cabinet Briefs

Cabinet decisions were issued at the first and second meetings held on 2 February 2026 and 10 February 2026: Report of the Cabinet Retreat Held at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management from 4 to 5 December 2025 The Cabinet took note of the Report and directed various offices/ministries/agencies to act in their...

NNOC hopeful for Commonwealth Games
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NNOC hopeful for Commonwealth Games

The Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC), Anri Parker, says Team Namibia remains optimistic about increasing its athlete contingent for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 02 August 2026. The event will feature a 10-sport code programme across four...

Editorial – When  prisons create  monsters
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Editorial – When  prisons create  monsters

Two articles that appeared in New Era yesterday paint a troubling picture of our correctional system — one that cannot be solved by the police and judiciary alone.  Severe staff shortages and overcrowding at the Namibia Correctional Service facilities, particularly in Windhoek, were laid bare. In a separate report, safety and security minister Lucia Iipumbu...

Four South Africans fight Russia to return home
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Four South Africans fight Russia to return home

JOHANNESBURG – Four South African men lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned home on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said. Their arrival comes days after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the return of South Africans caught up in the Ukraine war. It was not...

Nekundi targets double-dipping civil servants
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Nekundi targets double-dipping civil servants

Lahja Nashuuta ONGWEDIVA – Works minister Veikko Nekundi has issued a stern warning to civil servants who are benefitting twice from government housing schemes, saying it violates government’s housing policy. The policy prohibits any individual from receiving a housing subsidy while at the same time occupying a government-owned house. “We work closely with respective ministries...

Scores killed in jihadist attacks in northwest Nigeria
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Scores killed in jihadist attacks in northwest Nigeria

LAGOS – Jihadist fighters have killed scores of people and destroyed seven villages in raids in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state, the police told AFP yesterday.  Members of the Lakurawa group attacked villages in the Bui district of Arewa northern region at around 1:15 pm Wednesday, said Kebbi state police spokesman Bashir Usman.A security report seen...