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Omuhongifikola moipandeko molwekwatafano lopa ihole vati novahongwa  …vati okwe likufa moilonga omanga ina ya moipandeko 
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Omuhongifikola moipandeko molwekwatafano lopa ihole vati novahongwa  …vati okwe likufa moilonga omanga ina ya moipandeko 

Auleria Wakudumo  Ouministeli wehongo, eenghulunghedi, omaungoba, ovanyasha nomaudano owa holola kutya itau popile omakwatafano opaihole oo taku hokololwa a holoka vati pokati komuhongifikola novahongwa vovamati pofikola yaGrootfontein.  Oshiningwanima eshi osha ningilwa pofikola yedina Wilhelm Nortier Primary moGrootfontein, sha ningwa momafiku 14 Novemba neudo, oufiku pefimbo olusheno la wa ko.  Omufekelwa vati okwa pula umwe womovahongwa...

Junior council spreads Christmas joy 
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Junior council spreads Christmas joy 

Hilma Nalupe  The Swakopmund Junior Town Council (JTC) held its annual community outreach project, Christmas in a Shoebox, at the beginning of this month.  The initiative relies on community participation and encourages learners and residents of Swakopmund to donate essential items such as sanitary products and toys packed in shoeboxes.  These boxes are later distributed...

Stitching history to life …pensioners keep the ‘laslappie’ tradition going
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Stitching history to life …pensioners keep the ‘laslappie’ tradition going

Heather Erdmann  Rehoboth – Late on a summer’s day in Kavuki, colourful scraps of fabric are neatly stored away, waiting to be stitched together in an old-fashioned tradition.   The tradition is that of ‘laslappies’, small pieces of cloths neatly sewn together. The practise is a traditional Nama patchwork. Each stitch, each carefully measured seam,...

Rupara health centre without doctor
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Rupara health centre without doctor

Lylie Joel RUPARA – The Rupara Health Centre in the Musese Constituency of the Kavango West Region is operating without a permanently stationed doctor, leaving the facility to rely on doctors who visit once a week. Registered Nurse and acting nurse in charge of the health centre, Chrispinus Kanyetu Kanyengo told Nampa on Monday that...

Innovator designs tracking system for community 
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Innovator designs tracking system for community 

Monika Amunyela  At just 20 years old, IT specialist Jaden van Rensburg from Rehoboth created a technology-based system to help track and recover stolen or lost electronic devices.  This invention aims to address a growing problem affecting individuals, schools, and businesses.  Currently studying at International Training College Lingua in Windhoek, van Rensburg has positioned himself...

NUST now offers AI courses
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NUST now offers AI courses

Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has positioned itself as the first tertiary institution to offer artificial intelligence (AI) to students through its new courses.  Last week, NUST launched the Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence and Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence Honours programmes. NUST told New Era that this is to support the...

Thrills expected at Epukiro tournament
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Thrills expected at Epukiro tournament

Zebaldt Ngaruka The Epukiro Annual Festive Tournament will be marking four decades with a jaw dropping line up of from football to netball.  The rural tournament kicked off last weekend with 58 football teams and 39 netball teams and is scheduled to continue this coming Saturday.  Eastern Swallows FC head coach Moses Muure Katjiteo said...

Know your Regional Councillors – Kavango West 
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Know your Regional Councillors – Kavango West 

Matheus David  Kavango West is one of Namibia’s youngest and most diverse regions, created on 8 August 2013 when the former Kavango region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. The regional capital is Nkurenkuru, which remains the only self-governed town in the region. Kavango West has a population of approximately 123 266 people...

Civilians return home after militia seizes DRC town 
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Civilians return home after militia seizes DRC town 

UVIRA – With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home.  The group of civilians had been stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by fighting after the M23 militia launched an offensive in early December.  Days after signing...