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Hengari ta ti ita faduka po 
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Hengari ta ti ita faduka po 

Taimi Haihambo  Minista mukulu wounamapya Mac-Abert Hengari okwa pula omhangu mEtitatu, opo i mupe efilonghenda le li futilemo, ta audaneke kutya ngee okwe li pewa kena apa tai.  Eshi a holoka komesho yomupanguli Monica Andjamba, Hengari okwa ti eshi tashi mu kalifa moshilongo ngeenge okwa pewa eli futilemo osheshi yee kena omaliko eli kondje yoshilongo....

Swapo a yandja omuulikwakansela waNgwediva 
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Swapo a yandja omuulikwakansela waNgwediva 

Auleria Wakudumo  Ongudu yoSwapo oya holola edina lomuulikwa oo teke i kalela po momahoololo ookansela moshikandjohololo shaNgwediva. Omahoololo ookaansela moshilongo ashishe ka kala ko muNovemba neudo.  Johannes Ngololo oye a hoololwa a kalele po ongudu yoSwapo momahoololo taeya.  Omukwatakanifi woSwapo moshitukulwa shaShana Sam Nangolo okwa holola kutya ovanhu vanhe ova kufa ombinga momahoololo aa sheli...

Ovahongwa vOunama mave riyarikaṋa kotjiwaṋa
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Ovahongwa vOunama mave riyarikaṋa kotjiwaṋa

Jazema Hangero  Ovahongwa vonganda onene yomahongero indji Ounama kehi yotjimbumba tjOmbazu tjavo Otjiuaṋa Cultural Society mave hepa ozombatero okurirongerisa nazo kotjitjitwa tjeyuva rwombazu tji matji kara ko omueze mbu mau yende omayuva tji ye ri 06-09 Katjose 2025 pOunama.  Omutjangerepo wotjimbumba Pekara Kaveru ma tja veri kamwaha kungamwa ombatero kokutja ve kawondje komurungu okuṱiza, okukurisa,...

Namibia’s reading crisis …7 in 10 children can’t read – Steenkamp
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Namibia’s reading crisis …7 in 10 children can’t read – Steenkamp

Lahja Nashuuta Namibia’s education system is under strain, with recent data showing that 70% of Grade 3 pupils struggle with basic reading and numeracy skills. This alarming revelation was confirmed by education minister Sanet Steenkamp, when she addressed Parliament recently.  She described the situation as a “foundational literacy and numeracy emergency.” “This is not just...

Opinion – Purpose of local, regional elections
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Opinion – Purpose of local, regional elections

As Namibia prepares for the upcoming local and regional authority elections, we are once again witnessing the unfortunate and misleading trend of national leaders dominating the local political stage – using State resources, government platforms and influence to campaign for their preferred candidates.  This practice, though long criticised, has silently become normalised. It continues to...

Opinion –  Throwing out ministerial overreach with bathwater … Section 92 read in tandem with democracy, federalism, justice
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Opinion –  Throwing out ministerial overreach with bathwater … Section 92 read in tandem with democracy, federalism, justice

At the centre of this debate lies Section 92 of the Local Authorities Act.  This provision certainly grants the Minister of Urban and Rural Development the power to intervene when a local authority council fails to perform its statutory duties, for instance, where it cannot meet its financial obligations, mismanages assets or fails to hold...

Rising cost of toilet paper bites 
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Rising cost of toilet paper bites 

David Matheus  Toilet paper is a basic commodity for every household, yet in recent years, prices have soared — prompting calls from consumers for its regulation.  The price of toilet paper has jumped from as little as N$5 per roll in 2020 to N$12 per roll at some retail outlets in 2025. For some Namibians,...

Editorial – Shun tribalism in all its forms
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Editorial – Shun tribalism in all its forms

Innuendos and comments laced with strong tribal undertones have been flooding social media and the public discourse for some time. The arrest of former minister of agriculture, fisheries and land reform, Mac Albert Hengari appears to have attracted divided public opinion on the merits of the case. This divided opinion has degenerated into an exchange...

Letter – Cyberbullying: A war of words
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Letter – Cyberbullying: A war of words

Rudolf Gaiseb If guns or bombs are your go-to weapon in this age, you are old school. Today, all a person needs is a keyboard, Wi-Fi connection, and someone they disagree with. Yes, a war of words that kills more painfully than bullets. Social media is the arena, and like every soldier, the comrades chant...