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Audit detects red flags at health ministry
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Audit detects red flags at health ministry

Rudolf Gaiseb The auditor general, Junias Kandjeke, has flagged fund mismanagement in the Ministry of Health and Social Services for the 2023/24 financial year. The auditor’s qualified report states the ministry outlined goods and services as part of its planned activities in the procurement plan, but used the emergency procurement method for acquiring various goods...

Editorial – Youth vote vital against voter apathy
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Editorial – Youth vote vital against voter apathy

This week, Namibia joined the rest of Africa in commemorating the Day of the African Child, in which the youth are the focus.  A day later, by-elections in five constituencies took place.  In most of these constituencies, voting was marred by a low voter turnout.  Namibians, for reasons known to them, decided to stay away...

Letter – Leadership, accountability and Namibia’s historic moment
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Letter – Leadership, accountability and Namibia’s historic moment

Weeks before Mee Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as Namibia’s first female president, I was significantly unnerved, wondering about the capacity of Namibian women to help her lead. Leadership is a team sport. An exceptionally qualified individual, it is worth noting that I have absolutely no qualms about her leadership qualities.  Her leadership capabilities have...

Ke li kokela mediko lomundilo nokufya 
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Ke li kokela mediko lomundilo nokufya 

Auleria Wakudumo  Opolifi moshitukulwa shaMusati oye li twa moshibofa omo okaana kodula imwe vati ka xulifila moshipangelo konima yomafiku ahamano okudja eshi ke li kokela mediko lomundilo noku mona oshiponga neenghono.  Nonande oshiningwanima eshi sha ningwa muApilili, opolifi oya holola kutya kakwali ya shivifilwa, oyeli twa ashike mouyelele ou pefimbo okokila yaShakat yali tai ningi...

Natu aluleni eshito kembuwapalo – minista 
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Natu aluleni eshito kembuwapalo – minista 

Auleria Wakudumo  Outapi – Minista womidingonoko, eefuka nomapashiyono Indileni Daniel okwa indila Ovanamibia opo va xulife po okumbuwapaleka nokukondjifa oshikukuta moshilongo.  Daniel Daniel okwa ninga eindilo eli pefimbo ledimbuluko lefiku lokulwifa embuwapaleko noshikukuta  Omukulunhu koshikondo shomidingonoko Timoteus Mufeti oo a popya ponhele yaminista okwa ti Ovanamibia ova pumbwa okuxulifa po omikalo dopakafimbo dokukandula po embuwapalo...

Japan’s US auto exports drop as tariff fears build
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Japan’s US auto exports drop as tariff fears build

TOKYO – Japanese auto exports to the United States fell almost a quarter in May, data showed, as worries over Donald Trump’s tariffs grow with Tokyo and Washington yet to strike a deal.  Roughly 8% of jobs are tied to the auto industry in Japan, which is home to the world’s top-selling carmaker Toyota as...

Stepfather ‘stabber’ pushes for case dismissal
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Stepfather ‘stabber’ pushes for case dismissal

Iuze Mukube Kevin Matthew Cloete, who stands accused of the murder of his stepfather, has lodged a section 174 application under the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA) to have the case against him dismissed, claiming the State has failed to present sufficient evidence to justify continuing the trial. The 33-year-old Keetmanshoop resident is in court for...

Namibia wages war on fake news
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Namibia wages war on fake news

Rudolf Gaiseb The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), through its Namibia Fact Check project, has warned that the corrosive effects of disinformation threaten Namibia’s democracy. In its latest report, Countering #Elections2024 Mis- and Disinformation, released yesterday, the IPPR highlights how smear campaigns were aimed at undermining the reputation, credibility and trust in specific candidates,...