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Australia removes repeatedly vandalised James Cook statue
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Australia removes repeatedly vandalised James Cook statue

MELBOURNE – Authorities in the Australian city of Melbourne will not replace a damaged monument of British explorer James Cook, for fear it will inevitably be vandalised again. The granite-and-bronze memorial in the southeastern Australian city has been a favourite target of vandals, who tore the monument down last year, and scrawled “cook the colony”...

Zambezi volleyball refereeing course hailed a success
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Zambezi volleyball refereeing course hailed a success

Zebaldt Ngaruka  Katima-Mulilo – The volleyball refereeing course organised by the Zambezi Volleyball Association (ZVA) in Katima Mulilo, from 12 to 16 May 2025, has been described as a success. The five-day training course attracted 23 participants including four from the Central Volleyball Association and one from the Kavango Volleyball Association.  International Volleyball Federation referee...

Real Madrid Foundation football clinics continue
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Real Madrid Foundation football clinics continue

The Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) says this year’s Real Madrid Foundation Clinics will be held in four regions of the country. In a statement released last week, NSSU said the foundation will host clinics in the Zambezi, Kavango West, Hardap and Omusati regions. The clinics comprise sports and education programmes for developing young football...

Umwe moipandeko molwa oikulya yoshikukuta 
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Umwe moipandeko molwa oikulya yoshikukuta 

Auleria Wakudumo  Opolifi moshitukulwa shaKavango East oya tula moipandeko omukainhu weedula 53 eshi vati a hangika noikulya yoshikukuta oyo vati ya vakwa.  Omukainhu okwa hangika noikulya oyo meumbo laye li li momukunda Katwitwi, Etivali lwopo 05h00.  Oshiningwanima eshi osha kolekwa komukulunhu wopolifi moshitukulwa shaKavango East, Commissioner Andreas Haingura.  Otaku hokololwa omukainhu a hangika noushako voufila...

Oweenda wa-NNN koBotswana naZambia  …Nujoma naGeingob va lukilwa omapandaanda 
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Oweenda wa-NNN koBotswana naZambia  …Nujoma naGeingob va lukilwa omapandaanda 

Auleria Wakudumo  Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah oku li metalelepo lonhomenawina koishiindalongo.  Onghela okwa li koBotswana, nonena okoZambia oko ta talela po yo omapandaanda oo taa lukilwa Omukokolipresidente Sam Nujoma osho yo omupresidente omutitatu Hage Geingob moZambia.  Ombelewa yOmupresidente oya holola kutya eshi oshi li oshikando oshit ivali Nandi-Ndaitwah ta i mekwatafano naPresidente Duma Boko waBotswana osho...

Jessica High Five donates to schools and marginalised
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Jessica High Five donates to schools and marginalised

Zebaldt Ngaruka  OKAJOMBO – Miss Namibia semi-finalist Jessica Jaama Katjiteo, through her Foundation called Jessica High Five, donated stationery worth N$ 30 000 to schools and kindergartens in the Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency recently.  The 26-year-old beauty contestant also gave sanitary pads, babies’ powdered milk, nappies, wipes, milk bottles and adult nappies worth N$7 000...

Opinion –  Key undertakings for the oil and gas in Namibia
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Opinion –  Key undertakings for the oil and gas in Namibia

There has been an alarming on the oil and gas industry worldwide.  This reveals that the exploration and production of oil and gas resources onshore and offshore on the continental shelf directly encompass certain issues of ownership of the resources and control over activities to exploit these resources. Therefore, even for the benefit and betterment...

Opinion – Women should be involved in decision-making 
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Opinion – Women should be involved in decision-making 

As a country and people, we are celebrating the achievements of gender equality and the empowerment of women in public and private sectors.  Currently, the 60% women representation on the executive level of the Government of the Republic of Namibia is one of the major milestones to be recorded in the history of our country. ...

Opinion – ELCRN at a crossroads: Urgent need for reconciliation reform
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Opinion – ELCRN at a crossroads: Urgent need for reconciliation reform

When the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) unveiled its 2025 bishop election schedule, congregations everywhere exhaled in relief.  For the first time in years, there is a clear timeline: nominations from 15 May to 30 June, vetting and verification through mid-July, regional candidate forums in late July and August, the 27th...

Kerina’s daughter fights for father’s farm  … liberation icon’s lease agreement cancelled 
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Kerina’s daughter fights for father’s farm  … liberation icon’s lease agreement cancelled 

Lahja Nashuuta Jaqueline Kerina, daughter of the late Professor Mburumba Kerina, is fighting tooth and  nail to retain her father’s resettlement farm, Farm Renette No. 232.  This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform issued a lease cancellation notice last year.  Kerina left behind a government-allotted resettlement farm in the Dordabis area of...