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Awareness raised on mental illness stigma
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Awareness raised on mental illness stigma

OUTJO – Dr Adelinu Celestinus, a medical doctor at the Windhoek Central Hospital mental health care unit, has cautioned against the stigmatisation of mental illness.  He was speaking at a mental health and suicide prevention awareness campaign in Outjo on Monday. The event was themed ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’.  Celestinus spoke about mental illness...

‘Removal of illegal fences is lawful’
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‘Removal of illegal fences is lawful’

Zebaldt Ngaruka  EPUKIRO – Following the commencement of the removal of illegal fences in the Otjinene constituency’s Ondorozu village in Omaheke region, the chairperson of the Omaheke Communal Land board Elias Tutu Muundjua advises communities to cooperate with relevant authorities on the ground during the exercise.  The then-Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)...

Nine children among dead in Israel strike on UN building
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Nine children among dead in Israel strike on UN building

Gaza City – The Israeli army said it targeted Hamas militants in a strike on a UN building in Jabalia refugee camp yesterday that Gaza’s civil defence agency said killed 19 people, nine of them children. The army said in a statement that it struck the militants “inside a command and control centre that was...

Nigeria sacks board of state oil company
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Nigeria sacks board of state oil company

LAGOS – President Bola Tinubu dismissed the entire leadership of Nigeria’s state-run oil company yesterday, naming a former Shell executive to lead the outfit in a sweeping overhaul that one commentator described as “long-overdue”. The National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited’s group chief executive, Mele Kyari, as well as its chairman Pius Akinyelure — a close...

Personality of the Week – The rise of a goalkeeping star
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Personality of the Week – The rise of a goalkeeping star

Kavetja Ngaizuvare For Mervin Kasetura, widely-known as Lukaku, his journey in football has been shaped by gratitude and a deep sense of purpose. “It feels very nice, and I am really sending a big thanks to the Almighty,” he shared. Every achievement is a personal milestone that fuels his determination to work even harder for...

NPC to use Region Five Games to prepare junior athletes
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NPC to use Region Five Games to prepare junior athletes

Hesron Kapanga Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) secretary general Michael Hamukwaya says the Region Five Games, scheduled to take place in Namibia in July, will serve as a springboard for up-and-coming athletes with disabilities. Namibia will host the 11th edition of the African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games from 4 to 13 July...

E lidenga po nokuxulifa okudja koufita 
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E lidenga po nokuxulifa okudja koufita 

Auleria Wakudumo  Omumati weedula 19 okwa xulifa sha dja eshi e lidenga po omanga ta idilile oimuna koshiunda okudja koufita.  Oshiningwanima osha ningilwa momukunda Oshigambo moshitukulwa shaShikoto, sha ningwa Etitano lwopo 17h00.  Omukulunhu wopolifi moshitukulwa shaShikoto, Commissioner Teopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku okwa koleka oshiningwanima eshi.  Nakufya okwa tongololwa oye Andreas Shifugula.  Otaku hokololwa Shifugula e ya keumbo...

Nedbank lightens financial burden of employees
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Nedbank lightens financial burden of employees

Rudolf Gaiseb Nedbank Namibia Holdings (NNH) launched its Education Trust on Monday. The first 23 beneficiaries, including 16 Nedbank employees and seven Nedbank employee dependents, received funding for their studies through the Trust. The Trust enables qualifying employees and their dependents to receive funding for education at accredited institutions within the Southern African Development Community...

N$12.8 bn allocated for developmental projects
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N$12.8 bn allocated for developmental projects

Lahja Nashuuta The Namibian government has allocated N$12.8 billion for development programmes and projects in the 2025/2026 financial year, part of the total N$106.3 billion national budget. Finance minister Ericah Shafudah confirmed that this allocation is a crucial step in advancing the country’s long-term growth and development goals. The overall development budget for the 2024/2025-2026/2027...

World economies brace for Trump tariffs deadline
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World economies brace for Trump tariffs deadline

WASHINGTON – US trading partners scrambled yesterday to prepare for the latest raft of Donald Trump tariffs. The US president left unclear who would be targeted by the tariffs but promised to be “very kind” in addressing what he describes as unfair trade imbalances.  Trump, who has made unprecedented use of presidential powers since taking...