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North anticipates flash floods
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North anticipates flash floods

Auleria Wakudumo  The Namibian Meteorological Services has warned communities of potential flood flashes in the northern regions.  It urges residents to stay vigilant and prepared as heavy rains are expected in the northern regions throughout the week.  Northern regions in general are forecasted to experience rainfall with areas such as Rundu and Ondangwa likely to...

Farmers vandalise NamWater pipeline
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Farmers vandalise NamWater pipeline

Auleria Wakudumo Some farmers in Khorixas have allegedly vandalised the main pipeline supplying water to the town, to water their livestock. The farmers are said to have illegally cut the NamWater pipeline, resulting in water flooding nearby riverbeds.  This has raised serious concern about the water supply to municipal reservoirs, neighbouring settlements, and farms. Khorixas...

NGOs plead for govt bailout …as 120 institutions face deregistration
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NGOs plead for govt bailout …as 120 institutions face deregistration

Lahja Nashuuta Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called for the establishment of a State fund to assist institutions which have lost funding from international donors. This comes after the Ministry of Health and Social Services revealed that 120 inactive NGOs will face deregistration, unless they submit their annual reports. The proposal to have government bail out...

Director lays out Hardap’s education blueprint
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Director lays out Hardap’s education blueprint

MARIENTAL – Newly-appointed director of education for the Hardap region, Paulus Lewin, has outlined a comprehensive plan to address the region’s struggling education sector.Lewin, who officially assumed his role on 2 January, highlighted the pressing challenges and the interventions needed to improve the region’s performance in an interview on Monday.“We are seeing a significant decline...

Know Your Civil Servant – Teachers reap what they sow 
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Know Your Civil Servant – Teachers reap what they sow 

Learners frequently reflect on the commendable attributes of their educators with great fondness. They recall those teachers who demonstrated genuine care, and provided unwavering support and encouragement.  Ndipanda Thomas asserts that the performance of pupils is a direct reflection of the dedication exhibited by their teachers.  As a teacher at Epako Secondary School, he expressed...

Editorial – A sober red line dose 
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Editorial – A sober red line dose 

Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr once said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This week, his words reverberated in the Namibian courts, particularly in the battle over the...

Hundreds leave West Bank camp during Israeli raid
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Hundreds leave West Bank camp during Israeli raid

JENIN – A Palestinian official said hundreds of residents of the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp were leaving their homes yesterday, days into a large-scale Israeli raid in the area. “Hundreds of camp residents have begun leaving after the Israeli army, using loudspeakers on drones and military vehicles, ordered them to evacuate the camp,”...

Advancing M23 fighters in DRC aided by Rwanda 
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Advancing M23 fighters in DRC aided by Rwanda 

KINSHASA – The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and yesterday was continuing to tighten its grip on provincial capital Goma, which is almost surrounded by fighting. Weaknesses within the Congolese army, as well as backing from Rwanda, are aiding the fighters of the M23,...

Namibia’s hockey national teams set to battle Croatia
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Namibia’s hockey national teams set to battle Croatia

Namibia’s senior men’s and women’s national teams travelled to Zagreb, Croatia, this week for their final preparations ahead of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Indoor World Cup slated for 03-09 February. The teams travelled to Croatia from the Netherlands, where they prepared for the Indoor Hockey World Cup. “The teams departed for Zagreb today to...

Namib Eagles announces new leadership
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Namib Eagles announces new leadership

Namib Eagles Football Club, a Khomas region Third Division team, has announced a new leadership structure to guide the club for the upcoming season. After being relegated from the Khomas Second Division last season, the club announced in a statement this week, that a group of enthusiastic and dedicated young leaders, all former players of...