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OPINION – Insurance: Your safety net in health crises
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OPINION – Insurance: Your safety net in health crises

In the face of a serious illness, the immediate focus often centres on medical treatment and recovery. However, the financial challenges that accompany a health crisis can be just as daunting.  While medical aids provide essential support for diagnosis and treatment, they often leave gaps that can lead to significant financial strain. This is where...

Unam receives EVs  tolower carbon footprint
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Unam receives EVs  tolower carbon footprint

Iuze Mukube In its continued commitment to sustainability and innovation in transportation, the University of Namibia has acquired five electric vehicles (EVs) worth N$1.5 million. The formal handover of the four electric sedans and one EV van took place at the university’s main campus yesterday. This significant move is a critical goal of the university...

New sanctions’ monitoring to track North Korea violations
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New sanctions’ monitoring to track North Korea violations

SEOUL – Eleven countries, including South Korea, the United States and Japan, will launch a new joint mechanism to monitor North Korea sanctions’ violations, Seoul’s foreign ministry said yesterday. The decision follows Russia’s decision to veto the renewal of a panel of United Nations’ (UN) experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea in March, effectively...

eMaMa champions maternal mental health
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eMaMa champions maternal mental health

Iuze Mukube Managing mental health issues is difficult enough, but dealing with them during pregnancy has a significant influence on both the mother’s and child’s wellbeing.  It is, therefore, critical to treat maternal mental health issues as soon as possible. Oftentimes, these issues, which can range from extreme anxiety to post-partum depression, go undetected but...

Opinion – Can Namibia avoid the ‘Dutch Disease’? … as Green Hydrogen sector emerges
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Opinion – Can Namibia avoid the ‘Dutch Disease’? … as Green Hydrogen sector emerges

For the past two years, Namibia has been the centre of attraction worldwide so far as green hydrogen is concerned, and notably, a series of large-scale-project launches has positioned Namibia as a destination for green energy project developers and financiers alike.  Shockingly, the recent various political parties’ manifestos that I perused did not say much...

Opinion – Complexities of death benefit distribution
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Opinion – Complexities of death benefit distribution

Trustees are responsible for identifying dependants and nominees, distributing death benefits fairly based on relevant factors and determining the most suitable payment method for beneficiaries.  The allocation of death benefits is a sensitive and often disputed aspect of pension fund management. Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 governs the distribution of...

 Man stoned to death in Omusati
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 Man stoned to death in Omusati

Charles Ndeumane A 31-year-old male resident of Omindaba village in Omusati region was allegedly attacked by two male suspects, who repeatedly hit him with stones on the head.  The victim succumbed to injuries a day later. The police in Omusati reported that 31-year-old Paulinis Shiwana Immanuel was brutally attacked by two suspects on Saturday evening...

Crunch time as ECN rejects independent candidates
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Crunch time as ECN rejects independent candidates

Rudolf Gaiseb The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has rejected the applications of three independent presidential candidates Ally Angula, Jeremiah Kaambo and Elsie Chen. The announcement was made at the commission’s public sitting yesterday at its headquarters. They extended the sitting until today, giving the candidates time to correct their mistakess. The extension will also...

A dhipagwa nomamanya
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A dhipagwa nomamanya

Charles Ndeumane Aalumentu yaali mositopolwa shaMusati oya ponokele omulumentu gwomimvo 31 ndele taye mu dhenge nomamanya komutse noku mu thanga. Nakuninga oshihakanwa okwa hulitha esiku lya landula.  Opolisi yaMusati oya lopota kutya omulumentu omukalimo gwomomukunda Omindaba Paulinus Shiwana Immanuel okwa hulitha sho a dhengwa nomamanya lwiikando oyindji komutse nokuthangwa kaafekelwa yaali, gumwe omunamimvo 33 nomukwawo...

‘Inandi longa sha’ …Amushelelo e likufa momusholondodo wa-LPM 
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‘Inandi longa sha’ …Amushelelo e likufa momusholondodo wa-LPM 

Auleria Wakudumo Michael Amushelelo okwe likufa mo momusholondodo wovaleli vongudu Landless People’s Movement (LPM), va hoololwa va ye komutumba wopashiwana.  Amushelelo oo he liufana ‘The peoples general’ okwa li pondodo 31 momusholondodo ashike edina laye okwe likufa mo yee mwene shaashi vati okuwete ina longa sha sha wana mongudu opo ngeno a fiyafanepo navakwao mokuya...