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Tava ka yambula po eepate mEtosha
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Tava ka yambula po eepate mEtosha

Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli womidingonoko, eefuka, nomapashiono owa kwashilipaleka ovatalelipo osho yo Ovanamibia kutya onghalo yeepate mEtosha oya yuka kouwa. Ouministeli owa ti owa didilika omakemo ovatalelipo kombinga youkwatya weepate mEtosha.  Edi oda popiwa momukanda wa pitifwa komupopiliko wouministeli womidingonoko, eefuka, novapashiono Romeo Muyunda onghela. Muyunda okwa ti omanyenyeto mahapu okwa tofa mo opate yokudja kOkaukuejo...

POEM – The day grows old
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POEM – The day grows old

Rudolf Gaiseb As the day grows old, And the sun grows cold, His knees begin to fold  under the weight of this world. Oh, lo and behold, The one who could not be controlled, Is now caught in a chokehold.  He is confined as in a sheepfold. His heart is made of gold, But his story was never...

Tinned tuna contaminated with mercury
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Tinned tuna contaminated with mercury

PARIS – Tinned tuna in many European countries are contaminated with dangerous levels of mercury, two environmental pressure groups stated. They called on retail stores and governments to take “urgent” measures. The Foodwatch and Bloom groups said authorities had to cut the permitted levels of the heavy metal. Bloom said all of the 148 tins...

Labour ministry endorses labour commissioner’s autonomy
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Labour ministry endorses labour commissioner’s autonomy

Pinehas Pinehas The Office of the Labour Commissioner facilitated a consultative engagement in Windhoek on Monday to announce Cabinet’s approval, in principle, for the commission’s autonomy.  This autonomous operation is still subject to consultation with social partners and key stakeholders.  At the event, labour deputy minister Hafeni Ndemula justified advocacy for the autonomy of the...

Opinion – 267 days: Kudos Mr President
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Opinion – 267 days: Kudos Mr President

It is exactly 267 days since His Excellency Dr Nangolo Mbumba took over as Namibia’s fourth President, in the letter and spirit of Article 29(4) (a) and Article 34, of the globe-famed and envied Supreme Law of the Republic of Namibia.  The swearing-in rolled out against shivers of the backdrop of national and international tears...

IPPR: Ballot tender balloons by 116%
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IPPR: Ballot tender balloons by 116%

Rudolf Gaiseb The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over a purported lack of transparency around the ballot printing tender. The IPPR said if the amount the commission spent on the tender is juxtaposed to what it had budgeted in its annual procurement plan, it becomes evident...

Unam pumps into community garden
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Unam pumps into community garden

Auleria Wakudumo The University of Namibia (Unam), through the Nourishing Spaces project (NCD), handed over materials worth over N$170 000 to the Evululuko community gardening project.  The materials were handed over by the university’s representative, Ndeyapo Nickanor.  She said Unam decided to donate to the community as a way of mitigating issues related to unhealthy diets...

BA supporters feel excluded from the AGM
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BA supporters feel excluded from the AGM

Zebalt Ngaruka The supporters of once-formidable football club Black Africa (BA) said they are not happy with the planned team’s annual general meeting (AGM) set for Khorixas this weekend in the Kunene region. Speaking on behalf of the supporters, Shaun Asprilla Gariseb said the team leadership is deliberately excluding them, and taking the meeting from...

Karibib scoop Top Score Mayoral Cup
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Karibib scoop Top Score Mayoral Cup

Karibib Football Club continued its supremacy in the inland football tournament by defeating Friends and Family FC in the final of the Top Score Mayoral Cup at the Usab football field this past weekend. The third edition of the tournament, which began in Swakopmund over three years ago, was praised as a success, with football...

Red Fighters win school tourney
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Red Fighters win school tourney

Zebaldt Ngaruka  OTJOMBINDE – Red Fighters Football Club won the Traugot Kandorozu Primary School tournament held over the weekend at Lister settlement in the Omaheke region.  The competition was staged at the school playground, and attracted five football teams who played in a round-robin basis. The participating teams were Scorpions, Dynamos, Red Fighters, El Clasico...