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Bar ‘shooter’ trial postponed to January 
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Bar ‘shooter’ trial postponed to January 

Iuze Mukube  The trial of a 30-year-old man who is accused of allegedly indiscriminately firing a gun in a bar and restaurant in the capital, which subsequently hit a patron, has been postponed to January, next year.  Gabes Shiimi faces the charges of murder and discharging a firearm in public in relation to the death...

Ovakalelipo vaNamibia vape va ulikwa  
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Ovakalelipo vaNamibia vape va ulikwa  

Auleria Wakudumo  Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah okwa ulika ovakalelipo voshilongo ovo hava kalele po oshilongo kondje yoilongo ya yooloka vaheyali onghela. Ovo va ulikwa kOmupresidente omwa kwatelwa omupopiliko wombelewa yOmupresidente nale Alfredo Hengari. Hengari okwa ninga omupopiliko woshilongo koBelgium.  Omupresidente okwa ulika yo ngoloneya woshitukulwa shaHangwena nale Walde Ndevashiya a ninge omupopiliko woshilongo koNigeria omanga Goms...

Free education to only fund undergraduates
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Free education to only fund undergraduates

Rudolf Gaiseb Only undergraduates at public and private tertiary institutions, including technical and vocational trainees, qualify for subsidised education. This means registration fees and tuition fees are covered by government. This announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, yesterday, who added that postgraduate studies will not...

U/21 hockey men secure 23rd place 
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U/21 hockey men secure 23rd place 

Hilma Nalupe  Namibian U/21 men’s hockey team claimed a 4-2 victory over Oman, in their last classification match at Junior Hockey World Cup, placing them in the 23rd position out of 24 teams.  Led by their captain, John-Paul Britz who scooped player of the match award against Oman, the team was determined to not take...

Women’s Super League receives major boost 
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Women’s Super League receives major boost 

Hilma Nalupe  First National Bank (FNB) Namibia retail banking has reaffirmed its commitment to the Women’s Super League (WSL) with a sponsorship of N$9 383 772 over the next three years, broken down into approximately N$3 million per season.  FNB Namibia yesterday announced and officially signed the sponsorship agreement with the Namibia Football Association (NFA),...

Farmers’ Kraal with Erastus Ngaruka – Good rainy season can be a bad experience for farmers  
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Farmers’ Kraal with Erastus Ngaruka – Good rainy season can be a bad experience for farmers  

A good rainy season should be perceived as one that starts on time as anticipated, is well distributed throughout the season, and ultimately rehydrates the soil, refills water sources, and revegetates the rangeland.  However, of late, rainfall patterns have been conspicuously erratic, and their effects can be concerning. Although rainfall brings relief to farmers, it...

IPC loses ground in Rundu 
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IPC loses ground in Rundu 

Iuze Mukube  The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has lost the seat that a returning officer wrongly allocated at the just ended Regional and Local Authorities elections.  Yesterday, the Electoral Court of Namibia set aside the erroneous allocation of one seat to IPC in Rundu, resulting in Rundu Urban Community’s Association (RUCA), which had the...

Omikunda tadi ka ningwa eedoolopa mOshikoto  …Onayena, Onyuulaye, Oshivelo noTsintsabis 
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Omikunda tadi ka ningwa eedoolopa mOshikoto  …Onayena, Onyuulaye, Oshivelo noTsintsabis 

Auleria Wakudumo  Elelo loshitukulwa shaShikoto ola holola kutya otali ka eta exumokomesho moshitukulwa mokuninga omikunda Onayena, Onyuulaye, Oshivelo noTsintsabis eedoolopa okweeta omayakulo popepi noshiwana nokuyambula po oshitukulwa.  Omunashipundi wel elo loshitukulwa Samuel Shivute okwa shivifa eshi pefimbo ta lekele okuyandja oshipundi komunashipundi mupe.  Shivute okwa holola kutya eedoolopa dipe otadi ka teelelwa di lundulule onghalo...

Thailand-Cambodia clashes reignite
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Thailand-Cambodia clashes reignite

BANGKOK – Thailand launched air strikes yesterday on its neighbour, Cambodia, with both sides trading blame for renewed fighting on their disputed border that has killed four Cambodian civilians and a Thai soldier. Around 35,000 people in Thailand have been evacuated from border areas, the country’s second army region said in a statement. Five days...