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China’s ambassador visits NYS centre 
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China’s ambassador visits NYS centre 

Mulisa Simiyasa  RIETFONTEIN – China’s ambassador to Namibia Zhao Weiping yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the National Youth Service (NYS) centre at Rietfontein, situated outside Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa region. NYS public relations officer Belinda Hamburee in a media statement said Zhao had extensive discussions with NYS Commissioner Felix Musukubili.Their discussions revolved around the...

Nekundi promises glory days’ return
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Nekundi promises glory days’ return

Rudolf Gaiseb Works and Transport minister Veikko Nekundi has reaffirmed the task of shaping the infrastructure and transport networks that drive economic growth and social progress. In the general staff meeting on Monday, he urged strengthening the operational capacity of the ministry for timely and effective delivery of services. He said the management of Government...

IUM receives midwifery equipment
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IUM receives midwifery equipment

Rudolf Gaiseb  The Independent Midwives Association of Namibia (IMANA) on Tuesday donated 18 MamaNatalie birthing simulators to the International University of Management (IUM).  The equipment is valued at N$1.6 million. This was accompanied by learning materials from Helping Mothers Survive, sufficient for students to conduct multiple training sessions.  The initiative is part of a global...

Omdel gets satellite office
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Omdel gets satellite office

HENTIES BAY – Residents of the Omdel informal settlement in Henties Bay and surrounding communities will no longer need to travel long distances to access municipal services, following the inauguration of a satellite office in Omdel. The municipality’s satellite office is part of the town’s efforts to enhance service delivery and accessibility for residents. During...

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...