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BIG not an electioneering tool – Activist
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BIG not an electioneering tool – Activist

Charles Ndeumane As the national elections approach, social justice activists continue pushing for the implementation of the universal Basic Income Grant, which some critics see as a vote-winning strategy. However, pro-BIG activists say the grant should not be used as an electioneering tool, just for hopeful and destitute Namibians to be left hanging after the...

Tava ka pewa owino yeameno lokomalungula
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Tava ka pewa owino yeameno lokomalungula

Auleria Wakudumo  Ouministeli womauyelele nomakwatafano opaungoba noprogramma yokukwafela ounona oLifeline/Childline Namibia ova shaina etwokumweudafano leedula nhano ta li fatulula shinasha neameno lounona ngee tava longifa oikwamalungula.  Omukulunhuwiliki mouministeli womauyelele nomakwatafano opaungoba, Audrin Mathe okwa ti Lifeline/Childline Namibia oku na elalakano lafaafana nouministeli womauyelele nova hala okuhanga elalakano limwe aveshe.  “Otuna omukumo nohatuka longela kumwe momahangano...

Okupambula peke pena kwa fiya ‘omufiyakadi’ pomutenya 
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Okupambula peke pena kwa fiya ‘omufiyakadi’ pomutenya 

Auleria Wakudumo  Onghalo yeehombo dihe li paveta, oya eta opo omukainhu umwe novena va fiwe pomutenya kovakwanedimo vomusamane ovo vati vahanauna eumbo noku tukula epya pokati moshikandjohoololo shaMuthiya.  Otaku hokololwa Sackaria Matheus a dile komomukunda Ouhongo mOshitukulwa shaHangwena a li e na omaumbo avali -limwe okOuhongo, naliwalo okEdiva lOndjaba koshitukulwa shaShikoto.  Omukulukadi waMatheus wopangeleka nopaveta...

Coleman dared to dream
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Coleman dared to dream

Suzith Tjitaura  Professional footballer Zenatha Coleman says hard work, determination and discipline helped her get to where she is today. Now playing winger for Turkish club Fenerbahçe, Coleman has in the past captained the Namibian women’s national team, the Brave Gladiators, and also played for Sevilla and Valencia in Spain. With Namibia commemorating Heroes’ Day...

Farmers’ kraal – Understanding the basics of growing tomatoes 
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Farmers’ kraal – Understanding the basics of growing tomatoes 

Hanks Saisai Tomatoes are among the most popular crops cultivated across the globe. Maximising their potential requires farmers to understand the basics of growing them successfully and profitably. As the seasons transition from winter to spring, this presents conducive weather conditions for growing tomatoes. The starting point is for a farmer to understand that tomatoes...

Activists push for BIG 
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Activists push for BIG 

Lahja Nashuuta While the focus of most Namibians was on Omuthiya, where the commemoration of Heroes’ Day was taking place, a fraction took to the streets to push for the implementation of the universal basic income grant (BIG). Accepting the petition from protestors yesterday, the acting executive director in the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty...

Amplifying voices of Namibian heroines
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Amplifying voices of Namibian heroines

Lahja Nashuuta Stories of women, both the famous and the little-known, who made outstanding contributions pre- and post-independence, will soon be told and celebrated. This is because the Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) is documenting biographies, autobiographies, and stories of women who made outstanding contributions pre- and post-independence, but whose stories remain untold.  SPWC is...

War veteran reflects on liberation struggle
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War veteran reflects on liberation struggle

Hilma Hashange On 26 August 1966, the first battle, marking the start of Namibia’s armed liberation struggle, occurred at Omugulugwombashe village in the Uukwaluudhi area of the Omusati region.  On that day, the South African police launched a helicopter assault on a Swapo soldiers’ base. Immanuel Job, a resident of Onyaanya in the Oshikoto region,...

Aasamane aakokele alikana etheni uunona wosikola – Jagger
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Aasamane aakokele alikana etheni uunona wosikola – Jagger

Charles Ndeumane OKAKWA – Omupeviminista wuukakwashikekookantu Bernadette Maria Jagger okwa londodha aavali naatekuli yuunona ha wu mono openzela ya longithe iimaliwa mbyoka oku gwanitha po oompumbwe dhaanona, opo kaa wu lale naasamane lelalakano lyo ku mona oshimaliwa. Jagger okwa popi ndhoka pethimbo a li moshigongi naanamukunda yomOkakwa moshitopolwa shaHangwena mEtiyali, moka a li ta popi...