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Opinion – Decolonising our minds about English 
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Opinion – Decolonising our minds about English 

A response to Bonifatius Uugwangwa’s ‘The future of English in the Omusati region’  One of the significances of academic discourse is that it enables us to exchange views and ideas about pertinent issues affecting our societies and, in the end, find solutions to these issues. This article is a response to the views expressed by...

opinion – Sibbinda settlement saga: Consultation is key
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opinion – Sibbinda settlement saga: Consultation is key

Protecting land offers numerous environmental benefits. Conserving land and open space can provide habitat for native plants and animals, and enhance ecosystem services.  Landowners can protect their land from development through a conservation easement or land donation.  An easement limits the type of development allowed on the property so that its existing character can be...

No special voting treatment for journalists – ECNv
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No special voting treatment for journalists – ECNv

The Electoral Commission of Namibia has said it will not give local journalists special voting options during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, set for 27 November. This follows news reports that suggested that journalists, like members of the military or police force, and diaspora voters, be granted special voting rights. In an interview with...

Venaani wants probe into Namdia  ‘losses’
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Venaani wants probe into Namdia  ‘losses’

KEETMANSHOOP – Leader of the official opposition McHenry Venaani said the significant revenue losses of about N$230 million at Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) are deeply troubling, and warrant immediate and rigorous scrutiny. In a media statement on Wednesday, he called on the chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Tjekero Tweya, to initiate...

Ya yaka po oshimaliwa shokulanda uututa waakadhona
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Ya yaka po oshimaliwa shokulanda uututa waakadhona

Charles Ndeumane Ehangano kaa li shi lyopapangelo lyedhina Namibia Collaborative Board Association of Namibia olya pititha uuyelele wekano lyoshimaliwa shoka  anuwa sha li sha nuninwa oku landa uututa wokomathimbo wuunonakodha wu li moosikola. Oshiwike sha zi ko omupevipresidente gwehangano ndyoka Ingashipola Lukas okwa pititha omukanda kiikundaneki moka ehangano lya tseyitha kutya oshimaliwa shoondola N$3000 osha...

Ya pewa ontseyo yolusheno lwoketango
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Ya pewa ontseyo yolusheno lwoketango

Charles Ndeumane Oshiputudhilo shopombanda shaNUST (Namibia University of Science and Technology) melongelokumwe nuuministeli wuunamapya nuuniimuna, omeya netulululo lyomavi, ehangano lyoKafue Gorge Regional Training Centre, oshowo ehangano lyehumokomeho muuyuni lyoUnited Nations Development Programme osha tula miilonga opoloyeka ya futilwa kepangelo lyaJapan yo kudheula aadheuli kiiputudhilo yopaungomba knene ye na oku dheula aalongwa yawo melongitho nehumokomeho lyiikwamalusheno...

Oukaume wokomalungula wa enda nai Sha keneneni oshipala noshipala peenhele daaveshe  
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Oukaume wokomalungula wa enda nai Sha keneneni oshipala noshipala peenhele daaveshe  

Auleria Wakudumo Ove li fanekela peehauto dondilo, momaumbo mawa, tava li oikulya iwa keshe fiku noku tula omafano komalungula opo va kwate ko ovanhu. Edi oda popiwa komunambelewa woipambele yoshiwana mOhangwena, Warrant Andrew Nghiyolwa pefimbo ta yandje ehokololo omo omupangi wokoshitukulwa shaShikota aka nyekwelwa omaliko aye kEndola “kukaume” kaye oo a shivila komalungula.  Nonande opolifi...

Moment of truth for Looser
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Moment of truth for Looser

Top Namibian cyclist Vera Looser will be in action on Sunday at 14h00. She will compete in the women’s road race event.  This will not be the first time she participates in this prestigious tournament, having represented Namibia at the Olympics in 2016 and 2021.  She hopes to make the final cut this year, as...

Epukiro mini tournament set for the weekend
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Epukiro mini tournament set for the weekend

Zebaldt Ngaruka  In their efforts to keep local footballers ready for the upcoming big tournaments in the region, the Epukiro Youth Forum have organised a mini-football tournament, called Preparatory Games, which will be played at the Epukiro Sports Field. One of the organisers, iselah Kamuhenune and her friend Rinomasa Kaukuata thought of hosting the tournament...

Hopes fade for Indian landslide survivors 
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Hopes fade for Indian landslide survivors 

WAYANAD – Indian rescue crews scoured mud-caked tea plantations and villages yesterday with little hope of finding more survivors from landslides that killed around 200 people.  Days of torrential monsoon rains have battered the southern coastal state of Kerala, with blocked roads into the Wayanad district disaster area complicating relief efforts since Tuesday. The number...