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Jessica High Five donates to schools and marginalised
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Jessica High Five donates to schools and marginalised

Zebaldt Ngaruka  OKAJOMBO – Miss Namibia semi-finalist Jessica Jaama Katjiteo, through her Foundation called Jessica High Five, donated stationery worth N$ 30 000 to schools and kindergartens in the Omaheke region’s Epukiro constituency recently.  The 26-year-old beauty contestant also gave sanitary pads, babies’ powdered milk, nappies, wipes, milk bottles and adult nappies worth N$7 000...

Opinion –  Key undertakings for the oil and gas in Namibia
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Opinion –  Key undertakings for the oil and gas in Namibia

There has been an alarming on the oil and gas industry worldwide.  This reveals that the exploration and production of oil and gas resources onshore and offshore on the continental shelf directly encompass certain issues of ownership of the resources and control over activities to exploit these resources. Therefore, even for the benefit and betterment...

Opinion – Women should be involved in decision-making 
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Opinion – Women should be involved in decision-making 

As a country and people, we are celebrating the achievements of gender equality and the empowerment of women in public and private sectors.  Currently, the 60% women representation on the executive level of the Government of the Republic of Namibia is one of the major milestones to be recorded in the history of our country. ...

Opinion – ELCRN at a crossroads: Urgent need for reconciliation reform
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Opinion – ELCRN at a crossroads: Urgent need for reconciliation reform

When the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) unveiled its 2025 bishop election schedule, congregations everywhere exhaled in relief.  For the first time in years, there is a clear timeline: nominations from 15 May to 30 June, vetting and verification through mid-July, regional candidate forums in late July and August, the 27th...

Kerina’s daughter fights for father’s farm  … liberation icon’s lease agreement cancelled 
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Kerina’s daughter fights for father’s farm  … liberation icon’s lease agreement cancelled 

Lahja Nashuuta Jaqueline Kerina, daughter of the late Professor Mburumba Kerina, is fighting tooth and  nail to retain her father’s resettlement farm, Farm Renette No. 232.  This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform issued a lease cancellation notice last year.  Kerina left behind a government-allotted resettlement farm in the Dordabis area of...

Murder accused mother pleads ignorance 
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Murder accused mother pleads ignorance 

Iuze Mukube  A mother implicated in the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Akundaishe Natalie Chipomho, insists she was never informed of her rights or the reason for her arrest.  Rachel Kureva, alongside Edwaard Nkata and his wife Caroline Nkata, stand accused of killing Chipomho in Windhoek between 23 and 25 January 2020.  The trio faces...

Namibia’s carbon strategy 
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Namibia’s carbon strategy 

Rudolf Gaiseb  The Earth’s average surface air temperature is projected to be significantly higher than pre-industrial levels, with April 2025 being the second-warmest April globally, at 1.51°C above the 1850-1900 average.  This is according to the Europe-based company Copernicus Climate Change Service.  To avert the worst impact of climate change and preserve a liveable planet,...

Angolan street kids not child labour – Ombudsman 
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Angolan street kids not child labour – Ombudsman 

Linea Dishena  Ombudsman Advocate Basilius Dyakugha has said Angolan children selling handmade crafts in Namibian streets do not qualify as child labour.  His office is investigating their plight.  Speaking at the signing of an agreement with the Angolan Ombudsman in Windhoek on Wednesday, Dyakugha said officials from his office were dispatched to observe the children’s...

Ovambanderu commemorations off in Katjirua’s honour 
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Ovambanderu commemorations off in Katjirua’s honour 

Zebaldt Ngaruka  OKAHANDJA – The Ovambanderu Traditional Authority has announced the cancellation of all commemoration events planned for this year.  This follows the passing of senior traditional councillor Gerson Kunomundu Katjirua.  Chief Eben Tjozohongo II Nguvauva said this decision aligns with the traditions and customs of the Ovambanderu community observed upon the loss of a...