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Opinion – Parliament must avoid betraying the Namibian people
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Opinion – Parliament must avoid betraying the Namibian people

Parliament is not a hammer that makes noise every time one follows parliamentary proceedings, nor a chamber of unnecessary points of privilege or order that aim to disturb those raising important national concerns. It is a sacred institution of accountability, where the people’s business must be taken seriously. Yet today, Namibia’s Parliament has reached a...

Namibian Police roll out ‘Safer Namibia’ initiative 
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Namibian Police roll out ‘Safer Namibia’ initiative 

Matheus David The Namibian Police Force has launched a new crime prevention initiative in the Khomas region. The campaign aimed at enhancing public safety, restoring trust in law enforcement, and strengthening community police collaboration amid rising crime rates. Speaking during a formal parade in Windhoek last week, Namibian Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo, called on...

TB health workers promotion in limbo
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TB health workers promotion in limbo

Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Health and Social Services allegedly promoted Tuberculosis (TB) health promoters (grade 15) to health assistants (grade 13), a reclassification on the government’s job grading system, but with no salary adjustments. Independent Patriots for Change parliamentarian Lilani Brinkman last week told Parliament the ministry also agreed to a 5% salary increase...

Nearly 3 000 suicides attempts reported in 2023/24
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Nearly 3 000 suicides attempts reported in 2023/24

WINDHOEK – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has revealed that 2 937 cases of attempted suicide were recorded by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) during the 2023/24 financial year, the highest figure on record. Ngurare disclosed the statistics on Friday during the commemoration of World Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Month in Windhoek,...

Madagascar army unit claims control
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Madagascar army unit claims control

ANTANANARIVO – A mutinied army unit declared Sunday that it was taking control of all Madagascar military forces as President Andry Rajoelina said an “attempt to seize power illegally” was underway. The CAPSAT contingent of administrative and technical officers joined thousands of protesters in the city centre on Saturday in a major shift in a...

Sports galore awaits Professor Kavishe tournament this weekend
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Sports galore awaits Professor Kavishe tournament this weekend

The second edition of the annual Professor Paul Kavishe Tournament is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the JEDS Unam Campus Stadium in Ongwediva, in honour of the late Unam Ongwediva engineering professor for his unwavering dedication to education. Confirming the tournament, one of the organisers, Mathew Shipena, told Nampa on Tuesday that the event...

Nanso, Miss OATF va ndungika ovanafikola 
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Nanso, Miss OATF va ndungika ovanafikola 

Auleria Wakudumo  Ehangano lovalihongi koiputudilo yopombada hali ifanwa Nanso moshitukulwa shaShana melongelokumwe nokakadona dingi komaulikilo oipindi aNgwediva 2025 Lisa Nekanda ova ndungika ovanafikola noshikonga shoukoshoki, oundjolowele wopamadiladilo nehongo.  Oshikonga eshi osha yandja yo ekwafo loututa voukadona ve dule 100 pofikola Nengushe Secondary mOndangwa.  Oshikonga shavo osha nhuninwa okulonga ovanafikola oukoshoki mokati kavo osho yo oku...

Ounamapya otau yambula po eliko loshilongo – NNN 
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Ounamapya otau yambula po eliko loshilongo – NNN 

Auleria Wakudumo  Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah okwa holola kutya ounamapya oo exukamwoongo loshilongo notau yambula po eliko loshilongo.  Eshi omupresidente okwe shi popya koshoongalele shovanafaalama hashi ifanwa Agri-outlook sha ningwa Etitatu moWindhoek.  Nandi-Ndaitwah okwa ti ounamapya ohau yandje oyuuyemo unene kovakwashiwana vokomikunda nokuyandja oikulya yefiku keshe momaumbo.  “Eepelesenda 70 dovanhu moNamibia ohadi xupu momukalo wokulonga oikulya...

Opinion – Unam Moot Court competitions need more support 
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Opinion – Unam Moot Court competitions need more support 

The atmosphere within the University of Namibia’s (Unam) Moot Court was one of palpable anticipation. Law students, impeccably attired in formal attire, adjusted their notes as the presiding judges entered the room.  For many, this was not merely a competition but an initiation into the realities of legal advocacy, an opportunity to argue, reason and...