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ǁKhōdi ge ǀnai hâ ǁkhō!hanagu !nâ nî dīhe
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ǁKhōdi ge ǀnai hâ ǁkhō!hanagu !nâ nî dīhe

TSOAXUBAMS – ǁNāti i sorodi, khoen hîa coronas ǀkha !gaeǁaresa ūhâ ǁōn xa !aromahe hâse ge ǁōǂoan didi ge ǀnai !Gomenǁgams !nâ hâ ǁkhō!hanagu !nâ nî ǁkhōhe. Erongo ǀkharisi Mûǂamaob Neville Andre-Itopeb, ge Nampasa ǂoa ge wekheb Wunstaxs aib ge ūhâ i dî!nâǁgamǁares !nâ ge mîba, ǁnā mîǁguib ǀnai hâ !Gomenǁgams !nâ ǁkhō!hanagu nî coronas...

Agri campus nears completion 
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Agri campus nears completion 

RUNDU – Kavango East regional governor Bonny Wakudumo said the construction of the agricultural campus for AgriVet programmes at the Rundu Vocational Training Centre is nearing completion. Wakudumo made this revelation while delivering his state of the region address (SORA) on Friday, adding that the campus is expected to be completed this financial year. “It...

Farmers warned against ‘ambushing’ boreholes
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Farmers warned against ‘ambushing’ boreholes

AMINUIS – Aminuis constituency councillor Peter Kazongominja has warned farmers in the constituency not to build structures around the drilled boreholes in the various villages of the area. The drilled boreholes are a result of construction work on the 144-kilometre road from Onderombapa to Aranos by the Roads Contractor Company (RCC). Kazongominja, in a recent...

Australian posts record number of new virus cases
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Australian posts record number of new virus cases

MELBOURNE – Australia yesterday posted its highest number of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, even as officials expressed hope outbreaks in locked-down Melbourne may have peaked. A day after Australia reported its highest daily death toll, authorities confirmed at least 549 new Covid-19 infections – almost entirely driven by an outbreak in the...

Congolese Nobel laureate speaks out against killings  
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Congolese Nobel laureate speaks out against killings  

Kinshasa – Congolese Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege spoke out Sunday against killings in eastern DR Congo, joining a chorus of voices that have blamed a recent massacre on Banyamulenge militiamen. “They are the same ones who are still killing in the DRC. The macabre stories from Kipupu are in a straight line from the...

Fresh killings in Darfur … as Sudan prepares to send troops
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Fresh killings in Darfur … as Sudan prepares to send troops

Khartoum – UN officials on Sunday reported a fresh massacre of more than 60 people in Sudan’s West Darfur, as the country’s prime minister promised fresh troops for the conflict-stricken region. Attackers targeted members of the local Masalit community, looting and burning houses and part of the local market, a statement said. Around 500 armed...

Mkapa had malaria, not virus – family
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Mkapa had malaria, not virus – family

Dar es Salaam – Former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa was suffering from malaria and died of a heart attack, his family said Sunday, scotching rumours that he succumbed to coronavirus. “Mkapa was found with malaria and he was admitted for treatment since Wednesday,” family member William Erio revealed during a funeral mass broadcast on state...

Saudi Arabia gears up for downsized hajj 
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Saudi Arabia gears up for downsized hajj 

MECCA – Saudi Arabia on Wednesday begins hosting the annual hajj pilgrimage, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has barred millions of international pilgrims for the first time in modern history. Up to 10 000 people residing in the kingdom will participate in the Muslim ritual, a tiny fraction of the 2.5 million...

Cricket Namibia wins international award
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Cricket Namibia wins international award

Cricket Namibia has been awarded the International Cricket Council (ICC) Associate Member Men’s Performance Team of the Year accolade following a successful 2019, which saw the national team qualify for the 2020 T20 finals for the first time. Namibia’s national cricket team, also known as the Eagles, also attained One Day Internationals (ODI) status following...

Juventus win ninth Serie A title in a row
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Juventus win ninth Serie A title in a row

Juventus won Serie A for the ninth season in a row when Cristiano Ronaldo set them on the way to a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday although the Portuguese veteran missed a late penalty. The 35-year-old broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time with his 31st league goal of the season and Federico Bernardeschi...