Twenty-four years ago, then an officer in the Namibia Defence Force, Joseph Shikongo rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel on 1 September 1998.
Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )
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Swapo ‘Iron Lady’ combat-ready
After years in her cocoon, veteran Swapo politician Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana is ready for deployment anywhere by the ruling party for as long as the process is above board and bona fide.
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Swapo’s big weekend…SPYL congress rocked by disunity, ‘no irregularities’ …key congress dates announced
Despite numerous attempts by the ruling party to shoot down reports of disunity within its ranks, the Swapo Party Youth League’s re-elected secretary Ephraim Nekongo has admitted the party continues to experience disunity among its “comrades”.
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City marches forward with 5G
Notwithstanding external pressure to cancel its telecommunications licence with the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran), the Windhoek municipality has refused to budge and will continue with its 5G aspirations.
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Titans collide over TransNamib autopsy
Bad luck comes in threes is an adage that sums up the perfect storm that engulfs embattled rail carrier TransNamib.
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Meritocracy over gender…women weigh in on Swapo female candidate
There is a general consensus among female Swapo stalwarts that when delegates converge under one roof to elect their next leader, meritocracy must reign supreme over the candidate’s biological make-up.
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Kahungu has no confidence in city MC
Former Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu has lost faith in the current municipal council’s management committee (MC), saying it has lost the service delivery compass.
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ǀGaisa tsû-aina ūhân ǀaeǁgâus !aroma !hū!âsa ǁamas ge go mā-amhe
ǀAeǁgams !Ā!khōmais ge go mā-am N$21 miljunsa ra ǂgan !hūs Katuturas ǁanǁguib !nâ ǁgoesa nî ǁamaxuse isa, Auto Tsūke!gân ǂGaes (MVA) hîa ǀaweǁguib !oa, ǁnāti i senters hîan ǀgaisa tsû-aina tsūke!gân xa !aromahe hâse ra hō khoen tsî ǁnān hîa ǂurusib !oa hâ kō!gâsa ǂhâ hân tsîna nî ǀae!khō!nâhesa ra ǂnuwiǂgaosa. Nē ǂganǀgaub ge ǁkhāsib !oagu ra mātarehe tex-e !khōǂgā tama hâ.
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SPYL’s moment of truth… all eyes on elective congress
The much-talked-about seventh Swapo Party Youth League congress to decide the youth wing’s leadership fate for the next five years kicks off tomorrow in Ongwediva.
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Swapo regions’ results a mixed bag
Swapo political heavyweights Armas Amukwiyu, Eliot Mbako and Ottillie Shinduvi are among those who retained their party regional coordinator positions during regional conferences, held over the weekend.