According to Patricia Noah (Trevor Noah’s mother), “A man is not determined by how much he earns.
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2020-09-252024-05-07Letters
Letters – I do not feel safe in Namibia
Life as a woman living in Namibia is becoming increasingly dangerous. I am constantly confronted with headlines of how women and children are raped and killed in this country.
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2020-09-252024-05-07Letters
Letter – Property rights and economic growth
The latest figures from the Namibia Statistics Agency indicate that more than 360 000 Namibians of the active employable population are unemployed, representing 33.4% of the employable population.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
On the spot – N$500 will make a BIG difference
The basic income grant (BIG) initiative, which was first piloted at the village of Otjivero, Omitara, in Omaheke region in 2008, where each inhabitant received a monthly cash grant of N$100, is back in the spotlight with a N$500 proposed this time around
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Renewed push for African medicine body
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula this week re-introduced a motion seeking the establishment of an African Medicine Agency (AMA), which will serve as the continental regulatory body of medicines and medical products.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Councillor bemoans bad roads
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor Elias Kharugab says poor road conditions are part of the contributing factors leading to fatal accidents in the //Kharas region.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Hefty fines for littering
The environment ministry is in the process of reviewing the Environmental Management Act of 2007 to provide reinforcement and punitive measures for non-adherence by issuing admission of guilt fines.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Governor condemns gender-based violence
The governor of the Khomas region, Laura McLeod-Katjirua, has strongly condemned the high rate of violence in the country against women and children.
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2020-09-252024-04-30Front Page News
State assets worth nearly N$12bn… Shiimi admits to maintenance challenges
Parliamentarians were this week given a glimpse of the total value of the state’s asset register, with finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi revealing the latest electronic register stood at N$11.9 billion inclusive of immovable and movable assets as at 16 September 2020.
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2020-09-252024-04-30Front Page News
500 hectares stripped by locust swarm
Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein yesterday said an estimated N$30 million will be required to contain the African migratory red locust outbreak in the Zambezi region, which has destroyed 500 hectares of grazing land.