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Calls intensify for trade regulatory body
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Calls intensify for trade regulatory body

Namibia should prioritise institutionalising its own trade regulatory body to align implementation of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Agreement and other trade agreements for implementation such as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)

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Opinion | Do firefighters matter?

In many instances, when we hear of firefighters, what comes to our minds is a scene of firefighters jumping onto their fire engines and fighting fires. There is nothing wrong with such kinds of imagination; however, the role of a firefighter is much wider than what society thinks.

State wants 20  years for rapists
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State wants 20 years for rapists

State prosecutor Felicitas Sikerete-Vendura last week asked Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to send two Gobabis residents, convicted on one charge of rape each, to 20 years in prison. 

Murder accused to get new trial dates
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Murder accused to get new trial dates

A young woman, accused of killing her 70-year-old lover by stabbing him multiple times with a kitchen knife, will get new dates for her trial hearing. Magistrate Mehluli Nyazo postponed the case of Victoria Gorases (25) to 23 May for allocation of new trial dates and to allow Gorases’ new lawyer Mbanga Siyomunji to obtain disclosure and consult her. 

Mere 11 090mt horse mackerel available on auction
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Mere 11 090mt horse mackerel available on auction

Only 11 090 metric tons of horse mackerel, which forms part of the governmental objective quota, will be available to the highest bidders this year. The finance and fisheries ministries, who are responsible for the disposal of governmental objective quota, on Friday invited prospective buyers to submit their bids before 29 April.

Top cop caught stealing fuel
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Top cop caught stealing fuel

The suspect, who holds the rank of chief inspector, allegedly filled up a 20-litre container at the Rundu charge office fuel station for personal use, and did not record it in the official register. 

Pension preservation debate rages
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Pension preservation debate rages

Consultations by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) regarding the contentious draft regulations of the Financial Institutions Markets Act (FIMA) were not conducted on an individual basis with pension fund administrators, but took place through industry representative bodies. 

My candid view – The importance of support, sponsorship towards SON
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My candid view – The importance of support, sponsorship towards SON

The Special Olympics Organisation (SOO) has a very specific and bold mission, and Special Olympics Namibia (SON) is no different.  Its mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletics competitions in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continued opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience