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Author: Victoria Kaapanda (Victoria Kaapanda-Immanuel )

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Governors await ‘verdict’ with bated breath 
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Governors await ‘verdict’ with bated breath 

Governors whose contracts expired last week were given a ten-day extension until 30 June 2025. As the clock ticks, the governors continue their duties while bracing for a presidential decision that could either reaffirm their mandate or signal the end of their current political chapter. Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga, whose contract was extended, said he...

Okahao dumpsite a health hazard
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Okahao dumpsite a health hazard

OKAHAO – The dumpsite at Okahao town in Omusati region has become a hotbed for scavenging, as people and animals put their health at risk with the town council’s failure to close the dumpsite. Residents say the entrance to the site is always left open, allowing goats, children, and adults to freely enter and rummage...

Rejoice ota pumbwa okatemba  …inakulu, xekulu, nokaana kodula imwe aveshe ova dipawa po mefiku limwe 
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Rejoice ota pumbwa okatemba  …inakulu, xekulu, nokaana kodula imwe aveshe ova dipawa po mefiku limwe 

Omimvo konyala hamano okuza sho ka hupu moshiningwanima shedipao linyanyaleka ndjoka lya faalele oomwenyo ndatu dhaakwanezimo noku ka thiga nokugulu kumwe, okanona Rejoice Gift Petrus oke li monkalo ondhigu molwa shoka iha ka ende.  Petrus okwa li e na omimvo mbali sho hekulu Sam Nauyoma Petrus (a li e na ommivo 26 pethimbo lyoshininganima) ngoka...

Oondjila nadhi taalele kOndangwa mehuulilo shiwike 
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Oondjila nadhi taalele kOndangwa mehuulilo shiwike 

Elelo lyondoolopa yaNdangwa olya longekindha omaudhano ga yooloka okuza nena sigo Osoondaha.  Omugandji gomauyelele melelo lyondoolopa lyOndangwa Petrina Shitalangaho-Mutikisha okwa ti, oya longekindhaomaundhanogayooloka okuza ketanga lyokoompandhi aakiintu naalumentu, etanga l yomokamb amb a os h owo lyokukeelelwa.  “Uundhano mboka otau ka dhanenwa muupale wa yooloka, koAndimba Toivo yaToivo, komanzulonkalo oshowo kokapale koondhila,” ta ti ngaaka. ...

Panga survivor determined to walk again
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Panga survivor determined to walk again

Six years after a horrific panga attack claimed the lives of her grandmother, uncle, and a one-year-old cousin, Rejoice Gift Petrus continues to struggle for a basic quality of life. Now seven years old, Rejoice was the sole survivor of the brutal incident, where she lost her leg and sustained serious head injuries.  Since then,...

Residents fish in sewage pond
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Residents fish in sewage pond

OSHAKATI – Several desperate residents of Oshakati were arrested on Monday after being caught fishing in a sewage pond located behind the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) base, a move the Oshana police and Oshakati Town Council have condemned as dangerous and illegal. This move is discouraged as it is illegal and a national health risk...

Ondjala otatu yi tsu oshiti – Nekundi
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Ondjala otatu yi tsu oshiti – Nekundi

ENDOLA – Minista gwiiyenditho Veikko Nekundi okwa ti aaleli oye na okulongela oshigwana uuwanawa opo kaaya nwe po mboka ya sile oshilongo. Nekundi okwa popi ngaaka esiku kwa li a ka popitha nokutalala po oshigwana kEndola Olyomakaya. “Otu na okulonga nuudhiginini opo tu kandule po omaupyakadhi ga taalela oshigwana ngaashi ondjala, okwaa na iilonga nosho...

‘Every house must fly Swapo flag’
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‘Every house must fly Swapo flag’

Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has called on Namibians to fly the Swapo flag with pride. He said the ruling party remains the only political movement with the nations’s best interest at heart. He was speaking at a Swapo mini rally at Oshawapala village in the Endola constituency of the Ohangwena region over...

Ninja-Simon showdown cancellation disappoints 
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Ninja-Simon showdown cancellation disappoints 

OSHAKATI – What was billed as a spirited community event to promote social reintegration ended in disappointment and frustration, after the headline boxing bout between Harry Simon and Paulus “Ninja” Shimweefeleni was cancelled at the last minute.  Organised by the Faith Foundation in collaboration with Onkugo Boxing Promotions, the event under the theme “Ninja Against...

Nekundi returns responsibility to vehicle owners 
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Nekundi returns responsibility to vehicle owners 

Transport minister Veikko Nekundi has directed all traffic law enforcement officers to stop issuing fines to drivers for vehicle-related defects beyond their control.  Instead, vehicle owners, instead of drivers, should take responsibility and fines for defects on their vehicles.   The directive, which came into effect on Monday, mandates that such fines be issued to the...