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Harambee delivers 16 464 houses 
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Harambee delivers 16 464 houses 

Delivery of serviced land, housing and sanitation has progressed in line with the targets set over the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) term, this is according to the final report of the programme for the first phase.  The National Housing Enterprise, together with partners such as the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), the Shack Dwellers Federation...

NRU cancels all activities for 2020 as Covid bites
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NRU cancels all activities for 2020 as Covid bites

The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) announced it has cancelled all activities for this year due to the widespread coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released on Friday, the NRU said after lengthy consultations with clubs and all relevant stakeholders, the union’s board resolved to cancel all rugby activities for the remainder of the 2020 season. It...

Athletics Namibia still assessing pandemic’s impact
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Athletics Namibia still assessing pandemic’s impact

Athletics Namibia (AN) president Erwin Naimhwaka said the federation is still optimistic it will host its remaining championships scheduled for the year. AN called off most of its planned activities when the state of emergency was declared in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with Nampa, Naimhwaka said the AN board...

Pandemic adds to coastal schools’ woes
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Pandemic adds to coastal schools’ woes

WALVIS BAY – Public primary schools in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are under pressure as they have to find alternative ways to accommodate new enrolments for grades zero and one.  The lack of classrooms at the two coastal towns has been a growing problem, however, with the uncertainty around school resumption, how new learners in...

NPL ponders ‘professional’ future away from NFA … establishes professional league
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NPL ponders ‘professional’ future away from NFA … establishes professional league

The Namibia Premier League (NPL), which was expelled as a member of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) a few weeks ago, yesterday announced that it had established and registered a new professional league with the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA), and that it had also applied for membership with the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC)....

Kanime jumped ship to cash in 
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Kanime jumped ship to cash in 

Windhoek City Police chief Abraham Kanime said his short-lived resignation earlier this year from the municipality was simply to cash in on his retirement benefits. Kanime tendered his resignation as head of the Windhoek City Police on 30 January with effect from 1 May.  He was due to retire in May when he turned 60...

Theofelus wants visible ICT centres 
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Theofelus wants visible ICT centres 

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, engaged in fruitful discussions with the regional staff of the Oshikoto office on ways the ministry can enhance its service to the nation. Theofelus expressed her interest in accelerating the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the region by capacitating the rural ICT...

Genocide descendants turn up the heat
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Genocide descendants turn up the heat

Descendants of the 1904-1908 genocide in Namibia say they remain united against Germany in their pursuit of reparations for the colonial-era crime.  The Nama and Ovaherero traditional leaders yesterday expressed unhappiness over the handling of the genocide issue by the Namibian government, which they said was being treated like a “political game”.  In a joint...