As national elections loom - slightly over a month before the nation goes to the polls to decide who is going to lead the country into the next five years - we should, as a nation, ask ourselves a fundamental question: Are we voters or fans of political contestants in the elections?
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Ten-year desperate job hunt… Elifas and others beg for work
WINDHOEK – For over ten years a resident of Havana informal settlement has been going from home to sit around some traffic lights in a leafy area of Windhoek hoping to be picked up for a job, but in vain.
35 rhinos slaughtered this year
ONGWEDIVA – The ministry of environment has reported a decline in the number of rhinos poached across the country this year.
No case opened on missing EVMs …Ndeitunga sets record straight
WINDHOEK – Nampol Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has clarified that there was no criminal case opened at any station regarding the missing electronic voting machines (EVMs), which at the time were loaned to the Swapo Party Elders Council in 2017.
Rundu trade fair on track
RUNDU - The annual Rundu trade fair is currently underway and the organisers say despite the economic downturn, the turnout is quite pleasant, as there are 127 exhibition stalls at this year’s event.
Illegal objects in police cells a burden
OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - No matter how often the police intensify its efforts to make sure that no illegal objects are sneaked into prisons, these dangerous items still find their way inside cells.
Kaaronda a shuna omutse miipeta momahogololo gonuumvo
WINDHOEK- Omukalelipo gwehangano lyaaniilonga Evilastus Kaaronda okwa li a ti shilindi manga koompangela dhoku ka kutha ombinga momahogololo gopaupresidente osho wo gomutumba gwopashigwana ngoka taga ka kala ko nuumvo, ta ti omu na iinyandwa oyindji.
Non-motorised transport promoted by city’s first-ever Open Streets Day
WINDHOEK - Last week Saturday a portion of Independence Avenue between Kasino Street and Sam Nujoma Drive became a hive of activity.
Kaaronda chickens out of presidential race
WINDHOEK – Unionist Evilastus Kaaronda said he has abolished plans to contest the Presidential and National Assembly elections this year because of all the drama involved in the run-up to the 27 November polls.
Visually impaired call for Braille ballots
WINDHOEK – Visually impaired Namibians are demanding that authorities introduce Braille-enabled electronic voting machines (EVMs) instead of their relying on helpers to vote.