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Namibia honours India’s Modi 
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Namibia honours India’s Modi 

India’s prime minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the highest civilian honour, ‘The Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis’, by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Wednesday.Modi, during his one-day state visit, met the Indian community and visited State House, the Heroes Acre and parliament before he departed for his home country.“It is a matter of...

Dangote fuel storage mooted for Namibia
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Dangote fuel storage mooted for Namibia

Africa’s richest man billionaire Aliko Dangote, is reported to be preparing to construct massive fuel storage tanks at Walvis Bay. The tanks, reports suggest, would be able to supply much of southern Africa. The internet was abuzz yesterday with the news that massive 1.6 billion litre fuel tanks will be constructed on Namibia’s coast by...

Venaani attacks ‘weak’ IPC
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Venaani attacks ‘weak’ IPC

Rudolf Gaiseb Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has taken a swipe at the official opposition Independent Patriots for Change for its purported failure and incapacity to hold the government to account. He made these remarks at a press conference in the capital yesterday. The event aimed to provide PDM’s reflection on President Netumbo...

Namibia welcomes India’s health innovation
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Namibia welcomes India’s health innovation

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has welcomed India’s proposal to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Namibia under the ‘Pharmacy of the World’ initiative.  President Nandi-Ndaitwah described it as a timely and transformative step for regional health security and economic development. Speaking on Wednesday during a meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, who was on a...

Uukwambi dust refuses to settle
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Uukwambi dust refuses to settle

UUKWAMBI – Chief Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority has issued a stern warning to individuals questioning his legitimacy, telling them to stop spreading misinformation about his royal lineage and authority. Addressing a meeting at the Uukwambi Traditional Authority (UTA) headquarters with his headmen on Wednesday, Iipumbu quashed claims by certain quarters that...

Samuel Shivute’s last dance 
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Samuel Shivute’s last dance 

OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto Regional Council chairperson, Samuel Shivute on Wednesday announced that he will not contest the November Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections. Shivute assumed office in 2015 as the Omuthiya constituency councillor and was re-elected in 2020, a tenure in which he also served as the chairperson of the regional council. The councillor...

Hardap embraces green hydrogen 
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Hardap embraces green hydrogen 

Charmaine Boois   MARIENTAL – Hardap governor Riaan McNab has reaffirmed his commitment to using the country’s green hydrogen agenda as a tool to propel long-awaited socio-economic development in the region. McNab, during his State of the Region Address (Sora) in Mariental on Wednesday, said green hydrogen is the solution to address enduring issues in...

Tsoaxudaman chief faces deregistration
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Tsoaxudaman chief faces deregistration

SWAKOPMUND – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development is set to deregister chief Joshua Seibeb of the Tsoaxudaman Traditional Authority.  This follows Seibeb’s failure to implement a 2022 agreement concerning the appointment of senior and traditional councillors. The Tsoaxudaman Traditional Authority dispute goes back to a long-standing leadership conflict prior to Seibeb’s official recognition...

Editorial – Crush the corruption serpent on its head
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Editorial – Crush the corruption serpent on its head

President Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah’s “…not business as usual…” mantra is catching on fast. For one, the public service is in delivery mode.  Accountability and transparency have become buzz words, and projects and programmes are being rolled out as planned. It boggles the mind why people must be pushed to the limits to do exactly what...