Namibian model, actor and singer Rowan Summers is adding the final touches to his first album, set for release later this year.
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African air travel up 71% in March
African airlines’ air traffic increased by 71.7% in March 2023 versus a year ago, representing the second-highest increase among all global regions.
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Property industry remains resilient
In 2022, Bank Windhoek financed 185 transactions valued at N$135 million in northern Namibia. This is according to Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Retail Banking Services and Specialist Finance, James Chapman, who pointed out that Rundu accounted for 71 of the 185 transactions, and contributed N$55 million of the total N$135 million.
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Nekundi calls on BoN to regulate bank charges
Member of parliament Veikko Nekundi has called on the National Assembly to urgently amend the Bank of Namibia (BoN) Act to enable the central bank to protect the most vulnerable in Namibia’s society.
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Opinion – Drugs, behaviour and crime
Drugs have been used since civilisation began for medication, meditation, divination and recreation. But at no time in history has there been such grave concern – from the head of state to the average citizen – over the epidemic nature of drug abuse and the insidious social and financial consequences of illicit trafficking.
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Opinion – Disappearing traditional practices among the Mafwe
The Mafwe community has established that educational activities which they cherished for centuries have been minimised or completely abolished through Western education.
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Opinion – Is the Labour Act comprehensive enough?
Parliament represents citizens, but also keeps the Executive and State institutions accountable. Parliament is made up of two houses, namely the National Assembly and the National Council.
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Opinion – Hospital security guards need communication skills
Sitting in the waiting area of a local hospital, it is a busy Saturday morning marking the first day of the long weekend, one wonders how nurses and doctors manage to handle a high number of patients coming into the hospital.
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Opinion – The line between worshipping God and the 21st-century ‘men of the cloth’
The Kenya starvation cult death incident that came to light two weeks ago is just one of many misguided beliefs linked to religious practices. For thousands of years, people have turned to religious practices to help them deal with issues of life and death, loss and meaning, freedom from guilt, as well as hope in ending suffering from earthly challenges.
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Opinion – Only full reparation can remedy past wounds
The United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteurs are requesting answers from both the Namibian and German governments regarding how they have been dealing with the issue of genocide, apology and reparations.