There is no broad definition of the concept ‘profession’ that has been offered or universally accepted by scholars.
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Know your civil servant – ‘The grass is also green in public service’
Poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid (43 BC and 17 AD), once wrote “fertilior seges est alenis semper in agris”, which translates: ‘the harvest is always more fruitful in another man’s fields.’
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Geingob applauds health workers
In commemoration of World Health Day yesterday, President Hage Geingob paid glowing tribute to the country’s frontline workers, particularly healthcare workers and men and women in uniform, who have made tremendous sacrifices in ensuring they save citizens’ lives.
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Pupils implored to get jabbed
To increase advocacy and public education, the ministries of health, education and information, in collaboration with other development partners, this week officially launched the learners’ Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the Keetmanshoop Secondary School.
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‘Courageous’ veteran laid to rest
The late Benedickus Johannes Nkundu, who died at the age of 80 on 19 March 2022 at Mururani, was laid to rest yesterday at Siya village in Kavango West’s Kapako constituency. Nkundu was accorded the honour of an official funeral by President Hage Geingob.
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Locals flock to cheaper Angolan fuel…illegal traders increase as filling up becomes unbearable
As consumers are still reeling from the largest-ever fuel increase in the country’s history this week, vehicle owners are flocking to the Namibian border town of Oshikango in order to fill up their tanks.
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Councillors slam veil of secrecy over N$24m audit
The infamous findings contained in an audit report performed by accounting firm PwC Namibia over an alleged unaccounted for N$24 million have caused a rift among councillors at the Walvis Bay municipality.
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Ruckus over early pension fund access
The Namibian Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) yesterday urged the working public to remain calm ahead of the final standards and regulations on the Preservation of Retirement Benefits to be made under the Financial Institutions and Markets Act, 2021 (FIMA).
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Teen nabbed with cannabis worth nearly N$700 000
Police in Kavango West have arrested a 19-year-old male for being in possession of 115 parcels of cannabis, collectively weighing about 68kg and valued at N$682 850.
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Ministry officials grilled over Bwabwata fallout
Senior officials of the environment ministry came under fire yesterday when they appeared before a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Legal Affairs for allegedly having failed to properly consult over the Bwabwata National Park tourism development and benefits with the communities living in and surrounding the game reserve.