The Covid-19 isolation facility built at the Rundu Intermediate Hospital, at the cost of N$3 million, has been completed in response to the national battle against the pandemic in Kavango East region.
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Opinion – Making abortion safe and legal
The abortion debate post-independence was started by Dr Libertina Amathila, the then minister of health.
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Opinion – What to do when you test positive for Covid-19
The statistics for Covid-19 are on the rise in Namibia.
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NaTis kavatwere yirugana yawo koOkongo
Ministeragona gougendero noyirugana Veikko Nekundi moutano kaupwire kakapatwilire evango lyokugava nbombudi lya ndi asi mberewa moOkongo.
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Editorial – Urban poor need decent houses
Access to residential land and being able to become proud homeowners in urban and peri-urban areas where the masses live in matchbox shacks without basic services such as running water and electricity should not be politicised by politicians primarily preoccupied with leaving behind a legacy. There is nothing wrong leaving behind a political legacy but...
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On the spot – Do not politicise coronavirus – governor
New Era (NE) this week engaged Erongo governor Neville Andre (NA), who is at the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic after a record number of positive cases were reported in the region over the last couple of months. NE: You have been thrown into the deep end, having come in shortly before Covid-19 hit Erongo seriously....
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APP warns against fencing off communal land
RUNDU – All People’s Party (APP) secretary general Vincent Kanyetu has accused senior members of traditional authorities of unethical behaviour involving underhand land dealings. “Our ordinary people, more particularly in the two Kavango regions, are suffering, the poor are being deprived of their land that is being sold to those that can afford it, leaving...
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Eviction of pensioner from farm angers Outjo residents
OUTJO – Outjo residents in the Kunene region on Wednesday expressed anger with a High Court judgement that was passed in March this year to legally evict a 63-year-old woman from a private-owned farm where she was born and bred, and where her relatives are buried. The ruling was passed on 25 March 2020 to...
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Police lack facilities to house human trafficking victims
Namibian Police Deputy Inspector General of Operations Oscar Embubulu said a lack of proper facilities to accommodate victims of human trafficking and their families is one of the challenges the police face. Embubulu made these comments yesterday during the commemoration of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons in the capital, under the theme ‘Committed...
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Late birth registrations rife in Zambezi
The office of the home affairs ministry in Zambezi region is challenged by the late registrations of birth. The office faces a high volume of late birth registrations whereby the authenticity of some of these cases also requires investigation which causes delays in the issuance of such documents. According to the 2019/2020 statistics, late birth...