The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) feels despite all good intentions and effort, the local tourism market will not be able to save the sector, which needs at least 40% occupancy to survive.
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30 giraffes translocated to conservancies
The environment ministry in collaboration with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) has translocated 30 giraffes to two communal conservancies and a national park last month.
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Villagers outraged over illegal fencing
Residents of Siraro village of Mpungu constituency in Kavango West have written a petition focusing on the transgressions of a man who has lived at that village for four years but had to be evicted for grabbing communal land on several occasions.
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Virus isolation unit at Rundu completed
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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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...
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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...