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Know Your Civil Servant – Mupya: Passion behind the chalkboard
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Know Your Civil Servant – Mupya: Passion behind the chalkboard

Lahja Nashuuta  For Tjarirehua Mupya, teaching is not just a profession, but a calling deeply-rooted in purpose and passion.  A proud son of the Opuwo Urban constituency in the Kunene region, Mupya is committed to educating Namibia’s previously disadvantaged and marginalised children. Now a seasoned educator, he is based at Coblenz Combined School in the...

Editorial – Using brute force on vendors not the way to go
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Editorial – Using brute force on vendors not the way to go

The heavy-handedness of the police in dealing with defenseless and vulnerable vendors raises eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.  While it is within the mandate of the City Police to maintain law and order and enforce compliance with municipal by-laws – it is disheartening to see the amount of brute force used against these defenseless...

Letter – Shattered Lives, Broken Policies…Confronting Femicide in Namibia
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Letter – Shattered Lives, Broken Policies…Confronting Femicide in Namibia

Like the oppressed fighting for liberation, death permeates our waking dreams. Death selectively chooses women and children.  Death walks the streets boldly, casually, intentionally, waving at neighbours as an active responsible member of society, masking his thirst for blood. The undisclosed nature of death. Our parasympathetic nervous systems are permanently switched on and we live...

Govt intensifies anti-poaching fight 
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Govt intensifies anti-poaching fight 

KATIMA MULILO – A renewed crackdown on poaching in the Zambezi region is yielding results. Wildlife crime in the area is now under control, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has confirmed. The assurance follows the recent arrest of a suspect at the Katima Mulilo checkpoint, who was found in possession of lion bones...

Karibu: Nandi-Ndaitwah meets Suluhu Hassan …Namibia, Tanzania’s ties that bind 
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Karibu: Nandi-Ndaitwah meets Suluhu Hassan …Namibia, Tanzania’s ties that bind 

Namibia and Tanzania have agreed to work more closely on trade, farming and job-creation while also honouring their shared history from the fight for independence.  President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah met with president Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday in Tanzania to discuss how the two countries can move from strong political friendships to stronger economic cooperation. These details...

Destitute Angolans give Pohamba sleepless nights
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Destitute Angolans give Pohamba sleepless nights

EENHANA – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has voiced deep concern over children not attending school, saying it is unacceptable. Speaking during the Nust graduation ceremony recently held in Eenhana, Pohamba shared his dismay over the situation, which he said is not justifiable under any circumstance.  “It does not sit well with me when a child...

Genocide Remembrance Day beckons
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Genocide Remembrance Day beckons

GOBABIS – Namibia is set to commemorate its inaugural Genocide Remembrance Day next week, honouring the victims of the 1904-1908 genocide.Government has officially proclaimed 28 May as the national day of remembrance.  The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology said a report was presented to the National Assembly, recommending 28 May, a date supported by...

MTC trains 40 unemployed youth 
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MTC trains 40 unemployed youth 

Auleria Wakudumo MTC has officially kicked off its latest round of the MTC 4 Life programme, with 40 successful candidates embarking on intensive hands-on business training. The training is aimed at equipping the youth with practical skills for self-employment. The three-week course covers a wide range of trades, including upholstery, hairdressing and styling, barbering, carpentry,...

Kangueehi: An African socialist of note …burial this weekend 
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Kangueehi: An African socialist of note …burial this weekend 

Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Swanu leader Evalistus Kaaronda has described late former party president Kuzeeko Kangueehi as a man grounded in African socialism, who embodied the spirit of Ubuntu. Kangueehi (81) died last Thursday in Windhoek after a long illness. Affectionately known as ‘Mitiri Kangueehi’ or simply ‘KK’, he led Swanu from 1984 until 1988. ...

Khomasdal demands action ahead of elections
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Khomasdal demands action ahead of elections

With national elections approaching, Constituency Development Committee (CDC) members from the Khomasdal constituency are urging lawmakers and the City of Windhoek to prioritise grassroots concerns.  They warned that if their cries fall on deaf ears, communities may lose faith in the democratic process. The CDC members have expressed deep frustration over persistent neglect by local...