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Unam pumps into community garden
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Unam pumps into community garden

Auleria Wakudumo The University of Namibia (Unam), through the Nourishing Spaces project (NCD), handed over materials worth over N$170 000 to the Evululuko community gardening project.  The materials were handed over by the university’s representative, Ndeyapo Nickanor.  She said Unam decided to donate to the community as a way of mitigating issues related to unhealthy diets...

Drought relief: ‘Basic right, not a favour’
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Drought relief: ‘Basic right, not a favour’

EENHANA – Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has cautioned against the use of drought relief food or other government interventions for political expediency.  He said this over the weekend while addressing a rally in Eenhana, where he was canvassing for support for his third attempt on State House’s door, and his party’s National Assembly...

UDF targets equitable land redistribution
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UDF targets equitable land redistribution

Eveline de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – United Democratic Front (UDF) president Hendrik Gaobaeb emphasised his party’s vision for transforming Namibia through equitable land redistribution, job-creation and empowerment initiatives for the nation’s youth. In his address at the party’s Erongo regional star rally in Swakopmund on Saturday, he highlighted the importance of land reform, promising...

ACC guns for Mueller’s estate
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ACC guns for Mueller’s estate

WALVIS BAY – The Anti-Corruption Commission wants the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology to consider pursuing the estate of its former executive, the late Eckhardt Mueller, to recover over N$1 million in funds belonging to the institution. Mueller, who led NIMT for 29 years, was tragically gunned down in 2019, just two months after...

Drug abuse ‘burning’ Hardap 
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Drug abuse ‘burning’ Hardap 

MARIENTAL – A troubling epidemic of drug abuse is casting a shadow over the vibrant communities nestled in the southern region of Hardap.  This abuse is wreaking havoc, transforming communities into battlegrounds of addiction and crime. While this area is renowned for its natural beauty and agricultural potential, it is increasingly grappling with the harsh...

Governor appeals for peaceful campaigns
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Governor appeals for peaceful campaigns

RUNDU – Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has called on political parties participating in the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections to promote peaceful campaigns.  “We must make provision for our elderly, people living with disabilities and all marginalised groups to participate in this democratic exercise without barriers. Voting is a right that must be...

We will end Oshikoto’s thirst – Venaani
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We will end Oshikoto’s thirst – Venaani

OMUTHIYA – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) presidential candidate McHenry Venaani has promised residents of the Oshikoto region that he will install water pipes in every household if elected to power. Making the promise during a star rally in Omuthiya on Sunday, he said his government will prioritise water issues. He said his government will ensure...

Riemvasmaak community’s 26-year fight for recognition continues
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Riemvasmaak community’s 26-year fight for recognition continues

Charles Ndeumane Since their repatriation to Namibia in 1974 and applying for the recognition of their traditional authority in 1998, the descendants of the Riemvasmaak who survived the genocide, are still struggling to get their community recognised. Riemvasmaak is a community of Namibians from different ethnicities who fled to South Africa during the genocide era,...

Namibia’s ’holy criminals’ …12 pastors fingered for crimes in 2024
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Namibia’s ’holy criminals’ …12 pastors fingered for crimes in 2024

ONGWEDIVA – This year, 12 pastors and deacons from various local churches such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin), Roman Catholic Church and several revival churches, were reported to have committed crimes. The purported crimes which the men of cloth are said to have committed include rape, attempted murder, scamming, forgery and uttering....

NNN optimistic on genocide talks …as Mbumba blows Swapo horn
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NNN optimistic on genocide talks …as Mbumba blows Swapo horn

Loide Jason Mulisa Simiyasa Aletta Shikololo OTJIWARONGO – Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah remains optimistic that ongoing negotiations between Namibia and Germany on the genocide issue will be concluded to the satisfaction of the descendants of the victims. She addressed a fully-packed political rally for Swapo at the Mokati Sports Stadium in Otjiwarongo on Saturday...