The European Union (EU) has allocated N$6 million for a three-year project aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of the San communities in Namibia.
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Katima to become one-stop border post
A bilateral agreement for the establishment of a one-stop border post to facilitate trade and promote economic growth between Namibia and Zambia was signed last Friday.
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Killer father gets life
A man who was convicted of killing his 27-month-old physically-challenged son by burying him alive at Onadhi village in Onyaanya constituency five years ago, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Oshakati High Court.
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IMF warns Namibia of ‘stranded hydrocarbons’
Hydrocarbon exploration efforts in Namibian offshore waters have increased significantly in the last two years. This has led to several encouraging petroleum discoveries in the Orange basin.
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Former basketball player turns football mentor
Mathias Haimbodi, a former- basketball-player turned football coach, is giving back to the community by mentoring the Physically Active Youth (PAY) teams.
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Floods, landslides kill 24 in Ivory Coast’s main city
Floods and landslides killed at least 24 people in 10 days in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s largest city, authorities said yesterday after an unusually intense start to the rainy season.
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22 dead in South Korea battery plant fire
Twenty-two people were killed – including 18 Chinese nationals – in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, the fire department said yesterday, one of the country’s worst factory disasters in years.
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ǁAnǂgāsaben: ǂÂiho da ǁhûidi khao!gâ
Maputas hîa Bwabwata !Hū!nāsi ǀGuru!hanab !nâ ǁgoes di ǁanǂgāsaben, Mukwe ǁhûi!nâǂharis din ge ǁîn di ganganxasiba ǂhanuba gere mā, !noea!nauxasen ge ǂhâǂhâsa !oabade a sī-ūbahe !khais !aroma. Nē !oabadi ge !hūǁîsise ǂan!gâhes ǂkhanina !khōǂgā hâ tsî noxopa ra ai!gû.
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NNN: Banks must meet Govt halfway…as Nedbank reaches out
The agriculture sector contributes over 8% to Namibia’s gross domestic product (GDP) and accounts for over a fifth of the local workforce, but the sector still remains largely unappreciated, as it received only 4% of total loans and advances from private banks in the last eight years.
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New visa regime to promote fairness … northern hospitality achieves highest occupancy
The success of government’s decision to implement visa requirements for those countries that require visas from Namibians will largely depend on the industry’s ability to mitigate the impact and negotiate agreements to sustain domestic tourist inflows.