A Kavango East resident, who is suing Canadian oil and gas company, ReconAfrica, for allegedly illegally drilling on a crop field the family has owned for over 50 years, managed to convince the court to have the Kavango East Communal Land Board be a part of the ongoing suit.
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Nored probes electrocution incident
An investigation has been launched into an electrocution of a six-year-old boy in Oshikoto region, who died last week.
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AG exposes potential Covid rot… N$265 million pandemic donations received… over 4 000 civil servants received emergency
A report into government’s spending during the Covid-19 pandemic has lifted a veil on potential maleficence in the State’s procurement of goods and services.
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Efundja shuts Ohangwena schools
Teaching and learning at the flood affected Onghala and Shingunguma combined schools in Ohangwena region abruptly ceased after senior education officials visited these schools.
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Ministry denies flashlights in Engela theatre
Engela District Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in the north, is facing an array of challenges that hamper proper and adequate services to the communities it serves.
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//Kharas rocked by another toddler killing
Following the death of the one˗year old boy, allegedly at the hands of his mother at farm Buckholzburn in the Bethanie area, another four˗month old girl was discovered in a shallow grave at farm Swartberg in the Karasburg district earlier this week.
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Nangombe claims overtime story ‘false’
While health executive director Ben Nangombe dismissed claims that emergency workers have decided to not work beyond normal working hours due to nonpayment of their overtime claims, reports from the ground, however, paint a different picture.
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Alleged child killer’s trial stalls as mother is re-arrested
The trial of two Zimbabwean citizens, accused of murdering a nine-year-old girl who lived with them, was put on hold yesterday after the victim’s mother was re-arrested, following surfacing incriminating evidence.
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Rising prices push consumers to the brink
Comparative consumer prices for the festive season, December 2022, increased to 6.9% when matched to 4.5%, recorded in December 2021.
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Medical aid industry remains financially sound
The country’s medical aid industry reported a net deficit for the third quarter of 2022, yet remained well capitalised as it held a high percentage of free assets as at 30 September 2022. Additionally, the industry’s reserves level exceeded the minimum prudential reserves level requirement of 25% and is thus deemed to be financially sound.