Eight teachers were dismissed last year for misconduct, education executive director Sanet Steenkamp has said.
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TransNamib hopes to plug bleeding balance-sheet
National rail service provider TransNamib remains in a challenging financial position due to its short-term cash-flow position and limited rolling stock capacity.
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Long distances to school riles minister
The long distances many learners in remote rural areas have to travel to access school has on numerous occasions led to them quitting.
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NSFAF, Nghiwete saga Supreme Court-bound
The protracted saga of suspended CEO Hilya Nghiwete and the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund is heading to the Supreme Court.
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//Kharas leadership ‘Illegal’
Lawyers representing chief magistrate Philanda Christiaan, Electoral Commission of Namibia’s regional coordinator in //Kharas Augustinus Ucham as well as the urban and rural development minister Erastus Utoni said //Kharas residents have been deprived of a legally functioning leadership since 2020.
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Progress made against HIV/AIDS fragile
Health Minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said over the past two decades, the number of annual deaths among people living with HIV has more than halved, and the rate of new HIV infections is almost four times lower.
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Nedbank cycling championships this weekend
The Nedbank National Road and Time Trial and Cycling Championships are set to take place this weekend in the capital, featuring elite athletes competing for national titles in the time trial and road race categories.
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Life Fighters’ players in salary crunch…as premiership action continues
Otjiwarongo outfit Life Fighters Football Club's chairperson Anton Kake yesterday had to employ last-ditch efforts to avert a crippling strike after the team’s players launched a massive one-day protest over unpaid wages.
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Ode to unsung football genius Gerson ‘Wizard’ //Gowaseb : 1971-2023
There is an old saying that death is a weird part of life but truth be told, without death, human beings cannot appreciate life to the fullest. Nonetheless, death is the most painful experience in life and it’s never going to be easy to bid farewell to our loved ones, notably when that goodbye is for good.
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Opinion – Old Mutual introduces insurance for farmers
The agriculture sector remains the backbone of the Namibian economy as its biggest employer, and it has over the years been one of the significant sectors that have contributed to national coffers.