Residents of Maltahöhe have expressed serious concern about the level of alcohol and drug abuse among the village’s young population, habits that threaten their well-being.
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Fishing tax evasion stench irks Shivute…as 480 workers face the chop
Namibia Revenue Agency commissioner Sam Shivute expressed his disappointment with how little the fishing sector is contributing to the country’s total revenue.
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Uproar over August 26 ‘favouritism’… N$117m earmarked for Erongo school tenders
Walvis Bay Rural constituency councillor Florian Tegako Donatus has taken issue with government’s decision to handpick August 26 Construction as the preferred bidder to construct schools in Erongo.
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Geingob breaks silence on same-sex marriage
President Hage Geingob says marriage in Namibia is between a man and a woman.
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TransNamib workers in medical aid dilemma
Retired employees of the rail and road services operator, TransNamib, face a difficult choice to either pay their own medical contributions or cancel their membership of the fund, starting next year.
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Mass land grabs at Oshakati
Almost 200 people demarcated plots for themselves at Uupindi in Oshakati since Tuesday.
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Ethiopian social media access back after shutdown
Social media networks like Facebook and Instagram were back online in Ethiopia yesterday after being blocked for five months, according to an internet advocacy organisation and an AFP journalist.
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Extreme heat sparks wildfires, health warnings
Extreme heat was forecast across the globe yesterday, as wildfires raged and health warnings were in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. Firefighters battled blazes in parts of Greece and the Canary Islands while Spain issued heat alerts and some children in Italy’s Sardinia were told to stay away from sports.
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More than 700 in prison over French riots
More than 700 people have been sentenced to prison over riots in France late last month, the country’s justice minister said Wednesday, lauding the “firm” response of magistrates.
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Kenya braces for fresh anti-govt protests
Kenya braced yesterday for a new round of protests despite the government warning it would not tolerate further unrest after earlier demonstrations turned violent with more than a dozen people killed.