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Shafudah commends NamRA for revenue growth 
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Shafudah commends NamRA for revenue growth 

Auleria Wakudumo  OSHIKANGO – The Minister of Finance Ericah Shafudah has commended Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) employees for their dedication and hard work, which she said has contributed to the steady increase in government revenue collection.  She made these remarks during her courtesy visit to the Oshikango border post this week, where she addressed NamRA...

8 856 Namibians vie for 362 Otjomuise homes
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8 856 Namibians vie for 362 Otjomuise homes

Lahja Nashuuta A total of 8 856 Namibians, whose names appear on the housing waiting list, will compete for just 362 housing units in Otjomuise. This was revealed by Mutonga Matali, the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) manager of corporate communications and marketing.The allocation forms part of the institution’s ongoing efforts to provide affordable housing for...

NNN urges prioritisation of Sunday school 
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NNN urges prioritisation of Sunday school 

ODIBO- President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has strongly urged churches to re – introduce Sunday school and parents to ensure that they take children to those schools.  She stated that it will enable the children to be introduced to religious teaching.  The President was speaking during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of ST. Mary Mission Anglican...

Slained Tobias Hainyeko remembered 
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Slained Tobias Hainyeko remembered 

Mulisa Simiyasa KATIMA MULILO – War veterans in the Zambezi region recalled the heroic death ofthe first commander of the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) Tobias Hainyeko, who was shot and killed at Katima Mulilo on 18 May 1967. He was killed on 18 May 1967 in an exchange of gunfire, with the enemy...

Poverty alleviation programmes on track in Kunene
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Poverty alleviation programmes on track in Kunene

OPUWO – Kunene regional heads of government departments, traditional leaders, community members and members of the regional council met with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Poverty Eradication, Labour and Industrial Relations on Monday to discuss various projects in the region. The meeting focused on challenges with implementing the initiatives and explored ways to improve them,...

Mariental relocating settlers to formal erven 
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Mariental relocating settlers to formal erven 

Charmaine Boois  MARIENTAL – The Mariental Municipality has, since last month, been relocating informal settlers to properly designated erven to formalise years of illegal land occupation.  The municipality’s Community Liaison Officer, Domingo Matesu, in a recent interview, informed Nampa that the residents being relocated had settled on municipal land illegally since 2012, with some erven...

Commonwealth prioritises mental health 
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Commonwealth prioritises mental health 

Rudolf Gaiseb  The Commonwealth Youth Ecosystem Stakeholders are pushing for the inclusion of mental health and well-being curricula in schools to foster resilience from an early age.  The stakeholders stipulate in the Windhoek Declaration, scribed during the first Consultative Dialogue, the importance of integrated school-based and university-based mental health programmes. They want these programmes to...

Letter –  Beat the drum: Decolonise to preserve culture
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Letter –  Beat the drum: Decolonise to preserve culture

Colonialisation has transformed African societies in ways that continue to shape them today. Africans relied on their knowledge systems and traditions to maintain cultural and spiritual identities prior to colonial encroachment. Because their rhythm of life was linked to land, kinship, and customs that fostered social cohesion, these systems provided both sustenance and balance. Empires...

Editorial – Innovation: Youth’s answer to joblessness
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Editorial – Innovation: Youth’s answer to joblessness

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made no secret of her ambition to empower the youth. Most pressing is the rising number of youth unemployment, which the President admits is worrying and requires immediate intervention. She has elevated the approach to calls for tangible programmes and projects to realise objectives associated with youth empowerment. This sets a...