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NBC no-show raises eyebrows

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation abruptly cancelled the weekly ‘Talk of the Nation’ television show just one hour before the live broadcast on Monday. The NBC had advertised that the state of...

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Conned woman speaks up

A female resident of Ongwediva in the Oshana Region who recently fell victim of conmen who swindled her of more than N$300 000 has stepped forward to reveal the conmen’s modus operandi and warn the...

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Elderly woman lives in fear of her son

A 36-year-old man is accused of beating up his 83-year-old mother on several occasions and threatening to kill her. Narrating her ordeal to Namibian Sun yesterday at the Ondangwa police station, Maria...

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Mortar, ammunition found in Windhoek

The police yesterday reported two separate incidents of explosives and firearms discovered in Windhoek by members of the public. In the first case, at around 13:20 workers at the municipal dumpsite in...

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Our not so ambitious ministers

So the authorities have finally made the performance agreements of Cabinet ministers public. It was really long overdue and it will allow the public to have a clear picture of what is really expected...

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Slowing emerging markets hamper oil recovery

The World Bank warned on Tuesday that slowing emerging-market economies were hampering an oil recovery, and prices could sink further in a blow to a ‘fragile’ global economy. Crude oil in 2016 is...

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High Court interdict against varsity lockdown

Chaos erupted yesterday morning at Unam’s Hifikepunye Pohamba (HP) campus in Ongwediva after student leaders locked the institution to halt the registration of students. Their demand - free...

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Small ATM withdrawals cause headache

Customers of First National Bank (FNB) have complained that the bank’s automated teller machines (ATMs) won’t let them withdraw amounts smaller than N$100. Several FNB customers yesterday complained...

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Ombili residents told to pack up and go

Residents of the Ombili informal settlement at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region were ordered to leave the area on Saturday. The location is formally categorised as a squatter camp and everyone was...

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Similo clarifies NBC’s position

NBC director-general Stanley Similo has clarified the public broadcaster’s position following media reports that it had cancelled a weekly talk show in order to avoid “stepping on people’s toes” in a...

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Boy still missing after flash flood

A three-year-old boy who was swept away by a flooded river at Komsberg in the South last week Thursday still had not been found by late yesterday. The search for the boy continues while hope of finding...

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Kavango's educated to be listed

Traditional leaders in the two Kavango regions are to compile a list of “educated” people in the regions for appointment in the public service “without any compromise”. This came after a consultative...

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Nudo responds angrily to Kerina

The Nudo political party has reacted angrily to remarks by veteran politician Mburumba Kerina that other tribes also suffered during German colonial rule and not only the OvaHerero and Nama people....

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Learners wait for textbooks

The government has urged schools to use their Universal Primary Education (UPE) funds to buy stationery while waiting for the government to finalise its distribution run. According to Khomas regional...

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Namibia improves corruption ranking

According to the Corruption Perception Index of 2015 released by Transparency International (TI), Namibia has significantly improved its ranking by ten places from the previous year. The country is now...

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Schoolchildren find corpse near road

Children walking to school on Wednesday morning made a gruesome discovery along the Okankolo-Onayena road in the Oshikoto Region. They found the body of 36-year-old Petrina Amunyela, who is suspected...

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Teacher kills snake, commits suicide

The apparent suicide of a teacher in the Oshikoto Region is shrouded in mystery following allegations that Sem Michael Kashimba, 27, ended his own life on Tuesday evening after killing a snake that he...

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San children sleep under trees

Learners at the Auun Community Primary school near Grootfontein, mostly from the marginalised San community, sleep in shacks and tents while others find space under a tree. Not only does this aggravate...

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