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Crime hits poorest of the poor
City Police Chief Abraham Kanime last week said residents of Katutura and the informal settlements on the outskirts of Windhoek and Khomasdal are statistically the hardest hit victims of crime in the...
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A construction worker involved in an accident at a building site behind the Namibian Police headquarters in Windhoek on Thursday is still alive. Namibian Sun reported on Friday that the man had died in...
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Oshakati property prices drop
According to the recently released FNB Housing Index for the fourth quarter of 2015, the median house price calculated at the end of December indicates that Oshakati housing prices have gone down by...
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City to meet over CEO post
A special City of Windhoek Management Committee meeting is scheduled for today while a special council session will be held on Wednesday to make a decision about the vacant chief executive officer...
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Nandi-Ndaitwah cleans up exorbitant overtime claims
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday took aim at excessive overtime claims, telling her ministry’s staff that overtime would no...
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Church intervenes in Dukwe refugee saga
The Council of Churches of Namibia has asked the Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration to discuss Namibia’s stance on refugees remaining at the Dukwe refugee camp in Botswana. The CCN became...
View ArticleHealth ministry pushes for plastic ban
The Ministry of Health and Social Services is advocating for a total ban on the use of plastic shopping bags. In a press release issued yesterday, Health Permanent Secretary Andreas Mwoombola said his...
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NWR’s new board announced
The new board of directors of Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) was inaugurated by Environment and Tourism Minister Pohamba Shifeta yesterday. Their term will run until March 15, 2019. The new board...
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Top pay for presidential spouses
A storm of criticism erupted in the National Assembly last week when the official opposition demanded the job descriptions of the president and vice-president’s spouses. Emotions also ran high over a...
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PhD holder must head Nipam - Diescho
Former Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (Nipam) boss Joseph Diescho says the institution needs to be headed by a PhD holder. He said a PhD qualification was “absolutely...
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No penalties for wasting water
Several months after a water crisis was declared in Windhoek and strict water-saving measures were introduced, no action seems to be taken against those who waste water. During the past few weeks the...
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Deputy minister denies violent row
A complaint of noise pollution made against a Member of Parliament escalated to accusations of racism at the weekend. Royal /Ui/o/oo, the Deputy Minister for Marginalised People, yesterday confirmed...
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//Gamxamûb admits mistake
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) is to hold an extraordinary synod at a date yet to be decided to decide whether to retain new church council members elected in...
View ArticleLightning strike kills woman
A 32-year-old woman at Oheti village in the Ohangwena Region died after being struck by lightning on Sunday afternoon. According to the Ohangwena police spokesperson, Sergeant Abner Kaume Itumba,...
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Namibian students in Turkey are steadfast
The Turkish ambassador to Namibia, Deniz Cakar, says Namibians studying in Turkey have not indicated that they want to return home following Sunday’s bombing in Ankara that left 35 people dead and over...
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Bishop Dumeni launches book
Retired Bishop Kleopas Dumeni launched a collection of his quotes in Windhoek yesterday. The book, titled ‘Notable Quotes by Bishop Kleopas Dumeni’, was put together by Petrus Angula Mbenzi, a...
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Namibia risks UN sanctions
Namibia could face sanctions for hiring a North Korean company to build a weapons factory outside Windhoek. This is despite International Affairs and Cooperation Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah saying...
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Rapist walks away after conviction
A man simply walked away from police custody after being convicted of rape. Police are searching for Charles Namiseb, 34, who escaped from the Windhoek police station holding cells last month. Namiseb...
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