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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s inauguration was marred by logistical and diplomatic issues, leading her to allegedly suspect sabotage. The president allegedly told top state officials that the event was sabotaged by senior government officials who moved the event from Independence Stadium…
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Namibia, saying the country’s rich uranium resources should be used to drive national development and energy security. The president said this during her official visit to…
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Calls for immediate revision of willing buyer-willing seller policy Deputy prime minister Natangwe Ithete has attributed northern Namibian communities’ vulnerability to seasonal flooding to colonial-era land dispossession and displacement. Speaking at Oshakati on Saturday, Ithete said the historical forced movement…
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Cabinet is reportedly forcing the return of former Meatco chief executive officer (CEO) Mwilima Mushokabanji, who is accused of failing to rescue the state-owned meat entity from financial ruin. Mushokabanji’s return could signal another key decision by president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s…
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Angola’s former tourism minister Pedro Mutindi, who survived a landmine blast near Ondjiva in 2001 and was treated in Windhoek, has been named Angola’s ambassador to Namibia. Mutindi’s return marks a homecoming of sorts for the politician, who is known…
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A short distance from the Omafo-Ongenga road, Jona Hangula (39) and his family sit under a thorn tree. Next to them is a tent, which he says has been housing them for the past two weeks after they had to…
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Okatyali constituency councillor Joseph Mupetami says floodwater in the north is going to waste because there are no dams to store it. Speaking to The Namibian this week, Mupetami said the Oshana region needs two or three dams larger than…
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Five of Namibia’s regions are struggling with the aftermath of floods that have left 8 500 pupils unable to attend school and disrupted food distribution to drought-hit communities. The waters, which began rising in recent weeks, have submerged roads, mahangu…
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the old-age pension grant will not be increased from N$1 600 to N$3 000 this year, as youth development is the present budgetary priority. During a courtesy visit by newly elected International Olympic Committee president Kirsty…
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The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has sent two helicopters to the Oshana region to transport essential supplies to the flood-affected areas in the region. Oshana governor Elia Irimari said this at a media briefing at Oshakati on Friday. The governor…
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The director general of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS), Benedict Likando, remains in his position, according to presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari. Hengari’s clarification comes after reports surfaced last week suggesting Likando had stepped down from his role. “Please be…
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Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) vice chancellor Erold Naomab sought the intervention of minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, arts and culture Sanet Steenkamp to save his job. Naomab reached out to Steenkamp after the university’s governing council…
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