Political analyst Joseph Diescho has accused vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of allowing Fishrot-tainted individuals to speak at her election campaigns. “Yet she expects people to believe things will be different when she is elected president. This is a lack of…
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Well known Okalongo businessman Josua ‘Ketu’ Mwetupunga has resigned from his position as regional coordinator in the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). Mwetupunga confirmed to The Namibian that he resigned from IPC on Wednesday and has rejoined Swapo. He cited…
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… IPC responds to claims of being funded by the British government Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has dismissed suggestions that it is being funded by the British government as ‘Swapo propaganda’. IPC national general secretary Christine !Aochamus said yesterday…
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Former Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement chairperson for the Omusati region, Saara Iiyenda, has rejoined Swapo.Iiyenda was welcomed back to the ruling party by Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa during a rally at Oshikuku on Sunday.Speaking to The Namibian on Monday,…
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Swapo’s presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has taken the lead in the national elections after securing 60% of preliminary votes in the National Assembly special election exercise on Wednesday. This was followed by Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) at 27% and…
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President Nangolo Mbumba has conferred an official funeral on the late Noah Tuhadeleni. Tuhadeleni died at the age of 74 in the Rundu Private Hospital. He was the former and founding councillor of the former Endola constituency. On Tuesday, president…
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Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) statistician general Alex Shimuafeni has denied government interference in delaying the release of unemployment statistics. The NSA was served a letter of demand last week after the agency published the 2023 census results without employment statistics.…
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Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha has defended the newly gazetted Dissolution of marriages Act amid growing public criticism that it may be abused. Critics fear the new law would encourage marriages of convenience. Part of the act states that abusive spouses or…
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Experts have raised concerns over disparities in school enrolment, attributing this to the government’s failure to decentralise services. The latest census statistics reveal that only 76% of people between the ages of six and 24 is enrolled in Namibian schools.…
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Swapo member Reinhold Shipwiikineni has endorsed Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) presidential candidate Panduleni Itula. Shipwiikineni announced this in a press release yesterday, adding that he and other members agree on this endorsement. The former Swapo Party Youth League Erongo…
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independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president Panduleni Itula has hit back at criticism about him being married to a white woman. Itula was speaking at the IPC’s star rally in Windhoek on Saturday. “Why should I be victimised for marrying…
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The Economic Policy Research Association (Epra) have challenged the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) to release the country’s unemployment statistics within 10 days. They say failure to comply will result in legal action being lodged at the High Court. “The NSA’s…
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