Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) chairperson Vetuundja Kazapua has called on all Namibian farmers to vote in the presidential and National Assembly elections next week. In a media statement on Friday, Kazapua said farming is a key sector of the…
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The Sam Nujoma Foundation has strongly condemned the spreading of false information on social media that exploits the image of the founding president for political propaganda and electioneering purposes.This comes after a post titled, ‘Founding president Sam Nujoma condemns Swapo…
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Jobless youth share agony of being prank called for polling job at ECN Kongola-based Meriam Kabika (26) has been searching for a job since she finished school in 2016. However, she could not secure anything other than occasional ‘piece jobs’.…
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A man (25) narrowly escaped an attempted robbery in Windhoek West on Sunday, which later resulted in the death of an alleged suspect.Namibian Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi confirmed the incident, which occurred at around 02h00 in Jenner Street.According to the…
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Namibia is on high alert after neighbouring Angola confirmed a case of the infectious disease, mpox, on Wednesday.Health executive director Ben Nangombe told The Namibian the case is of a Congolese national who is currently isolated in a specialised health…
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The home affairs ministry, in collaboration with the gender ministry, has successfully concluded a pilot project to issue national documents to and register members of the San community for social grants. This was announced in a public notice by the…
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The defence ministry says Affirmative Reposition leader Job Amupanda is seeking cheap political points after he accused the ministry of spending N$8 million to buy a single car part. Amupanda released documents on Facebook accusing the ministry of reckless spending…
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About 10% of babies born in Namibia are premature. Executive director of health and social services Ben Nangombe yesterday spoke on behalf of deputy health minister Esther Muinjangue at a World Prematurity Day event at Windhoek Central Hospital. “This statistic…
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The Lüderitz Town Council is planning on building a settlement to accommodate the anticipated influx of workers to the area. Council spokesperson Elwin !Gaoseb recently told The Namibian that the council is cognisant of the housing needs of the 15…
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The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has been forced to turn away more than 80 job-seeking Zambezi youth who came for training after reportedly receiving prank calls.The ECN commenced with nationwide training of polling officials over the weekend, in preparation…
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The Alliance of Christian Churches in Namibia (ACCN) hosted a national prayer event on Sunday. This brought together various denominations and political parties to pray for peaceful elections and the blessing of rain in Namibia. The event was hosted under…
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The Windhoek City Police Service (WCPS) headquarters has been renamed in honour of its first chief, Abraham Kanime. In a ceremony on Monday, the building, which was previously known as the P A de Wet building, was renamed the Chief…
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