Staff Reporter THE City of Windhoek has received flood warning signs and fire and flood risk awareness billboards from Santam Namibia, valued at N$174,674.69, to enhance the city’s disaster preparedness and public safety initiatives. The symbolic handover ceremony took place...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Date: November 07, 2025 Staff Reporter TELECOM Namibia has announced essential planned network maintenance scheduled for the weekend of 7–9 November 2025 as part of efforts to enhance the stability, capacity, and overall performance of the national network. Customers in...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter THERE is nothing the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) can do now about their Ogongo Constituency candidate, Ndalikutya Shonena, who resigned from the party to join the ruling SWAPO Party a mere 20 days before election day. “It...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
A Tanzanian court has charged at least 240 people with treason following last week’s deadly election protests. President Samia Hassan was declared the winner of the election with 98% of the vote, but the opposition – which was barred from...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
EK sê kuume, the Road Fund Administration (RFA) wants to double its fuel tax to N$4.46 to build and maintain Namibia’s Rolls-Royce-level road network. Announcing the RFA’s five-year business plan this week, chief executive Ali Iipinge said they need an...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Date: November 07, 2025 HENTIES HEIST: Around 2,700 seal and bull genitals, an Acer laptop, and a hard drive valued at N$950,000 were stolen from the Seal Factory in Henties Bay, prompting an investigation by the Erongo Police. The suspects...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Namibia on Friday stood its ground at the United Nations Climate Change 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), stating that only by concrete action can the future of Mother Earth be secured. In her statement in Brazil, president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
The adaptation of key sectors vulnerable to climate change is expected to require over N$100.8 billion, with approximately 90% of the funds dependent on international support. Namibia has identified eight sectors, including agriculture, to ensure food security, water resources, biodiversity...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
The family of the late founding president Sam Nujoma, accompanied by the Sam Nujoma Foundation, officially handed Etunda Primary School and clinic over to the government on Friday afternoon. Nujoma’s son, Sacky Nujoma, handed over the school and its architectural...
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Namibia (namibian.com)
MOSCOW, Nov. 7 — NATO continues to play an active role in the militarization of the Arctic, creating new barriers to international cooperation in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova was quoted by TASS as saying on Friday....
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
A police officer (42) is fighting for his life at Rundu State Hospital after reportedly being stabbed in the back of the neck by a male inmate (27) on Thursday afternoon. Police crime investigation coordinator for the Kavango East region,...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
BEIRUT, Nov. 7 — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday highlighted the World Bank’s “pivotal role in supporting Lebanon,” urging continued cooperation to support the country’s recovery. “It is essential that the World Bank remains by Lebanon’s side during this...
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HARARE, Nov. 7 — Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to maintain strong momentum in 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In a statement issued on Thursday at the conclusion of an IMF staff mission to Zimbabwe, the agency said...
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Staff Reporter THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has dismissed as unfounded and malicious the recent allegations by the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) that the electoral body deliberately blocked the opposition party’s nominations for a number of local authority councils...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
ACCRA, Nov. 7 — Alfred Schipke, director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, has urged African countries to take advantage of their strong bonds with China to tap into China’s green energy technology to boost industrialization on...
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 7 — A Chinese envoy on Thursday regretted the U.S. push for a vote by the Security Council on a draft resolution over sanctions against the Syrian interim leader, arguing that the draft resolution adjusting sanctions related...
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JERUSALEM, Nov. 7 — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Friday that it had killed two Palestinians who threw Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles on a West Bank highway overnight. According to the IDF, the incident...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Retired Khomas regional commander and former deputy inspector general Desderius Shilunga was attacked and robbed in Windhoek on Tuesday. The incident took place between 23h00 and 00h00. Four suspects allegedly apprehended Shilunga when he opened the gate of his home...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Staff Reporter A 68-YEAR-OLD Namibian farmer suffered a devastating loss after 25 of her pure-bred Friesian horses, valued at about N$1.2 million, were stolen. According to Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula, the stock theft incident happened between 7 June 2022 and...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
TEHRAN, Nov. 7 — Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday strongly condemned Israel’s recent “large-scale military aggression” against different regions in Lebanon. He made the remarks in a statement released by the ministry hours after Israel’s military launched...
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
BAGHDAD, Nov. 7 — Officials from the United States and Iraq met in Baghdad on bilateral security ties, reaffirming their commitment to forging a “new phase” of cooperation, according to a statement on Friday. Sabah al-Numan, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 7 — The United Nations and its partners are scaling up their response following the earthquake that struck the north of Afghanistan early this week, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, on Thursday. Speaking...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
The police in the Erongo region are investigating a case of stock theft after 25 Friesian horses, valued at N$1.25 million, were stolen from a farm at Omaruru. The incident is believed to have occurred between July 2022 and March...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
KABUL, Nov. 7 — One person, obviously a bomb planter, was killed due to a blast on Friday morning in Kunduz city, the provincial capital of northern Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, a local police official confirmed. The blast occurred when explosive...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Police inspector general Joseph Shikongo says no law in Namibia prohibits travellers from bringing Angola beer, better known as ‘cuca’ beer, or fuel into the country for personal use. Shikongo said this at the launch of a closed-circuit television (CCTV)...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Namibian businessman Benjamin Hauwanga has been honoured by the government of Angola’s Cunene province for his contribution to development and humanitarian work in the country. During a ceremony held on Wednesday, Cunene governor Gerdina Didalelwa presented Hauwanga with a recognition...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
The Henties Bay police are investigating a break-in at a seal-processing factory where about 3 000 pieces of seal genitals were stolen along with factory equipment. The value of the stolen goods are about N$1 million. The incident took place...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
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UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 7 — Relief organizations in Sudan’s North Darfur are increasing support for the growing number of people displaced from the state capital of El Fasher, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 7 — South Africa‘s leading biopharmaceutical company Biovac and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) launched a new product development laboratory on Thursday to capacitate vaccine manufacturing in the country and across the continent. The...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
BELEM, Brazil, Nov. 7 — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday urged countries to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and strengthen environmental protection to curb global warming. In his opening speech at a leaders’ summit ahead...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Oilyo ipe yeumbo etivali lopashiwana oya indilwa i talulule onotwaveta yomayambulepo opaitopolwahoololo oyo tai lalakanene okuyambula po eyokomesho moitopolwa yokomikunda needoolopa moitopolwahoololo ya yooloka. Oshinima eshi okwa li sha popiwa komunashipundi weumbo etivali lopashiwana oo ta i mafiku aa Lukas...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 7 — Three crew members of a cargo ship were killed after a fire broke out while it was docked at a port in Malaysia’s Johor state, authorities said on Friday. The fire aboard the container vessel...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Manchester City host Liverpool this weekend in the latest chapter of a compelling rivalry that has dominated the Premier League for nearly a decade — but this time both clubs are playing catch-up. Table-toppers Arsenal will hope their two main...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Staff Reporter THE Mine Workers Union of Namibia (MUN) has once again lodged a court application against Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter after the mine allegedly cut workers’ wages in half as well as their working hours without prior consultation. The union,...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 7 — A high-level seminar was held Thursday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to further deepen China-Africa cooperation in spurring Africa‘s green and sustainable industrialization. Themed “China Supports Africa‘s Industrialization: Promoting Green, Coordinated, and Sustainable Development,” the...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Omupedu minista wehongo, omaduto oinima ipe, ovanyasha, omaudano, omaunghulungu nomifyuululwakalo Dino Ballotti okwa ti okwa shakena nounona vavali vofikola ovo va kwatelwa moshiningwanima shomafiku aa sha nyika oukwamuhoko, ndee ta ti oshoongalele osha li “eenghundafana didjuu ashike oda fimana”. Ballotti...
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Ovalandifi vomomatala aMuthiya Etivali okwa li va kufa ombinga momunyanyo wa yuka kombelewa yangoloneya va ka yandje omukanda u li ominge novalandifi ovo vehe fi vomoshilongo. Omukalelipo wongudu Hilaria Shikongo okwa ti omukanda otau holola ehandu, ashike natango otau pula...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Former Chelsea and Dobra High School midfield kingpin Anton ‘Safe’ Ochurub is one of Namibia’s unsung football heroes. Apart from dictating the play in the heart of the exciting Grootfontein outfit’s engine room, he was also the person responsible for...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibian.com)
BELEM, Brazil, Nov. 6 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to take immediate, decisive actions and make concerted efforts to combat climate change. The UN chief made the urgent call at a leaders’ summit ahead of...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
WINDHOEK, Nov. 7 — Namibia is prioritizing genetic diversity to enhance food security, improve productivity, and build resilience against climate change as the country accelerates agricultural transformation, an official said Thursday. Speaking at the Bank Windhoek Agricultural Series 2025, Minister...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
MOSCOW, Nov. 7 — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signaled support for the idea of introducing a complete ban on the sale of vapes across the country, RIA Novosti news agency reported. It is essential not only to make...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Date: November 07, 2025 Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is alerting the public to beware of a fake grant application notice circulating on social media. According to the Ministry, the notice did not originate...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
SHOWERS CONTINUE: Scattered rain showers, varying from light drizzles to heavier downpours, affected various parts of the country from the north to the south on Wednesday and Thursday. Ugab Game Farm near Outjo, Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region, Windhoek...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter THE Welwitschias are gearing up for their biggest challenge yet as they head to Dubai for the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 Final Qualification Tournament, where they will face Belgium, Samoa and Brazil for the last remaining spot...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter PRESIDENT of the Republic of Namibia, Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has arrived at the COP30 Conference Centre in Belém, Brazil, where she is participating in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties taking place from 6...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Date: November 07, 2025 DIPLOMACY STOPOVER: President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah made a technical stopover in Dakar, Senegal, while en route to Brazil, using the opportunity to pay a courtesy call on Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye. The two leaders held brief...
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Published on: 2025-11-07
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Namibia (Informanté)
Date: November 07, 2025 Staff Reporter THE Namibian Police in the Khomas Region are appealing for public assistance in locating 18-year-old Sophia Mutengo Namukuwa, who went missing from her home on Outapi Street, Havana, Windhoek, on 1 November 2025. Sophia...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
Saudi Arabia-based veteran N’Golo Kante returned to the France squad to reinforce the injury-hit midfield for the World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Victory over Ukraine on November 13 at the Parc des Princes would ensure France’s qualification for...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Marcus Smith has been recalled at full-back as one of seven changes to England’s starting 15 for Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series rugby international against Fiji at Twickenham. Smith, primarily a fly-half was left out of the matchday 23 entirely as...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant century and Nandre Burger grabbed four wickets as South Africa thumped Pakistan by eight wickets in their second one-day international on Thursday. Playing his second ODI after reversing his 2023 decision to retire from the...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (namibian.com)
Date: November 06, 2025 Staff Reporter THE police in the Erongo Region are searching for suspects involved in the hunting and killing of a rhino, as well as the poaching of its horns, at a custodial farm in the Omaruru...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter NATALIA Guriras, the Deputy Director for Programmes and Quality Assurance, who was arrested in Swakopmund yesterday by ACC officials at her office for accepting bribes, was today granted bail of N$10,000 alongside her co-accused, Betty Somses, who was...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
UPDATE: Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the national spokesperson of the Namibian Police Force, has confirmed a murder incident in which a seven-year-old girl was shot dead after a 55-year-old man opened fire on a group of children playing in the...
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Namibia (Informanté)
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 6 — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged world leaders, policymakers, and civil society to unite in defending and advancing the gains made in women’s empowerment and gender equality. In his opening address at the International...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 6 — Ethiopia’s Afar regional government has accused Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces of crossing its territory and launching attacks on civilians. The regional administration said in a statement that on Wednesday, the TPLF army entered...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (namibiadailynews.info)
Staff Reporter THE Electoral Court today heard an application by the Katutura Rate Payers Association (KRRA) in which it took the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to court after it allegedly denied its submission of manual nominations for the upcoming...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter Leaders from the Namibian public and private sector agreed on continuous and open dialogue for economic planning. FirstRand Namibia hosted a Mid-Term Economic Breakfast Budget Review at its Parkside Head Office in Windhoek, gathering public and private sector...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter THE Ministry of Health and Social Services is advocating for higher taxes on tobacco and alcohol products as part of broader efforts to reduce consumption and improve public health outcomes in Namibia. Tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
Staff Reporter Several of the country’s border posts are facing numerous challenges that compromise national security, including shortages of staff, patrol vehicles, and security infrastructure. This was revealed in the National Council Standing Committees on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and...
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Published on: 2025-11-06
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Namibia (Informanté)
Jeane Namhadi September and October are dedicated to wellness, with a focus on mental health, cancer awareness, and community care. In the 2024/2025 financial year, the Ministry of Health and Social Services reported over 100,000 mental health cases, a number...
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Published on: 2025-11-03
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Namibia (observer24.com.na
Renthia Kaimbi Minister of justice and labour relations Fillemon Wise Immanuel says he has not yet seen the letter of demand from Namibia’s magistrates threatening to strike over unpaid benefits. The magistrates, represented by Metcalfe Beukes Attorneys, have issued a...
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Published on: 2025-10-31
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Namibia (observer24.com.na
Reuben Williams Namibia stands at a critical juncture. As the nation pursues its vision of economic growth and greater social development, the efficiency and reliability of its transport sector are non-negotiable. An outdated system can be a drag on productivity...
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Published on: 2025-10-30
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Namibia (observer24.com.na
Mufaro Nesongano Something that has always amazed me is the remarkable comeback after a setback. As human beings, we tend to celebrate success stories more, for few people wish to be associated with failure. Yet those who have experienced moments...
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Published on: 2025-10-30
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Namibia (observer24.com.na
