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LAND MUST BE DISTRIBUTED FAIRLY – SCHLETTWEIN
Staff Writer Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein said the land must be distributed fairly, and past injustices must be corrected. Schlettwein told delegates attending a strategic workshop at Swakopmund on Monday that five years after the historic Second National Land Conference…
I’M SORRY. I’LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN – KAVANGO TEACHER
By: Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West teacher who made children crawl on the hard ground has apologised and vowed not to make the same mistake again. Christine Kupembona, the only teacher at Pusa Primary school, was arrested on 5 March…
UNAM ENROLS ONE STUDENT THAT WAS IN UKRAINE
By: Justicia Shipena University of Namibia (Unam) spokesperson John Haufiku says one student who was schooling in Ukraine has, thus far, been enrolled at the university. This comes after the higher education ministry announced that it is working on ways…
RED-LINE ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE POLITICISED – KUNENE FARMERS
By: Uakutura Kambaekua, Opuwo Kunene farmers advocating the removal of the Red-line, also known as the Veterinary Cordon Fence, have called for the Red-line issue not to be politicised. The farmers asked that all parties involved devise long-lasting solutions, including…
“HELL NO, THIS IS OUR OIL!” SAYS VENAANI
By: Frans Sinengela PDM leader MacHenry Venaani has disagreed with the statement made by President Hage Geingob on Al Jazeera last week. Geingob said that although oil has been found in Namibia, people should not be excited because it does…
SAMORA MACHEL RESIDENTS SAY THEY ARE NEGLECTED
By: Ludorf Iyambo Brenden Simbwaye location residents in Windhoek’s Samora Machel say their local councillor Nestor Kalola neglects them. On Wednesday, a group of residents submitted a petition at Khomas regional council office. The residents also called on the Khomas…
VENAANI SNUBS STATE HOUSE VISIT
By: Vetondouua Tjivikua Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has turned down an invitation from State House, claiming that he has been disrespected. The office of the President scheduled for a formal meeting that was to take place today at…
RUSSIA AND UKRAINE CONFLICT AND NAM AS A NET IMPORTER
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The potential geopolitical, economic, and asset implications of the conflict unfolding between Russia and the West over Ukraine is becoming the main down risk to global and, to a larger extent local growth forecast. Revealed the Goldman…
SCHOOLS GET SEEDLINGS AND GARDENING MATERIALS
By: Annakleta Haikera – Nkurenkuru Kulivere landscape received a donation worth N$145 000 from Nilaleg, a project implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, funded by the Global Environmental Facilities through the United States. These donations consist of…
VALOMBOLA APPEALS MURDER JUDGEMENT
By: Ludorf Iyambo The Windhoek High Court was told that the projectile found in the skull of student leader shot in Windhoek in 2018 is not the same fired from the convicted Likius Valombola. Valombola (57) was convicted for the…