The sovereign and democratic state of Namibia is founded on supremacy of the constitution and rule of law, which prevails over the dictates of men. Notwithstanding the sovereign nature of the Namibian populace, the sovereign powers must be exercised within the ambit of the Constitution and applicable laws to enjoy legitimacy.
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2020-02-212024-05-07Editorial
Editorial – Football at the crossroads
Mahatma Gandhi, the late great Indian revolutionist and renowned anti-colonial nationalist lawyer, once said “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles, but today it means getting along with people and taking people from where they are to where they have never been”.
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2020-02-212024-05-07Columns
Raising Naneni – Are you being mom-shamed instead of receiving support?
From the moment you bring your bundle of joy home from the hospital, almost every visitor, sometimes without even doing a thorough investigation of your situation, will find something to criticize. There is always something a new mother is doing wrong, if not everything!
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2020-02-212024-05-07Columns
No ’Perfect Wedding’ please
Eish, but wena, these boys in red overalls from our next door neighbour are some stout outjies, ne.
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2020-02-212024-05-07National
Windhoek residents warned of overflowing rivers
Following a week of torrential rainfall, the City Police has cautioned residents and motorists to refrain from crossing riverbeds overflowing with water.
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2020-02-212024-05-07National
Govt praises buy-a-brick initiative
ARANOS – Urban and rural development deputy minister Derek Klazen has commended the Standard Bank Namibia buy-a-brick initiative, describing it as a “game changer” that has already transformed the lives of poor Namibians.
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2020-02-212024-05-07National
Siguruguru school faces closure
Over 230 learners from Siguruguru Junior Primary School face an uncertain future after an application to establish a temporary school in Rundu’s Tumweneni informal settlement was put on hold by the directorate of education in the region.
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2020-02-212024-05-07National
Oshakati magistrates overwhelmed with cases
OSHAKATI – A shortage of judicial officers at the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court is allegedly hindering the speedy finalisation of cases, creating a further backlog for the Judiciary.
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2020-02-212024-05-07National
Nghaamwa donates freezers, mattresses to rural school
ONAMBUTU - Onambutu Combined School in Ohangwena region recently received two freezers and 52 single mattresses from the Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa yesterday.
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2020-02-212024-05-07National
Unam should produce problem-solvers – Matengu
KEETMANSHOOP - Higher education has more value than money and should be used, said Unam vice chancellor Kenneth Matengu.