President Hage Geingob has expressed sadness in the wake of the death of former Organisation of African Unity (OAU) secretary general and ex-Prime Minister of Togo Edem Kodjo (82) who died over the weekend in Paris.
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2020-04-142024-04-30Front Page News
NSFAF to pay out N$10 000 to over 22 000 students
In an attempt to assist government efforts to fight Covid-19 effects on learning, Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has pledged to pay N$10 000 per student for non-tuition fees to ensure they equip themselves with internet connectivity related tools for e-learning.
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2020-04-142024-04-30Front Page News
Kavango West needs N$20 million for Covid-19
OMUTHIYA – Kavango West Regional Council says it will need an approximate amount of N$19.89 million to fully prepare for the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
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2020-04-142024-05-07National
Young woman commits suicide in Walvis
WALVIS BAY – Harrowing personal stories of depression and other forms of mental illness were shared by hundreds of young people on social media yesterday after the death of a young woman who committed suicide in Walvis Bay on Saturday, days after she allegedly made a frantic video clip.
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2020-04-142024-05-07National
From Swapo regional mobiliser to governor
KEETMANSHOOP – At one moment she was part of the Swapo Party’s administration structures in the
//Khras region, but within the wink of an eye, her whole life underwent a massive turnaround.
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2020-04-142024-05-07National
Kavango West identifies corona isolation centre
With the global coronavirus pandemic that has brought the world to a standstill, regional leaders from all 14 regions are proactively engaging stakeholders on possible strategies to halt and contain the further spread of the virus across the country.
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2020-04-142024-05-07Columns
Fighting corruption amid Covid-19
Since the world-wide outbreak of the Covid-19, and after the President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency in Namibia and subsequent lockdown measures, I have spent the last couple of days reading about the fantastic support that individuals and many companies from every single sector are willing to provide to the government in the fight against Covid-19
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2020-04-142024-05-07Columns
When precedence loses legs
When, as sometimes happens in law, precedence loses legal legs to stand on, is inappropriate or even insufficient to deal with a matter at hand, does necessity become the mother of invention and justify a judge making the law?
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2020-04-142024-05-07Farmers Forum
//Kharas farmers respond to Covid-19… observe social distancing while doing farming duties
KEETMANSHOOP – To ensure their safety from the possible infection of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid – 19), farmers in the //Kharas region are strictly observing social distancing at least one-metre apart while doing farming duties, this is according to Karasburg Farmers Association chairperson Hansie Esthuyse.
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2020-04-142024-05-06Business
Capricorn Group commits N$5 million to fight Covid-19 pandemic
The unprecedented and uncertain times we are facing during the corona virus pandemic requires extraordinary collaboration at multiple levels in society, both globally and nationally, to successfully combat the severe threat which the pandemic poses to our way of life.