Life as a woman living in Namibia is becoming increasingly dangerous. I am constantly confronted with headlines of how women and children are raped and killed in this country.
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2020-09-252024-05-07Letters
Letter – Property rights and economic growth
The latest figures from the Namibia Statistics Agency indicate that more than 360 000 Namibians of the active employable population are unemployed, representing 33.4% of the employable population.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
On the spot – N$500 will make a BIG difference
The basic income grant (BIG) initiative, which was first piloted at the village of Otjivero, Omitara, in Omaheke region in 2008, where each inhabitant received a monthly cash grant of N$100, is back in the spotlight with a N$500 proposed this time around
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Renewed push for African medicine body
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula this week re-introduced a motion seeking the establishment of an African Medicine Agency (AMA), which will serve as the continental regulatory body of medicines and medical products.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Councillor bemoans bad roads
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor Elias Kharugab says poor road conditions are part of the contributing factors leading to fatal accidents in the //Kharas region.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Hefty fines for littering
The environment ministry is in the process of reviewing the Environmental Management Act of 2007 to provide reinforcement and punitive measures for non-adherence by issuing admission of guilt fines.
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2020-09-252024-05-07National
Governor condemns gender-based violence
The governor of the Khomas region, Laura McLeod-Katjirua, has strongly condemned the high rate of violence in the country against women and children.
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2020-09-252024-04-30Front Page News
State assets worth nearly N$12bn… Shiimi admits to maintenance challenges
Parliamentarians were this week given a glimpse of the total value of the state’s asset register, with finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi revealing the latest electronic register stood at N$11.9 billion inclusive of immovable and movable assets as at 16 September 2020.
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2020-09-252024-04-30Front Page News
500 hectares stripped by locust swarm
Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein yesterday said an estimated N$30 million will be required to contain the African migratory red locust outbreak in the Zambezi region, which has destroyed 500 hectares of grazing land.
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2020-09-252024-04-30Front Page News
‘I won’t throw away my husband like a dog’
WALVIS BAY – The widow of retired diplomat Daniel Smith has branded the health ministry as unreasonable and unsympathetic towards the plight of families that are mourning their loved ones who have succumbed to Covid-19.