Water is the foundation to life, and no living thing – human, animal or plant – can survive without it.
Month: January 2024
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Letter – It takes a village to make the grade
IT is great to see some schools getting recognition. Politics aside, the negative narrative about public schools has been taking away from the hardworking teachers, parents, and pupils.
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Letter – The problem is us not government
I CONSTANTLY hear comments like “The government doesn’t do this and that,” “Projects don’t move forward,” “It’s incredibly corrupt,” and so on.
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Editorial – Ode to the history-making Brave Warriors
IN the south-western corner of the African continent, an underdog story is unfolding that has captured the world’s attention - Namibia’s national football team, the Brave Warriors, have made history by qualifying for the knockout stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament in Ivory Coast for the first time in history.
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Know your civil servant – Nuule, a civil servant with many talents
Fillemon Natangwe Nuule is a dedicated civil servant and chief of security at the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, committed to ensuring a safe workplace. He believes that “a safe workplace is healthy for a sound business”.
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Civil societies’ projects get N$15m injection
The European Union (EU), Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), and Women Action for Development launched the “Empowering CSOs, Women, Youth, and Marginalised Communities as Equal Partners in Democracy” (ECSO) project” to capacitate affected communities with necessary skills.
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Oshikoto launches customer service charter
Oshikoto Regional Council chairperson Samuel Shivute has urged regional councillors, heads of department and other stakeholders to understand and internalise the customer service charter for them to deal with customers professionally.
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Rural sanitation project takes root in Oshana
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has allocated N$2.1 million to the Oshana Rural Development Project for the 2023/2024 financial year.
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Formalisation of controversial Tumweneni pending
The Rundu Town Council has failed to follow the Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni’s 2022 directive to formalise the controversial Tumweneni area.
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LLF signs agreement with WWF and IRDNC
The Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF) has contributed N$924 million to support the conservation area of the Skeleton Coast-Etosha bridge in north-western Namibia through an agreement signed at Otjondeka in the Kunene region.