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The Financial Sector Must Stop Financing Everyone but Namibians
Windhoek Observer
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When Bank of Namibia Governor Johannes !Gawaxab recently admitted that local ownership and control in our financial sector has reached only 20% against a 25% target set a decade ago, he was not merely stating a statistic, he was laying bare an...
WFP, UN helped feed 63 000 Namibians during drought
Namibian Sun
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July 29, 2025
More than 60 000 Namibians benefitted from food aid provided by international donor support for Namibia’s Emergency Drought Response Plan since October last year.The United Natio... If you are an active subscriber and the article is not showing,...
President warns against foreign-fuelled, ‘evil’ calls for regime change
The Namibian
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July 28, 2025
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for strategies to deal with foreign influences on opposition parties calling for “regime change”. Speaking at the 2025 Liberation Movement Summit which started on Friday and concludes today in South...
Namibian president concerned about rising suicide rates nationwide
Xinhua News Agency
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WINDHOEK, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday expressed concern about the country's rising suicide rate, calling on communities and civil servants to reflect and respond with greater compassion and vigilance....
Namibia plans to empower locals to actively participate in the petroleum sector
African Mining Market
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July 28, 2025
In the next five years, the government plans to increase carried participation from 10% to 15%. This goal is outlined in the recently launched sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), which sets 2030 as the deadline. The goal is to empower citizens...
Angry Windhoek residents give City 48 hours to respond to petition
Namibian Sun
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July 29, 2025
Petitioners tired of being ‘pushed around’ by RedForce, City departments Frustrated Windhoekers accuse the municipality of taking cost-saving measures while ignoring the legal and social implications of cutting essential services without due...
President Nandi-Ndaitwah responds to concerns of unemployed teachers
Informante
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July 28, 2025
Date: July 28, 2025 Staff Reporter President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reassured unemployed teachers that the Government is making efforts to address their concerns, but emphasised that it is not feasible to employ every Namibian. She made these...
Fishrot arrests were a coup to overthrow Swapo government – Shanghala
Informante
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July 28, 2025
Staff Reporter SACKEUS Shanghala, the former Minister of Justice, argued that the arrest of up to 10 individuals in the “Fishrot case”, a few days prior to the 2019 general elections, was a failed coup that sought to overthrow the Swapo...
The data black hole: South Africa cannot govern what it cannot see
IOL
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July 28, 2025
Nomvula Zeldah Mabuza|Published 4 hours ago 6min At South Africa’s northern border, the crossings continue quietly, steadily and mostly unrecorded. While public debate often centres on the visibility of foreign nationals, the far more...
Legal Discussions with Vengai Madzima: Digitization of the Deeds Registry in Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
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July 27, 2025
NewZimbabwe.com has invited Mr. Vengai Madzima, the Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal), to discuss with us legal issues that affect Zimbabweans. The discussions are of a general nature and those seeking...
Feature: Hope Farm launched in Namibia to empower women, youth through agriculture
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writers Lin Jing, Musa C Kaseke USAKOS, Namibia, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Lena Gauses was all smiles when she received a starter flock of goats and sheep at Hope Farm in Usakos, about 210 km west of the Namibian capital, Windhoek. The Hope...
Namibian President reaffirms steadfast support for Sahrawi struggle at Liberation Movements’ Summit
Sahara Press Service
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Johannesburg (South Africa) 27 July 2025 (SPS) – The President of the Republic of Namibia and leader of the SWAPO Party, H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, reaffirmed her country’s strong and unconditional support for the just struggle of the Sahrawi...
Historic first for Namibian referee at WAFCON final
Windhoek Observer
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Erasmus Shalihaxwe Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili has praised Namibian referee Twanyanyukwa Antsino for making history as the first Namibian to officiate the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final. Antsino...
Pensioner’s missing funds triggers legal threat against Nampost
Windhoek Observer
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Hertta-Maria Amutenja A 75-year-old Katutura woman has taken legal action against the Namibia Post Limited (NamPost), accusing the institution of failing to protect her account from unauthorised transactions totalling more than N$10,000. Petrina...
MEFT Minister Daniel attends Ramsar COP15 in Victoria Falls
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism, Indileni Daniel, is attending the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The conference, taking place...
SADC ministers meet in Tanzania for regional peace and security talks
Informante
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July 28, 2025
Date: July 28, 2025 Staff Reporter THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing regional peace, security, and development at the 27th Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on...
N/a’an ku sê Foundation represents Namibia at royal conservation summit
The Namibian
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July 27, 2025
The N/a’an ku sê Foundation has announced that its co-founder Marlice van Vuuren and respected San elder #Oma/Kunta represented Namibia at a summit on indigenous knowledge and conservation in the United Kingdom. Hosted by the King’s Foundation at...
Why are you engaged in sex work? – Oshana governor questions youth
The Namibian
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July 27, 2025
Oshana governor Hofni Iipinge has blasted young people for engaging in sex work despite the government’s efforts to make education accessible. Iipinge made the remarks during a Swapo Party Youth League engagement at Ongwediva on Sunday. “Why are...
Multipolarity Or Dependency? Russia's Bid For African Allegiance
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) M. A. Hossain When Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and current deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, addressed the Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa on July 27, his message was as predictable as...
President Nandi-Ndaitwah calls for unity and healing on Genocide Remembrance Day
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said the Genocide Remembrance Day should serve as a powerful reminder of Namibia's shared resolve to continue on the path of nation-building. The Genocide Remembrance Day commemorates the atrocities committed...