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Namibia win u19 Africa Cup

Namibia scrum half Moranzel Strauss in action against Zimbabwe.

NAMIBIA qualified for the 2017 World Rugby u20 Trophy when they beat Zimbabwe 42-29 in the u19 Africa Cup final in Windhoek on Saturday afternoon.


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From The Twittersphere

FROM African awards to break-up lines, it was a continental hashtag weekend. With break-ups breaking the Richter humour scale. And more besides.


Pink Empowerment with everyday heroines

EMPOWERING OTHERS ... Suzy Eises is one of the inspirational women who will be speaking at the Pink Empowerment event in November.

Velocity Consulting and Training CC are gearing up for their Pink Empowerment evening, which is aimed at empowering women through shared experiences, set to take place on 2 November.


Linking corporates to entertainment

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LABEL owners and producers have joined forces to form a media group aimed at creating a strong relationship between the corporate world and the entertainment industry.


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Rössing from foe to true investment in 40 years

CUT ... President Hage Geingob cuts the Röss- ing Uranium 40th an- niversary cake as First Lady Monica Geingos and Johannes !Gawax- ab, Rössing Uranium board chairman, look on.

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob said that he and other liberation fighters fought against Rössing Uranium coming to Namibia (as a colonial element) in the 1970s, but has seen how this mine was ultimately a true investment to the country's economic development.


'Take good care of long-serving employees'

President Hage Geingob officiating at the 40th anniversary celebrations of Rössing Uranium Mine on Thursday.

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob on Thursday advised employers to make sure long-serving employees are taken care of when they retire.

He suggested that where possible, companies must consider empowering long-serving and retired staff by making them shareholders.


N$1,7 billion spent on farmland so far

Broken ... The veterinary fence separating commercial farms and the communal area was damaged by floodwaters from a dam inside Farm Hamakari no. 2.

THE LAND reform ministry has so far spent N$1,7 billion for 502 farms through the willing-seller willing-buyer principle.

A total of 5 231 families have been resettled, according to Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma.


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Rukoro fences plot

MEMBERS of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority erected a fence around erf 1755 at Okahandja over the weekend to keep out the Maharero Royal House as paramount chief Vekuii Rukoro promised a national land grab if the...read more

Tweya shocked by tribalism

INFORMATION minister Tjekero Tweya last Thursday said recent events of possible tribalism instigated against government are shocking.read more

Windhoek playing dirty tricks – Shaningwa

URBAN minister Sophia Shaningwa has defended her decision to approve the sale of seven plots to one family-owned company, and also accused the City of Windhoek of trying to play dirty tricks with her.read more

President Geingob tells Namibians to be heroes

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob says while it was good to remember the heroes who fought for Namibia's liberation, Namibians should be heroes today also, and continue to fight for the ultimate good of the nation and its...read more

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Olufuko is a platform for exchanging ideas

OLUFUKO ... Sophia Shaningwa officially opened the fifth Olufuko cultural festival at Outapi in the Omusati region on Saturday.

THE olufuko festival not only revives and promotes the cultural heritage of local people, but also enables the exchange of views and initiates strategies that will help in realising Namibia's goals, the urban development minister says.

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Darling of Khomasdal honoured

PAYING HOMAGE ... Uncle Gilbert Adams and his daughter, Gillian (left), and his granddaughter, Ashante, support each other whilst bidding farewell to their matriarch, Caroline Magdalene.

A SMALL group of people gathered in the Emmanuel Church in Pioniers Park on Saturday morning to commemorate “a life filled with humility and grace” during an intimate ceremony for Caroline Magdalene Adams.

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Boysen laid to rest

Boysen laid to rest

THIRTEEN-year-old Simion Boysen, who died after nine years of suffering from a stomach ailment, was laid to rest on Wednesday at Ondangwa, Oshikoto region.

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President Geingob tells Namibians to be heroes

INSEPCT... President Hage Geingob inspects the military parade which formed a key part on Heroes Day.

PRESIDENT Hage Geingob says while it was good to remember the heroes who fought for Namibia's liberation, Namibians should be heroes today also, and continue to fight for the ultimate good of the nation and its future generations.

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Tweya shocked by tribalism

Tjekero Tweya

INFORMATION minister Tjekero Tweya last Thursday said recent events of possible tribalism instigated against government are shocking.

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Windhoek playing dirty tricks – Shaningwa

Joseph Kauandenge and Sophia Shaningwa

URBAN minister Sophia Shaningwa has defended her decision to approve the sale of seven plots to one family-owned company, and also accused the City of Windhoek of trying to play dirty tricks with her.

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Omusati ordered to reinstate officials

THE Public Service Commission has ordered the reinstatement of two Omusati Regional Council officials, Protasius Andowa and Elizabeth Mutota, saying their forced leave about two weeks ago was unprocedural.

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Rukoro fences plot

Vekuii Rukoro

MEMBERS of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority erected a fence around erf 1755 at Okahandja over the weekend to keep out the Maharero Royal House as paramount chief Vekuii Rukoro promised a national land grab if the rival group is given access to their land.

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NamPower to power new line

NAMPOWER on Thursday announced that they are scheduled to power a newly constructed transmission line as part of their transmission master plan.


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