Some Keetmanshoop residents have criticised a Toyota Namibia advert on a cemetery wall, calling its “Here. For life” tagline insensitive to those with loved ones buried there.The advert, meant to generate traction to the motor brand, has been at the…
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The Keetmanshoop municipality is racing to pay NamWater N$31.6 million to avoid a bulk water supply disruption, following nine months of non-payment. This amount represents 33.3% of the municipality’s outstanding N$95-million debt, which NamWater says must be paid to avoid…
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The Karasburg Town Council says it will review the junior council election if evidence of favouritism emerges, following allegations that Grade 11 pupils were unfairly excluded. This comes after Ernst Jager Combined School board chairperson and community activist Jacobus Basson…
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Deputy minister of defence and veterans affairs Charles Mubita has proposed increasing monthly veteran allowances to N$5 000, citing stagnant grants and poor living conditions. This follows 18 years of no increment for the liberation struggle veterans registered at the…
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The government has launched a phased N$14-million project to replace shacks with serviced land at Otjiwarongo, beginning with water infrastructure in Eie Risiko informal settlement. This was announed by urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa at a handing over…
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The government plans to upgrade Keetmanshoop District Hospital to an intermediate facility following the inauguration of a new N$7.3-million state dialysis unit on Friday. Minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao at the event said the hospital is currently…
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Keetmanshoop District Hospital in the ||Kharas region will be home to a new N$7.3 million public dialysis unit. This means residents of Keetmanshoop and surrounding towns facing challenges with renal disease will not have to travel as far anymore. ||Kharas…
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The looming bulk water supply interruption to Rehoboth in the Hardap region is expected to send home more than 10 000 pupils and affect about 200 inmates in holding cells at the town’s police station. The Rehoboth Town Council yesterday…
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NamWater spokesperson Lot Ndamanomhata says due to ongoing negotiations between the water utility and the Rehoboth Town Council, anticipated bulk water supply interruptions have been halted for now. The council on Tuesday issued a notice to residents about possible bulk…
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The Namibia water utility (NamWater) has issued a notice of a possible bulk water suspension at Rehoboth in the Hardap region. This follows the Rehoboth Town Council’s unpaid debts to NamWater. The water utility is owed over N$2.8 billion by…
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The parents of first-time students benefitting from free tertiary studies say education is now the shared responsibility of the government and families. Phineas Nakaziko, father of a science and geology student at the University of Namibia (Unam) Southern Campus at…
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“People used to know her as the lady who used to sell items in front of Shoprite.” The mother of Jennifer ‘Monica’ Isaacks (27) says her daughter was known by many people who spotted her selling fruits and vegetables outside…
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