The Namibian
||Kharas council ‘lost N$3.9m via forged documents’
DOCUMENTS bearing the state-owned company August 26 Construction’s letterhead were allegedly used to steal N$3.9 million from the ||Kharas Regional Council. The allegations are contained in a statement submitted to the police by August 26 Construction...
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111 divorces recorded in one day
THE High Court recorded 111 divorces yesterday, with 67 in Windhoek and 44 at Oshakati. Marriage counsellors have attributed the high number of divorces to a “desire for material wealth” and societal pressure on couples to get married. Pastor Lukas...
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Hundreds of special needs children without school
MORE than 400 children with intellectual and physical disabilities have not been placed in special needs schools because there are too few such schools in the country. Only three institutions are equipped to cater for these pupils – Eluwa Special...
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Oshana fails to make the grade
EDUCATION officials and regional governors are calling for increased accountability after 2025’s national exam results revealed poor performance and significant regional disparities. The worst-performing region’s governor, Hofni Iipinge, has urged...
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ALL SMILES
... Grade 1 pupils at People’s Primary School smile as they are captured on their first day of school, beginning their formal education journey.
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Nampower debt collection policy ineffective
■ Mariental municipality owed N$233.29 million n Gobabis municipality N$70.2 million ■ Karasburg municipality N$59 million ■ Aranos Town Council N$58 million ■ Maltahöhe Village Council N$34 million ■ Gibeon Village Council N$24 million ■ Bethanie...
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Holidays, ploughing season cause back-to-school headache
AS the new academic year approaches, parents are facing mounting financial challenges after heavy festive spending. The costs of preparing children for the school year have been exacerbated for some parents by this period coinciding with ploughing...
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NWR’S ‘unserviced’ fire extinguishers blamed for deadly Sesriem blaze
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reportedly had unserviced fire extinguishers when a fire that killed a two-year-old child broke out at one of its resorts in December last year. The Sesriem resort is located in the Namib-naukluft National Park near the...
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Nandi-ndaitwah’s Presidency
IN THE DAYS after she was sworn in, president Netumbo Nandi-ndaitwah slept with a list of ministerial appointments under her pillow and “prayed over it”. She recounted this at a State House meeting earlier this year when she admitted there was intense...
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Nekundi wants live-streaming, drones to curb accidents
MINISTER of works and transport Veikko Nekundi says his ministry will roll out live-streaming cameras at blind spots and deploy drones as part of a broader strategy to reduce road accidents in Namibia. Speaking to The Namibian in an exclusive...
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CHRISTMAS JOY
… The spirit of Christmas came alive for 300 vulnerable children from Swakopmund, Henties Bay and Walvis Bay as Capricorn Group’s employee-led Changemaker programme supported a three-day festive event on 8, 9 and 11 December. The celebration, organised...
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Free tertiary education raises bar for providers
FREE tertiary education will only be available to first-time students at institutions and for programmes that adhere to new minimum national standards, including higher entry points. This is according to a policy framework titled ‘Minimum Standards...
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GIPF potential losses hit N$1.5 billion
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has confirmed that nearly N$1.5 billion in its investments have lost value since 2008 – including the N$1 billion reported by The Namibian in November. Documents obtained in recent weeks show that the...
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