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Lidangungu head-on collision victims identified

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has released the identities of two of the three people who died in a head-on collision that occurred in the early hours of Thursday at the Oshikango main road near Lidangungu village. According to NamPol’s Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, two of the victims were identified by their next of kin as 22-year-old Sofia Natangwe Ananias,

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Six Christmas babies born at Otjiwarongo

The Otjiwarongo State Hospital recorded the births of three baby boys and three girls born on Christmas Day here. The registered nurse for the maternity ward at the State hospital, Martha Katuta on Monday told Nampa in an interview that her team of nurses on Christmas assisted six women to deliver their healthy babies at the hospital. “We first assisted

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Namibia Restores Chinese Company’s Export Permit Despite Bribery Probe

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — Namibia has restored a Chinese company’s lithium export permit despite an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption. Namibia’s mining authority in October banned Xinfeng Investments from exporting lithium ore until the investigation by Namibia’s Anti-Corruption Commission was finished. The company is accused of buying a mining license from a man who had acquired it illegally while the true

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Third Committee Delegates Highlight Systemic Racism, Killings of People of African Descent, Ongoing Legacies of Colonialism, Slavery, in Rights Debate

Independent Expert Underscores Modern Slavery in Physical and Online Slave Markets, Organ Harvesting Children of African descent are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system, experts told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as delegates engaged in a series of interactive dialogues on the link between systemic racism and the global ecological crisis, elimination of contemporary forms of

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United Nations Spending Restrictions Loosened Thanks to Recent Structural Changes, Management Chief Tells Fifth Committee, Outlining Key 2022 Financial Indicators

With Earlier, Timely Payment of Assessed Contributions, Organization Can Focus on Programme Delivery Rather Than Liquidity Control, Delegates Hear Outlining a brighter financial picture for the Organization than in recent years, the United Nations top management official told delegates of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) today that structural changes approved in June at their second resumed session have eased

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Katjavivi contributes to IPU debates in Kigali

Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi on Wednesday contributed to the debates of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) underway in Kigali, Rwanda. More than 1 000 parliamentarians from different countries are gathered there for a weeklong annual conference. The IPU’s 145th annual conference which started on Tuesday in Kigali, is attended by more than 60 speakers of the national

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Stronger United Nations-African Union Partnership Vital to Tackle Increasing Terrorism, Governance Gaps, Humanitarian Plight in Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council

Amid formidable challenges, including an uptick in terrorist attacks in the Sahel, unconstitutional changes of Government, increasing recourse to use of force to resolve disputes, and a dire humanitarian situation in several regions, all of it exacerbated by climate change, the unique partnership between the United Nations and the African Union remains a cornerstone of multilateralism, which must be adapted

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Geingob joins in commemoration of Workers’ Day

President Hage Geingob has joined the world in the commemoration of International Workers’ Day, saying Namibians should forge ahead with renewed commitment and work together in building a fair, equitable and safe post COVID-19 recovery Namibian house. 01 May is an international unity and solidarity celebration for workers which was proclaimed in 1889 by the first international congress of socialist

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Maritime military drills “Obangame 2022” end

Luanda – The joint military exercises of the navies of the countries that share the Atlantic Ocean, known as “Obangame 2022”, ended Thursday with simulations of approaching drug traffickers and rescue on the high seas. Angola, with 120 active personnel, led zone A, which included Brazil, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Namibia, the latter a candidate member

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Venaani, Geingob pay tribute to Kaura

President Hage Geingob and leader of the official opposition, McHenry Venaani, have both expressed shock and sadness over the death of former Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) leader Katuutire Kaura. Kaura died during the early hours of Sunday, aged 81. Geingob, through his official Twitter page, extended his condolences to Kaura’s immediate family. ‘I have learned with sadness about the passing

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Venaani urges Tanzanian president to release Mbowe

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani has written an open letter to Tanzanian president, Samia Suluhu Hassan requesting the immediate release of opposition leader Freeman Mbowe from police custody. In the letter seen by Nampa on Thursday, Venaani who wrote the letter in his capacity as chairperson of the Democrat Union of Africa requested the release of Mbowe as

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UNFPA calls for more ways to protect females against digital violence

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director, Natalia Kanem has said on a daily basis more people, services and activities are moving online and this increases the risk of digital violence happening to more women and girls. Kanem in her speech shared with the media on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Thursday, said: “We

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Urban and rural minister mum on Rental Control Bill

In the absence of the implementation of the Rent Control Bill, Namibians continue to experience exorbitant rental prices, as the responsible Ministry of Urban and Rural development remains mum on it. If enacted into law, the Bill will allow for the implementation of the Rent Control Board measures which were established in accordance with section 2 (2) and 3 (1)

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