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BREAKINGA Group of pupils at a high school in Windhoek allegedly stole the side mirrors of five teachers’ vehicles at the school’s premises on Thursday. The involved pupils are believed to be in grades 8, 9 and 10. According to sources at the school, they were caught with the stolen mirrors before they…
BREAKINGThe Municipality of Gobabis has warned residents with unpaid municipal bills that they could face service disconnections during the festive season if they fail to settle their accounts. The warning comes after the municipality said it noticed that some residents stopped paying their municipal bills…
BREAKINGMore than 400 patients from the ǁKharas region were referred to Windhoek for CT scans in one year, forcing patients needing diagnostic investigations to travel about 500 kilometres for the service. Health minister Esperance Luvindao revealed this during the inauguration of the CT scan service and…
BREAKINGThe Democrats’ focus on affordability seems to be a winning strategy (we’ll know for sure in a little over two weeks). But we mustn’t lose sight of the moral squalor at the core of the Trump regime and the necessity of ending it. It’s that moral squalor – the utter disregard for the opinions, norms…
BREAKINGNurses at Opuwo District Hospital’s maternity ward will no longer have to use cellphone torches to deliver babies after receiving two special lamps donated by the European Union (EU). With an average of 220 deliveries a month, the five nurses per shift can sometimes be overwhelmed by the workload…
BREAKINGTributes have been pouring in for Nigerian academic Simon Akpo, who died last Thursday at the age of 70. Akpo was first a lecturer at the Namibian University of Science and Technology, and was at the University of Namibia at the time of his death. The Namibia Business School, where Akpo taught,…
BREAKINGAbout 900 pupils dropped out of school in the Kunene region so far this year. This is partly attributed to family relocations and a lack of accommodation at schools. Kunene education director Sophia Frederick says the region is struggling to keep pupils in school despite progress in getting more…
BREAKINGSerbia’s long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić has admitted defeat to a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections. Celebrations erupted as crowds descended on the centre of Belgrade, Novi Sad and other cities. The student movement was formed less than two years ago in response to…
BREAKINGThe Ministry of Health and Social Services has halted the recruitment of new staff. This leaves unemployed qualified nurses waiting for further employment opportunities until the next financial year, which begins in April 2027. This was announced in a statement by the ministry’s executive director,…
BREAKINGState-owned enterprises are paying less to the government while taxpayers remain exposed to N$11.8 billion in state-guaranteed debt, as falling mining revenue adds pressure to public finances. The amount is equivalent to 4% of Namibia’s gross domestic product, highlighting the financial risk the…