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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say he will win by a landslide. He has dominated every election since becoming president in 2000, with over 90% of the vote. In 2017 he won with a staggering 99%. Mr Kagame, 66, […]
Former US President Donald Trump has said he is “supposed to be dead” after Saturday night’s assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. In one of his first interviews since the incident, Mr Trump told conservative US media he felt that he had been saved “by luck or by God”. “The most incredible thing was […]
President Paul Kagame is aiming for a fourth term in office as Rwandans head to the polls on Monday. In the 2017 presidential poll, Kagame won with an unusual landslide of 99%, despite accusations of steering the nation towards autocracy, killings, disappearances, media restrictions, and the arbitrary detention of the opposition. However, he has also […]
Former Swapo Windhoek West constituency councillor György Trepper’s wife, Elaine, says her late husband will be remembered for his dedication to his family and the community he served. Trepper died at the age of 78 in Windhoek on Saturday. “He established Swapo structures in the Windhoek West constituency,” she says. Elaine, who is also a […]
The Oshakati Town Council plans to construct one of the biggest sewage treatment plants in the north. The project is set to cost about N$34 million and is the result of increased urban migration. The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has made an amount of N$7 million available for the construction of the plant, […]
The police in the Ohangwena region have warned parents and guardians not to leave children alone with cattle herders, following reports of rape. The warning was issued after a domestic worker (22) was arrested in connection with the rape of a girl (2) at Ohamwiimbi village over the weekend. The toddler’s aunt allegedly left her […]
Social activist Michael Amushelelo has reacted to critics labelling him a ‘political prostitute’ by saying he is exercising his rights. Amushelelo, who joined the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) last week after leaving the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF), says he supported Swapo after independence as his parents were liberation fighters. “Our parents forced us to […]
A five-day workshop starting today aims to address the high rate of teenage pregnancy in the Ohangwena region. ‘Say No to Teenage Motherhood #Academics First’, by Hilde’s Women and Youth Empowerment, is being held in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund and the Ohangwena Directorate of Education. The theme of the workshop is ‘Empowering […]
The seventh Erongo Career Fair roadshow is set to take place across the region under under the theme ‘Thriving in 2024: Year of Expectations Career Fair Roadshow Awaits!’. The fair will start at Swakopmund on 23 July, before heading to Walvis Bay on 24 July, Karibib on 25 July and Omaruru on 26 July. Organiser […]
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