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President Geingob advocates for road safety
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President Geingob advocates for road safety

Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Hage Geingob called upon all citizens to take active measures to promote road safety as Namibia grapples with a significant burden of road traffic injuries and fatalities. “We must bring to an end the bloodbaths that our national roads have become, especially during the holiday seasons. Precious lives are lost unnecessarily because...

Information ED advocates for information as a public good at Global Freedom Festival
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Information ED advocates for information as a public good at Global Freedom Festival

Staff Reporter AUDRIN Mathe, the Information Executive Director of Namibia, emphasized the importance of treating information as a public good. He made these remarks at the International Festival of Freedom of Expression and the Press in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. This festival recognizes the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and press freedom, drawing delegates...

Minister Pohamba Shifeta Advocates for Sustainable Hunting at African Wildlife Forum – Namibia Daily News
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Minister Pohamba Shifeta Advocates for Sustainable Hunting at African Wildlife Forum – Namibia Daily News

Staff Reporter WINDHOEK, Oct. 17 — During the 21st African Wildlife Consultative Forum held in Windhoek, Namibia, Minister Pohamba Shifeta expressed his deep concern over the global trend of increasingly restricting hunting. He underscored the urgency of addressing this issue and developing mechanisms to counter the growing opposition to hunting practices. Shifeta emphasized that wildlife...

Namibia advocates for sustainable hunting as key to African wildlife conservation – Namibia Daily News
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Namibia advocates for sustainable hunting as key to African wildlife conservation – Namibia Daily News

WINDHOEK, Oct. 10  — Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Monday expressed concern over the global trend of restricting hunting, highlighting the need to balance conservation with the welfare of local communities. Speaking at the 21st African Wildlife Consultative Forum in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, Shifeta emphasized the importance of...

Venaani advocates for peaceful resolution to Israel – Palestine conflict – Windhoek Observer
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Venaani advocates for peaceful resolution to Israel – Palestine conflict – Windhoek Observer

Stefanus Nashama McHenry Venaani, the leader of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and Vice-Chairman of the International Democrat Union, has voiced his concerns over the escalating war by Israel against Hamas, urging an immediate peaceful resolution to the situation. Speaking on the issue, Venaani expressed deep concern about the escalating violence in the region. His...

NAMFISA advocates for financial stability amidst a decline in loan book value – Windhoek Observer
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NAMFISA advocates for financial stability amidst a decline in loan book value – Windhoek Observer

Martin Endjala The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) has announced a year-on-year decline of 7.8 percent in the value of its loan book at the end of 2022, amounting to N$6.7 billion. This is largely attributed to the value of the loan book being dominated by the stock for term lenders, which accounted for...

Swapo Party Youth League advocates for construction of referral hospital
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Swapo Party Youth League advocates for construction of referral hospital

The Swapo Party Youth League has called on the government to start with the construction of a referral hospital in the northern regions to alleviate the growing congestion of patients at the Central and Katutura State hospitals. The league’s Secretary for Information, Publicity, and Mobilisation, Moses Shikerete, listed a range of issues that the latest...

President Geingob Advocates for Equitable Global Financing – Namibia Daily News
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President Geingob Advocates for Equitable Global Financing – Namibia Daily News

Benjamin Wickham New York, United States of America, Sept. 20 — In an impassioned address to the international community at the Sustainable Development Summit High-Level Dialogue, President Dr. Hage G. Geingob of Namibia reaffirmed the global commitment to people-centred development and the aspiration to leave no one behind. Speaking at the 78th Session of the...