Hertta-Maria Amutenja Former parliamentarian and Swapo Party member, James Sankwasa, contends that those pushing for the party to organise an extraordinary congress are working against the party’s success in the imminent Presidential November elections. Sankwasa made this assertion on the ongoing debates revolving around the interpretation of the Swapo Party Constitution, particularly regarding the obligation...
November 7, 2024
Tag: Calling
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They mocked Geingob by calling us his kindergarten – Simataa
Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa says he and fellow young people working in president Hage Geingob’s private office many years ago were mockingly referred to as “Geingob’s kindergarten”. “My path crossed with this great man with an encyclopedic brain in 1995, when he identified me among many other young Namibians to come and work in...
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Calling all Namibian beauties – The Namibian
The annual Miss Namibia and Miss Teen Namibia pageants have officially launched their upcoming 2024 events and the organisers are calling for entries. Entries opened on 1 December 2023 and will close on 29 February. Online entry forms are available at www.missnamibia.org or www.missteennamibia.com. Fees involve N$500 for entering Miss Namibia and N$400 for Miss...
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Doeseb’s calling was to be a craftsman, not a politician: Geingob
WINDHOEK: President Hage Geingob on Friday mused that the late Axali Doëseb’s calling was not to be a diplomat or politician but to be a craftsman, specifically in music during the liberation struggle. Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, on behalf of the president, read his speech during the late Doëseb’s State memorial service at Parliament Gardens....
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution calling for humanitarian truce in Gaza – Namibia Daily News
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 28 — The General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution that calls for a humanitarian truce in Gaza. The resolution calls for “an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.” It demands “the immediate, continuous, sufficient and unhindered provision” of essential goods and services to civilians throughout...
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Calling prospective Namibian authors – The Namibian
NAMIBIA has a rich culture of verbal storytelling, not to mention a fascinating history that is largely unknown outside its borders. And while bookshop shelves may groan under the weight of nature guides and coffee-table volumes, many Namibian writers still struggle to get their work published. It may be simplistic to assert that this is...