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APOLOGISE OR LEAVE' ... National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Tuesday ordered Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda alongside member Ester Haikola-Sakaria to leave the chamber after disturbing the session. The speaker initially asked Amupanda to withdraw or apologise, but he said the rules differ in his defence. The sergeant at arms was called in to escort the members out. Update: Martin Endjala Video: NBC
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APPLICANTS LACK KNOWLEDGE ... Development Bank of Namibia chief executive Titus Ndove says youth applying for the National Youth Development Fund do not know how to apply for bank loans since it's their first time. He was speaking on Thursday in Windhoek, while giving an account to the parliamentary standing committee on the fund's implementation. So far it has disbursed N$52 million to beneficiaries from total approved loans of N$76 million. Video: Martin Endjala
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‘ETOSHA NOT ZOO’ … Tour operator Etosha Salt Pan Adventure has cautioned tourists to be careful when going on game drives in Etosha National Park, and advised that they book their safari with tour guides for safety and guidance. This is after a black rhino on Saturday attacked a self-drive tourist vehicle inside the park. The group added that ‘’tourists should also learn to read the animals' behaviour’’. Update: Wilma Iita Video: Etosha Salt Pan Adventure
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GOING HOME … Namibia's high commissioner to South Africa, Nangula Ithete, says the government yesterday successfully repatriated a first group of 72 Namibians who opted to return home from the neighbouring country following xenophobic tension. Video: Contributed Update: Chris Kaukemua
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KICKED OUT OF STATE HOUSE … Journalist and The Whistle Namibia founder Jemima Beukes was escorted out of State House in Windhoek on Monday morning after she asked president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah a question. Beukes was attending the opening of Cabinet. The journalist says on her official social media that she asked the president whether she could pose a question. “She said no. I asked it anyway. The question was: 'There are concerns that your family is moving into controlling the country's oil industry.' Immediately after, I was escorted away. A phone belonging to a colleague, which I had used to record the officers manhandling me, was confiscated. I was escorted out of state house. Officers took photos of my car and threatened me with arrest for asking a question after the president had said no,” Beukes says. The president had said questions should be directed the the Cabinet secretary. Videos: Mitchelin Kangootui
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FIRST-DAY DISORDER ... The first day of a session of the National Assembly turned tense on Tuesday, after Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda questioned the conduct of speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. An exchange between Amupanda and the speaker escalated, with the Kuugongelwa-Amadhila asking Amupanda to leave the assembly's chamber. Video: Parliament Update: Chris Kaukemua
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JUST LANDED … American streamer Darren Watkins Jr, popularly known as IShowSpeed, arrived at the Eros Airport on Tuesday as part of his Africa StreamTour. The streamer has already toured 16 of the 20 African countries he has planned to visit, with Namibia being his 17th stop. IShowSpeed will tour the capital city to learn about the country's culture and landscape, while engaging with different people. Video: Wilma Iita
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ABUSING DEGREES …Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda on Tuesday raised concerns over what he described as the abuse of honorary doctorate degrees by politicians. Amupanda asked education minister Sanet Steenkamp in the National Assembly what Namibia is doing to stop the alleged abuse. Video: Martin Endjala
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‘WE ARE PANICKING’ ... Dorado Park resident Fredrik Ganaseb says the confirmed foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has left the public worried about its potential impact on Namibia’s economy and livestock-related businesses. He says people are uncertain about what the restrictions could mean for the economy going forward. Video: Kinisha Evenson
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DO NOT EAT ... The Municipality of Henties Bay has warned residents not to eat or sell fish that washed ashore until tests confirm if it is safe for human consumption. Henties Bay acting chief executive Ignasia Neis says officials are investigating the matter and awaiting test results. Update: Justicia Shipena Video: Contributed
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‘HOW DARE YOU’ ... Education minister Sanet Steenkamp was visibly upset in the National Assembly on Wednesday while reacting to remarks of Nudo member of parliament Vetaruhe Kandorozu that education deputy minister Dino Ballotti does do not look like a Namibian and that “white Europeans are not Namibians.” Reacting to the remarks, Steenkamp demanded to know what Kandorozu meant by his statement. “We are all Namibians. Don’t tell me I’m not Namibian. How dare you say Namibians do not look like this, how dare you,” Steenkamp said. Video: Dolly Menas
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PRESIDENTIAL ALCOHOL ... Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda questions why president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was served 10 glasses of wine during working hours at State House on Monday. Amupanda says there is no provision that allows the president to consume alcohol during working hours, and asks why wine was allegedly served during the presentation of letters of credence by foreign diplomats. He said this during the sitting of parliament on Tuesday. Report: Chris Kaukemua Video: Contributed
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SINGLE MOTHER AT 14 … Manela Gaeses (22), a single mother of three, says she became a single mother after she was raped at the age of 14 while on her way home from a friend’s birthday celebration. Due to that, she says she was never able to finish school. Gaeses was speaking during a community reflection and connection session of the One Economy Foundation effective parenting support group initiative in Windhoek on Saturday. Video: Dolly Menas
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EMPLOYMENT FOR THE YOUTH … Residents of Goreangab have expressed their opinions about the Goreangab Mall, which is set to open in Windhoek on Friday. Olivia Paulus says young people in the area have been waiting for more than two weeks for information on where to submit their CVs but have not received a response. Video: Wilma Iita
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‘PICK POCKETER IN ACTION’ … The police at Ongwediva are looking for the man in the video seen pick-pocketing a cellphone from an unsuspecting woman at a service station at the town. The incident took place on Monday. The suspect, who is still unknown, is seen in the footage walking into the shop and removing the phone from the woman’s bag using a newspaper as a cover. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to report to the nearest police station. Video: Contributed
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