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Itula not a competitor – AR

22 hours ago | Politics

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEK The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement does not see the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a mooted political party led by former presidential candidate Panduleni Itula, as immediate competitors to the movement's own...

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Swartbooi 'awakening sleeping lions'

2 days ago - 07 July 2020 | Politics

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEK The Namibia National Liberation Veterans Association (NNLVA) says Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernardus Swartbooi is “awakening sleeping lions” by calling founding president Sam Nujoma a thug and a liar in the...

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My anger is righteous – Swartbooi

2 days ago - 07 July 2020 | Politics

NAMPAWINDHOEKThe myriad of problems confronting Namibians, ranging from rampant corruption, unemployment, landlessness and inequality, cannot be addressed with a smile, Landless People's Movement leader (LPM) Bernadus Swartbooi has charged.Swartbooi was speaking at a press conference...

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Nanso demands removal of colonial artefacts in Namibia

3 days ago - 06 July 2020 | Politics

NAMPAWINDHOEKThe Namibian National Students Organisation (Nanso) has expressed support in the petition and voices calling for the removal of the 'gallows' structure in Henties Bay.Its president, Simon Taapopi, said the structure was “a painful reminder...

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Mask-less Iipumbu spat on me: Iithete

6 days ago - 03 July 2020 | Politics

STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKSwapo MP Natangwe Iithete says he shoved Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) counterpart Kalimbo Iipumbu in the National Assembly on Wednesday because the opposition leader did not have his Covid-19 mask on and was...

Swapo exposes Nujoma to attacks – KK

6 days ago - 03 July 2020 | Politics

STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKFormer youth minister Kazenambo Kazenambo says Swapo must take the blame for founding president Sam Nujoma being called a 'thug and liar' in parliament...

Amukoto sidelined for Itula support

6 days ago - 03 July 2020 | Politics

ILENI NANDJATOONDANGWAThe Swapo regional executive for Oshikoto Region has rejected the nomination of former Omuthiya town councillor Moses Amukoto as district coordinator at tomorrow's Omuthiya...

NEFF threatens to mobilise anti-Chinese xenophobia

1 week ago - 02 July 2020 | Politics

STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKNew parliament entrants Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) have threatened to stir up “mass xenophobia” against Chinese nationals if the government continues to perpetuate...

Camaraderie of shame

1 week ago - 02 July 2020 | Politics

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUSwapo's Kavango East regional heavyweights who on Tuesday flocked to the Rundu Magistrate's Court to show solidarity with a councillor accused of assaulting a...

SPYL Kavango West demands nullification of tenders

1 week ago - 30 June 2020 | Politics

KENYA KAMBOWERUNDUSwapo Party's Kavango West youth wing has called on the regional council to cancel five tenders that were recently advertised, citing lack of transparency,...

We will take over – Venaani

2 weeks ago - 24 June 2020 | Politics

JEMIMA BEUKESWINDHOEKOpposition leader McHenry Venaani says his party is ready to form a political coalition in its quest to take over the government, which, in...

Swapo vs AR on the cards

2 weeks ago - 19 June 2020 | Politics

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEKWhile facing the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement in several guises in the past, including a campaign around landlessness and its support of independent candidates,...

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Swapo courts Walvis councillor Iipinge

3 weeks ago - 12 June 2020 | Politics

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK In an apparent bid to recapture the coastal town of Walvis Bay, the ruling party Swapo has set into motion...

We are not rude -...

4 weeks ago - 10 June 2020 | Politics

OGONE TLHAGEWINDHOEKLandless People's Movement leader Bernardus Swartbooi has shot down critics who say that his party members are ill-mannered.According to him, his party's political philosophy...

PDM weighs in on Floyd's...

1 month - 02 June 2020 | Politics

STAFF REPORTERWINDHOEKThe Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has condemned the death of George Floyd in the United States, who died while being pinned to the floor...

No fishing quotas for MPs...

1 month - 19 May 2020 | Politics

NAMPAWINDHOEKThe Landless People's Movement (LPM) will push for the amendment of the Marine Resources Act to ensure broader participation of the masses. For LPM, the...

Councillor nearly loses ear in...

2 months ago - 08 May 2020 | Politics

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEK Ongenga constituency councillor Sakaria Haimudi is receiving treatment after a vicious fist fight during which his opponent allegedly almost bit his...

Shimbulu pursues Swapo in court

2 months ago - 30 April 2020 | Politics

ILENI NANDJATOOSHAKATISwapo secretary-general Sophia Shaningwa has declined to say whether her party will oppose a High Court application brought by ousted Oshakati councillor Katrina Shimbulu.Shimbulu...

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