VALUE: Speaker of parliament, Peter Katjavivi says during the Commonwealth Day celebration that Namibia values gender equality to the extent that even the governing party, the Swapo Party endorsed a woman to become the party’s president.
It is the first time in history a woman was made president of Swapo.
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WATCH: Mount View High School performs at the parliament building during the Commonwealth Day celebration today.
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PERFORMANCE: Olof Palme Primary School performs at the commonwealth day celebration being hosted outside the parliament this morning.
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COMMISSIONED: Health and Social Services Minister, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula today commissioned a boat to be used to ferry health workers, patients, and medical supplies to Impalia Island and surrounding flood-prone areas of the Zambezi Region.
The event took place at Wooden Bridge, in an enhanced atmosphere of choral music by the Katima nurses choir.
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POLICING: The Namibian Police Public Relations Division and the Omaheke Police’s week-long community engagement seminar in the Omaheke region are underway.
The issue of stock theft is among the leading complaints from community members in the region.
Stakeholders such as Farmer’s Associations, Neighbourhood, and Anti Stock- Theft units are in attendance.
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WATCH: President Nangolo Mbumba inaugurated the new 25MWp KHAN solar PV plant at Usakos on Thursday.
The solar plant was named after Swapo founding member Moses Mague //Garoeb.
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WATCH: Anirep Managing Director Iyaloo Ya Nangolo delivers his speech at the KHAN Solar Plant Inauguration, which is underway at Usakos.
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SHORTAGE: Kavango West Regional Council Chairperson Joseph Sikongo has raised concerns over the shortage of medicines in most health facilities in the region, questioning whether Panado is the only affordable option, as it appears to be the only medicine available at local hospitals.
Sikongo made these remarks during a consultative meeting on Malaria case updates at the Kavango West Regional Council Boardroom on Thursday. (Video: Lylie Joel) #Nampatv
HAPPY: A vendor at the Nkurenkuru new open market Tresia, said that they’re happy that they were relocated to the new market from the old market.
She added that what they need now is just for the town council to construct for them storerooms where they can keep their goods especially those who are into the catering business.
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SUPPORT: The Nkurenkuru Town Council spokesperson Sarah Mushongo appealed to private companies to assist the town council in constructing the second phase for the open market for vendors operating in an unconducive environment to be also moved at the open market.
The new open market is accommodating about 70 vendors.
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INAUGURATION: The Governor of Kavango West region, Sirkka Ausiku officiated the inauguration of the Nkurenkuru Expo Hall, Open Market, and Fire station on behalf of Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Utoni on Wednesday.
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DISTRAUGHT: Kathryn Muyeu, who has more than once been in this situation, narrates how heavy rainfall received in Rundu yesterday flooded her house and that of her neighbors.
Muyeu’s house is located in the Safari residential area.
(Video: Sawi Hausiku) #Nampatv
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