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Mining sector skill sets lagging: Alweendo

Written by Linea Dishena on 25 April 2024

WINDHOEK, 25 APR (NAMPA) – Namibia is known for its mining economy as the highest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), however, there is still a lack of skill sets produced by the industry, Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo has said.
“What can we look back to and say because Namibia is a mining economy, these are the specific skill sets that the economy has because of mining. What is it that we will say?” Alweendo stressed during the Chambers of Mines of Namibia 2024 annual general mee ...

Shortage of ambulances in Otjozondjupa turning into crisis

Written by Mulisa Simiyasa on 24 April 2024

By Mulisa Simiyasa
OTJIWARONGO, 24 APR (NAMPA) – The Otjozondjupa Regional Health Director, Gebhardo Timotheus on Wednesday described the shortage of ambulances in the region as reaching crisis level.
Timotheus told Nampa in an interview on Wednesday that all the four ambulances stationed at major State hospitals at Otjiwarongo, Grootfontein, Okahandja and Okakarara are broken down.
“These ambulances are old with high mileages of about 500 000 kilometres, which is a big risk to patients and our drivers,” he ...

NamPol concerned about Kaiamata imports

WINDHOEK, 23 APR (NAMPA) - Chief Inspector Katrina Naukushu of the Windhoek City Police on Tuesday raised concern over the imports of Kaiamata as well as dangerous weapons found in the possessions of members of the public, during last week’s police patrol. NAMPA tv (Video:Sheila Perestrelo)

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× WINDHOEK, 23 APR, (NAMPA)- The confiscated weapons kept at the Wanaheda Police. (Photo: Sheila Perestrelo)

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× This photo taken on February 20, 2024 shows a diver wearing a mask preparing to dive to recover a sunken ship in the Yangon River in Yangon. Diving into the darkness of the Yangon River, Than Nyunt starts another murky sortie in his months-long mission to salvage a sunken ship using the power of the moon. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) / To go with 'MYANMAR-WASTE-RECYCLING-SHIPS'


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× WINDHOEK, 06 April 2024 - Namibia's international cyclist Alex Miller while in action at the IJG Trails in Kleine Kuppe during the opening race of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut mountain bike cross country (XCO) Series. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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× WINDHOEK, 18 April 2024 - Attendees at a workshop on labour migration. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

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× In this picture taken on March 27, 2024, a guide map is pictured at the Margallah Wildlife rescue centre, formerly a zoological park, in Islamabad. Before it was forced to close over its "intolerable" treatment of animals, the Islamabad Zoo was home to neglected elephants and underfed lions pacing back and forth behind the bars of their enclosures. Now, four years later, it is a rehabilitation centre for Pakistani wildlife, providing a refuge for motherless leopard cubs, tigers seized from owners who kept them as status symbols, and bears forced to dance -- or fight -- for the amusement of crowds. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) / To go with 'Pakistan-environment-animal-zoo' by Shrouq TARIQ


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× A Geely Galaxy Starship car is displayed at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
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