Inflation hits fruit vendors hard

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High inflation on fruits and vegetables is causing losses for local vendors selling on the streets of Windhoek. 

Recent statistics published on the Namibia Consumer Price Index show the annual inflation rate at 3.2%.

Rainfall in Kavango East and West causes widespread damage

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Heavy rains in the Kavango East and West have left some residents picking up the pieces over the weekend. 

Lambert Haingura, a resident of Hamweyi Village in the Kavango West Region, is one of those affected, as the weekend's rain was accompanied by lightning, which struck and killed seven of his cattle.

Legal analyst calls for Electoral Act review

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Legal analyst Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze has called for a review of Namibia's Electoral Act following the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that both the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and President Nangolo Mbumba acted lawfully in extending the election period.

Namibia mourns Activist Jacob Hamutenya

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Namibians are mourning a youth activist and agriculturalist, Jacob Hamutenya (36), who died in a fatal car accident on Sunday.

Hamutenya and another passenger died at the scene, while the female passenger succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

Reflection on leaders of liberation movements

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The death of Namibia's Founding President, Sam Nujoma, marked the end of the leaders or founders of the liberation movements that led struggles to break free from colonial oppression.

The history of Southern Africa in the 20th century was dominated by the rise of apartheid colonialism.