WITBOOI URGES CHURCHES TO DRIVE NATIONAL RENEWAL

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Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called on Namibia's faith communities to play a central role in national renewal as well as the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) to strengthen Christian unity, prophetic witness and institutional renewal.

ENDJALA MEMORIAL LECTURE HONOURS BUSINESS LEGACY

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The inaugural John Akapandi Endjala Annual Memorial Lecture took place on 4 June, coinciding with what would have been the late businessman’s birthday. The event honoured a man speakers described as a humanitarian, a strategic entrepreneur and a steadfast champion of black economic empowerment.

NAMIBIA ASSET MANAGEMENT MARKS 30 YEARS

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Namibia Asset Management marked three decades of growth from managing a few hundred million Namibian dollars in assets to overseeing more than N$23 billion today, representing over 7% of Namibia's national savings.

16 THOUSAND PENSIONERS SUSPENDED FROM GRANTS SYSTEM

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Almost 16,000 Old Age Grant beneficiaries have been temporarily suspended from Namibia's social grants system after their names could not be verified in the National Population Registry System.

AFDB SECURES SUPPORT FOR PLATFORM SOLUTIONS

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The African Development Bank Group (AfDBG) has received strong backing from governments, investors, and development partners for its new platform solutions approach aimed at accelerating transformation in Africa's health and aviation sectors.

AMUTSE DISMISSES FUEL SUPPLY CLAIMS

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The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), Modestus Amutse has dismissed claims of irregularities in the government's fuel supply arrangements for July to September 2026, saying the measures are aimed at protecting consumers from steep fuel price increases.

KAVAU URGES YOUTH TO PRESERVE GENOCIDE HISTORY

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The board chairperson of the Student Union of Namibia, Bernard Kavau, urged youth to engage with elders, libraries, and memorial sites to preserve genocide history.

TJOMBE LINKS GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE TO JUSTICE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

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Human rights lawyer Norman Tjombe says international law and the right to justice for historical genocide are central to Namibia’s Genocide Remembrance Day, although he notes that the 1948 UN Genocide Convention is technically not retroactive and does not cover the 1904-1908 genocide against the Herero and Nama.