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Fighting FMD with Spatial Intelligence Namibian

Fighting FMD with Spatial Intelligence

NAMIBIA IS confronting a serious foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in an area that had been recognised internationally as FMD-free. The disease was confirmed on 23 September at a commercial farm in the Karasburg State Veterinary District in the Kharas region, following routine surveillance. The World Organisation for Animal Health subsequently suspended Namibia's FMD-free zonal status with The post Fighting FMD with Spatial Intelligence appeared first on The Namibian.

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Namibia anticipates five new mental health units by 2037 – Luvindao

Namibia anticipates five new mental health units by 2037 – Luvindao

Namibian · 1 hours ago
Ngurare pays N$200 transport for 10 retrenched healthcare workers

Ngurare pays N$200 transport for 10 retrenched healthcare workers

Namibian · 1 hours ago
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Servants of the Earth, Not Rulers Namibian

Servants of the Earth, Not Rulers

The Namibian joins the rest of the country in celebrating Arbour Day under the theme 'Towards One Million Trees by 2030: Plant Today, Breathe Tomorrow'. The day is a timely reminder of the role trees play in sustaining life. We hope it amounts to more than a photograph and a seedling in the ground. This The post Servants of the Earth, Not Rulers appeared first on The Namibian.

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Who Guards the Competition Watchdog? Namibian

Who Guards the Competition Watchdog?

In his 2012 book 'Enforcing Competition Rules in South Africa: Thieves at the Dinner Table', former South African Competition Tribunal head David Lewis warns that a minister's involvement in merger decisions weakened the independence of the country's competition authorities. "Their decision-making powers and their independence has been attacked in the most destructive manner," he says The post Who Guards the Competition Watchdog? appeared first on The Namibian.

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SA returnees stranded after Govt promises Namibian

SA returnees stranded after Govt promises

A month after being repatriated from South Africa with promises of support and reintegration, about 72 Namibians are now back home facing unemployment, documentation problems and financial hardship. The returnees, who were brought back to Namibia in August and September following concerns over xenophobic attacks in South Africa, say the government's promises of helping them The post SA returnees stranded after Govt promises appeared first on The Namibian.

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Planting Trees Should Be Fashionable Namibian

Planting Trees Should Be Fashionable

Human nature dictates that when our time on earth comes to an end, we should leave behind something valuable for future generations. We work hard to make ends meet, build homes, secure livelihoods and acquire enough to ensure a better life for our children. However, there is no more sustainable inheritance we can leave our The post Planting Trees Should Be Fashionable appeared first on The Namibian.

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On the 'Postcolony', the Order of Time and Living with Ghosts Namibian

On the 'Postcolony', the Order of Time and Living with Ghosts

I am delighted that parliamentarian Job Amupanda recently published an insightful article titled 'Parliament in Space and Time: The Tyranny of Description Over Explanation' in several local newspapers. Amupanda's article has internal coherence around Achille Mbembe's construct of 'necropolitics' – that is, a mode of 'commandement' or governance and the 'economy of death'. In his The post On the 'Postcolony', the Order of Time and Living with Ghosts appeared first on The Namibian.

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'It was not me' Namibian

'It was not me'

Commercial farmer denies spreading FMD Businessman and commercial farmer Adriaan (AJ) Louw says he is not responsible for bringing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) into Namibia. Louw dismissed allegations that he smuggled livestock into the country or illegally vaccinated animals. His mother's farm at Graswater in the Kharas region was the first farm where the veterinary services The post 'It was not me' appeared first on The Namibian.

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