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News24.com | Home affairs official based in Namibia busted for allegedly selling visas Namibia

News24.com | Home affairs official based in Namibia busted for allegedly selling visas

A Home Affairs official has been arrested after being caught allegedly fraudulently issuing visas to Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens. The Department of Home Affairs has revoked 100 visas which an official in Windhoek, Namibia, allegedly fraudulently issued to Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens.The secretary for civics and immigration services based at…
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November 6, 2020
Heroes from the Namibian COVID health front-line: An epidemiologist’s narrative Namibia

Heroes from the Namibian COVID health front-line: An epidemiologist’s narrative

With contemporary times calling them disease detectives, epidemiologists play a central role in investigating patterns and causes of disease in humans. “In the context of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), as epidemiologists our focus lies in reducing the risk and occurrence  of negative health outcomes through research, community education and health…
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November 2, 2020
Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties Namibia

Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties

WINDHOEK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Rhino poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia, the ministry of environment said on Friday, citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and fines for poachers.Elephant poaching, which takes places to a lesser extent, also decreased, with 2 incidents reported this year compared with…
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November 2, 2020
Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Embassy of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO) renew effort to address the Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak in Namibia Namibia

Ministry of Health and Social Services, the Embassy of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO) renew effort to address the Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak in Namibia

The Namibian government renewed its efforts in containing the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), which was declared as an outbreak since 14 December 2017. To this end,  the “Improving the national preparedness and response capacity to contain infectious disease outbreaks and other drought related public heath events in Namibia”  project worth…
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October 31, 2020
News24.com | Namibian Shalulile ‘best forward in South African PSL’ – Da Gama Namibia

News24.com | Namibian Shalulile ‘best forward in South African PSL’ – Da Gama

Highlands Park coach Owen da Gama says Namibian Peter Shalulile is the best South African Premiership forward after he equalised in a 1-1 draw with Polokwane City Saturday. The 27-year-old struck on 74 minutes, soaring to powerfully head a corner past Zimbabwean goalkeeper George Chigova behind closed doors at Loftus…
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October 28, 2020