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Namibia says 53 grants worth N$35.5 million have not disappeared

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Namibia’s Ministry of Labour says public grants totalling 35.5 million Namibian dollars, paid to 53 beneficiaries, have not disappeared but are not all listed in the central register. It says 106 grants were awarded by the Labour Office before it was removed from the register, and notes that supporting documents must be verified, reports The Namibian.

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