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- ↑ https://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/14049/i-will-investigate-city-of-windhoek-quarrels-mushelenga-as-kahimise-breaks-silence-/ The Villager Newspaper Namibia
- ↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/201811070525.html | Namibia: Kahimise to Approach Courts Over Latest Suspension - allAfrica.com
- ↑ "City of Windhoek appoints Robert Kahimise as the new Chief Executive Officer | | Namibian Broadcasting Corporation". www.nbc.na. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29.
- ↑ https://www.oshili24.com.na/robert-nandaa-kahimise-entrustment/ www.oshili24.com.na [ dead link ]
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- ↑ https://www.nbc.na/news/president-geingob-instructs-reinstatement-robert-kahimise-and-abraham-kanime.20499 | President Geingob instructs reinstatement of Robert Kahimise and Abraham Kanime | | Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
- ↑ https://www.namibian.com.na/75036/read/Kahimise-notified-of-third-suspension | Kahimise notified of third suspension - The Namibian
- ↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/201901300610.html | Namibia: Kahimise Gets Order to Halt Third Suspension - allAfrica.com
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