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Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:43:13 GMT
Anglican Bishops Call for a Halt in Oil Drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin
[ACNS] Anglican bishops and archbishop from around the world have called for a Canadian company to cease oil drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin. The Bishop of Namibia, Luke Pato, called for a petition to halt the drilling by Reconnaissance Energy Af...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:55:11 GMT
Over 400 000 Namibians Estimated to Be Food Insecure
[New Era] According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in its March 2021 crop prospects and food situation quarterly global report, 441 000 Namibians are estimated to be food insecure and would be in need of humanita...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:05:33 GMT
Walvis Spends Millions On Sewer Blockages
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The Walvis Bay municipality spent N$21 million in 2020 and N$19 million in 2019 on sewer blockages as well as maintenance of the town's sewer network infrastructure.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:53:49 GMT
Women Urged to Take Up Leadership Roles
[New Era] Established by the United Nations to be celebrated worldwide on 8March, the International Women's Day was celebrated in the Zambezi region to honour the women in the region under the theme "Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:33:24 GMT
Fernando Simao - Remembering the 'Cabinda Beast'
[New Era] Namibia's oldest football club Tigers, has a stinking rich history of importing highly gifted footballers from neighbouring countries, notably from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in that sequence.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:32:41 GMT
Feeding a City... Uundenge Unlocks Urban-Fringe Farming Potential
[New Era] Uundenge Agri Farm is one of the few social development initiatives that aims to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security in the country.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:04:27 GMT
Opinion - Why Does the Law Not Protect the Sitting President?
[New Era] Do the Namibian constitution and the law legally protect a sitting President such as President Hage Geingob, when baseless suggestions of corruption without any shred of evidence are made by the freedom of expression abusers such as The Nam...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:04:11 GMT
Opinion - Covid - No One Is Safe Until We Are All Safe
[New Era] Two-and-half million globally and 439 in Namibia (ca. 09/03/2021) - these aren't just fancy Covid-19 numbers, these are counts of actual humans that have succumbed to the novel coronavirus.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:55:11 GMT
Bank Windhoek Supports Entrepreneurship Development
[New Era] Business

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:55:04 GMT
Woman Seeks N$300 000 Damages Over HIV Claim
[New Era] A northern-based woman is claiming N$300 000 in damages from another woman for allegedly claiming the former left her teaching post in 2014 because she was HIV-positive. Now an intern legal officer, Libertine Popyeni Naudyepo Shiyaleni is s...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:04:20 GMT
Ex-Netball Defender Defends Country Against Illicit Trade
[Namibian] NAMIBIA had its own share of exceptional netball players back in the days and Jacqueline Jacky Gawanas was undoubtedly one of them.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:03:32 GMT
Wanderers, Old Boys Favourites for Semis
[Namibian] WANDERERS and WHS Old Boys go into tomorrows 50-over Premier League semifinals against Trustco United and CCD Tigers respectively, as the outright favourites after dominating this season's title campaign.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:02:45 GMT
Mineworker Shares Bread and Butter With Youngsters
[Namibian] GABRIEL Gurirab works in the lab at Swakopmund's Husab Uranium Mine, and uses his income to keep the Atlantic Wrestling Academy going.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:37:00 GMT
The Namibians for Whom Czechoslovakia Is Forever Home
[Daily Maverick] In 1985, during Namibia's struggle for independence, 56 Namibian children were taken from camps in Zambia and Angola to live in Czechoslovakia. Theirs is a strange and heartbreaking tale of alienation and loss - never before told. Un...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:49:11 GMT
Beer, Politics and Identity - the Chequered History Behind Brewing Success
[The Conversation Africa] A concise history of the beer industry in Namibia written by history scholar Tycho Van der Hoog begins with the pithy observation by American singer-songwriter Frank Zappa to the effect that every nation worth its salt needs...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:17:04 GMT
City Falls Short of HIV Battle Targets
[New Era] Although Namibia has gone beyond achieving the HIV fast-track targets of UNAIDS by ensuring more than 90% of people living with HIV know their status and are on treatment while their viral load is suppressed, Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda bel...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:16:31 GMT
Women Grow Vegetables to Eke Out a Living
[New Era] Opuwo -- Despite the crippling drought decimating livestock in the Kunene region, many women living on the outskirts of Opuwo have ventured into small-scale crop farming for both their own consumption and to sell their produce to the commun...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:15:51 GMT
No More Unlimited Fuel for Top Politicians
[New Era] Government has gazetted a far-reaching cost-containment for public office-bearers which will include ministers and their deputies sharing an off-road official vehicle unlike in the past when they were each allocated a 4x4.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:15:01 GMT
Kawana Says No to Horse Mackerel Conversion
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The wet landed horse mackerel sector has scored a small victory following an announcement by fisheries minister Albert Kawana that no wet quota would be converted to freezer.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:47 GMT
Dubai and Namibian Partners Score More Walvis Bay Land
[Namibian] BUSINESSMAN Titus Nakuumba and a Dubai state-owned port company partner have obtained extra land at Walvis Bay to set up a logistics hub project at the coast.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:47 GMT
Government Not Obliged to Compensate Farmers - Shifeta
[Namibian] MINISTER of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta says the government is not obliged to compensate farmers who lose livestock or whose crop fields and property are damaged to due to human-wildlife conflict.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:47 GMT
Mighty Marula Serves Local Communities
[Namibian] OF the many tree species found in north-central Namibia and elsewhere in southern Africa, the marula tree stands tall and proud as a most respected and celebrated tree which bares a fruit with many beneficial uses.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:46 GMT
ECN to End Theft Accused Technical Directors' Contract
[Namibian] THE Electoral Commission of Namibia will not renew the contract of its theft accused technical director Milton Louw which ends this month.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:46 GMT
ECD Teachers Battle Without Subsidy
[Namibian] EARLY childhood development (ECD) teachers from the Ohangwena region recently converged at the Omlonga constituency office, where they expressed dissatisfaction over lack of financial support from the government.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:45 GMT
Astrazeneca Vaccine Still Safe to Use - Who
[Namibian] WORLD Health Organisation representative to Namibia Charles Sagoe-Moses says the Covid-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca is still scientifically safe to use in Namibia despite the country recording various cases of the new variant.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:40 GMT
Namibia's Sos Economic Growth Strategy
[Namibian] LET US REMIND ourselves that foreigners with real money are reluctant to invest in a country when they see little evidence of locals investing in their own economy.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:37:02 GMT
Locals to Own 15% Stake in New Mines
[Namibian] As from 1 April this year, all applications for a mining licence in Namibia must have 15% local owners, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced last week.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:48 GMT
Sixer On New Music, International Collaborations
[Namibian] IMPRESSIVE kwaito singer whose stage name is Sixer Vundakan revealed this week that he is working on new music and international collaborations as he wants to penetrate the African market.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:47 GMT
Quadriplegic Empowers Children With Disabilities
[Namibian] Children with disabilities from the Walvis Bay Child and Family Centre have renewed motivation to go to school every day.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:52:46 GMT
De Beers Muscles Up On Diamond Sales
[Namibian] DIAMOND mining conglomerate De Beers has sold diamonds worth N$18,6 billion this year alone, recent figures show.



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