Namibia
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:19:30 GMTNo Bail for Former MP Accused of Rape
[New Era] Former National Council member Steve Biko Booys, who is accused of raping his biological daughter, was denied bail yesterday.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:48:52 GMTBlack Mambas Clinch Summer League
[Namibian] THE Black Mambas clinched the Summer Squash League title in style after completing another comprehensive victory over the weekend.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:42:40 GMTNamibian Cricketers Working Hard
[Namibian] Namibia's top female cricketers were in action over the weekend when the national squad was involved in two practise T20 matches at the Wanderers ground.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:35:14 GMTEiseb Wins Monthly Medal Competition
[Namibian] Milton Eiseb was the overall winner of the Windhoek Lager Monthly Medal golf competition which took place at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club over the weekend.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:26:37 GMTMTC Rubbishes Employee's Claims
[New Era] MTC management yesterday moved swiftly to rubbish allegations of corruption, discrimination and victimisation levelled against it by one of the company's employees, who claimed to be fearing for his life and job as a result of the alleged a...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:14:14 GMTNamwater's Debts Increase By 16 Percent to Over N$1 Billion
[New Era] The Rundu Town Council remains the biggest contributor to NamWater's debtors' book for the 2019/20 financial year.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:14:06 GMTYouth Embark On a 'Green Namibia'
[New Era] Charles Tjatindi
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:11:59 GMTWalvis Bay Makes U-Turn On Evictions
[Namibian] WALVIS BAY council has reversed its decision to institute legal action against residents who are illegally occupying eight erven at Twaloloka.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:11:51 GMTWomen Say Their Reality Remains a Struggle
[Namibian] WOMEN say the recently released Namibian human Development Report does not reflect the reality on the ground as they face challenges that are not enumerated through the statistics.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:02:00 GMTCity Plans Prepaid Water Meter Roll-Out
[Namibian] THE Windhoek municipality is planning to roll out the installation of prepaid water meters to reduce residents' water-consumption debts.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:01:59 GMTCovid Kills 146 in Six Weeks
[Namibian] COVID-19 has killed 146 people in Namibia in the past six weeks, which does not include yesterday's five deaths recorded at the start of the new week.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:01:55 GMTNampower Ready for Eskom Shutdown
[Namibian] NAMPOWER has put in place mitigating measures to ensure the continuity of electricity supply to Namibia in the event that South Africa's power utility, Eskom, is 'unplugged'.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:18:29 GMTMaria Nepembe Wins Big...History Has Been Made
[New Era] A hearty congratulation to media personality Maria Nepembe, who has bagged herself three awards at the prestigious Zikomo Fashion Music Awards.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:53:55 GMTUnion's Offer for Transnamib Hotel Still On Table
[New Era] Both TransNamib and the National Union of Namibian Workers yesterday confirmed an offer is still on the table by the Swapo-affiliated union to purchase the four-star Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre for N$155 million. However, Tran...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:52:30 GMTNampower Starts Disconnecting Defaulters
[New Era] Failure by some NamPower customers to honour their electricity debts yesterday landed them in hot water, as by 11h00, the corporation commenced with the suspension of services. Before mid-day yesterday, the power was cut to Berseba Village ...
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:51:30 GMTOndangwa Referral Hospital Still On the Cards
[New Era] The health ministry has allocated N$1.3 million earmarked to compensate homestead owners at Ondangwa in order to pave way for the development of a state-of-the-art 1 000-bed referral hospital.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:48:10 GMTRundu Names Youthful CEO
[New Era] Rundu -- The Rundu Town Council has finally appointed a CEO, almost three years since Romanus Haironga's term of office expired at the end of July 2018.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:47:14 GMTSand Mining Going for a Song
[New Era] The environment ministry has announced plans to review environmental clearance certificate (ECC) fees payable in an attempt to enforce stringent measures surrounding rampant illegal sand mining in the country.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:39:04 GMTBA Blasting Win T20 Title
[Namibian] BA Blasting won the Richelieu Franchise T20 final in emphatic style when they beat King Price Kings by 54 runs in Sunday's final.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:26:41 GMTDe Lange Comes Out Trumps
[Namibian] TRISTAN de Lange was in fine form on Saturday when he won the Elite Men's race at the Nedbank Cross Country UCI race at Farm Windhoek.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:12:00 GMTN$21 Million Healthcare Centre At Coast 'For Passion, Not Profit'
[Namibian] THE new N$21 million Khomas Medical Centre branch at Mondesa at Swakopmund was an investment "out of passion, not for profit", according to its owners.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:02:00 GMTNamibia's Trade Habits Unmoved
[Namibian] NAMIBIA'S trading patterns seem to remain stagnant - especially with regards to exporting minerals to China and importing the basics from South Africa.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:14:55 GMTTwo Liberation Struggle Veterans Die
[Namibian] TWO stalwarts of the liberal struggle, Salomon Frederick Gamatham and Fillipus Amutenya Nandenga, have died.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:02:00 GMTHammer Killer Claims Dagga Clouded Mind
[Namibian] A MAN convicted of a hammer murder committed in southern Namibia near the end of 2017 claimed in court yesterday that he was not in his full senses when he carried out the killing, because he had been smoking cannabis beforehand.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:17:22 GMTGeingob Decries 'Vaccine Apartheid' in World Health Day Remarks at WHO Briefing
[Government of Namibia] Windhoek -- Excellencies,
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:18:31 GMTOhangwena Farmers Battle Locust Onslaught
[Namibian] Chaos erupted in the Ongenga constituency this weekend when large swarms of locusts moved into the Ohangwena region.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:19:00 GMTPull Up Your Socks, Swapo Members Told
[Namibian] THE chairperson of the Swapo leaders assigned to the //Kharas region, Lucia Witbooi, has urged party members to pull up their socks in readiness for the 2025 national and regional council elections.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:12:22 GMTNamibia Launches First Autonomous Revenue Agency
[Namibian] Namibia officially launched its first-ever autonomous tax administration agency, the Namibia Revenue Authority (Namra), on Wednesday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:57:56 GMTBoy Drowns At Independence Beach
[Namibian] A teenage boy (14) drowned at Walvis Bay's Independence Beach on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 08:54:36 GMTNdjolominus the Lion Heart
[Namibian] Jon Jon Ndjolominus won the WBO Africa super middleweight title in sensational style with a 10th round knockout of Anthony Jarmann on Saturday night.