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Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:29:30 GMT
Grieving Families Scramble for Graves
[New Era] Due to the escalating Covid-19-related deaths, some families have complained that the City of Windhoek is unable to keep up with the high demand for graves for

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:20:50 GMT
Governor Launches Vaccine Awareness Campaign
[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- To sensitise residents about the importance of vaccinating against Covid-19, the //Kharas governor, young people, health workers and members of law-enforcement agencies started door-to-door visits this week in Keetmanshoop.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:15:30 GMT
2021 Mining Expo Cancelled Amid 3rd Covid-19 Wave
[Namibia Economist] The 2021 Mining Expo will no longer be taking place from 1 to 2 September 2021, in a physical or virtual format, The Chamber of Mines CEO, Veston Malango said this week in a statement.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:09:00 GMT
Omaheke Mortuaries Overwhelmed
[Namibian] Funeral undertakers at Gobabis are overwhelmed - so much so that they are fully booked for the next four days.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:08:27 GMT
Disabled Children Abused, Abandoned
[Namibian] Deputy minister of disability affairs, Alexia Manombe-Ncube, on Wednesday during a visit to the Dr Frans Aupa Indongo Special Care Centre at Oshakati's Okandjengedi informal settlement said her office has received a number of reports of pa...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:03:47 GMT
Oshana Clears Covid-19 Testing Backlog
[New Era] A testing backlog has affected the reporting of Covid-19 results in the Oshana region, health director Johanna Haimene said yesterday.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:58:16 GMT
State Wants Briton to Cough Up N$1m Bail
[New Era] A murder accused British multi-millionaire, who claimed to have invested in excess of N$150 million in Namibia in the last 10 years, said he was willing to pay bail of N$200 000. Harvey Boulter (51) is accused of murdering one of his employ...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 10:24:31 GMT
Germany Delivers N$180m Medical Aid
[New Era] Namibia received a consignment worth N$180 million from Germany to aid in the combating of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:32:52 GMT
China a Model of Poverty Alleviation
[New Era] President Hage Geingob believes Namibia can emulate China's approach in its fight against poverty by deploying targeted measures that address local conditions.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 14:48:22 GMT
Calls to Halt Construction of Massive Oilfield in One of Africa's Last Wildernesses
[IPS] Bratislava -- Wildlife and environmental campaigners have called for international action as concerns grow over a project to create a massive oilfield in one of Africa's last wildernesses.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:58:03 GMT
Noa Pays N$10 000 Bail
[New Era] Medical intern Dennis Noa, accused of sexually violating an incapacitated patient at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in April, was granted bail yesterday in the local court.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:23:31 GMT
Resettlement - Disabled Want to Be Prioritised
[New Era] Despite being a designated group for land allocations, Namibians living with disabilities feel excluded as beneficiaries of the country's resettlement programme.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 08:21:59 GMT
Clergy On the Frontline... Spreading Hope Amidst Pandemic Anguish
[New Era] A lot has been said about the struggle of healthcare workers during the pandemic, but little attention has been given to the role of faith leaders who minister to the sick and console the grieving.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:13:36 GMT
Namibia Remain in the Hunt
[Namibian] NAMIBIA remain in contention for a place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup after an emphatic 52-10 victory against Madagascar in Abidjan on Wednesday.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:11:44 GMT
Former Star Player Poised to Be Top Hockey Coach
[Namibian] SIYABONGA Martins was part of the golden generation of young black players who took the Namibian hockey scene by storm during the early 1990s and the 2000s.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:08:44 GMT
Cricket Namibia Wins Two ICC Africa Awards
[Namibian] CRICKET Namibia recently achieved another milestone when it won two more awards at the ICC Development Awards.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:08:44 GMT
Namibia's Olympics Team Announced
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's athletes and supporting staff for the Tokyo Olympic Games were announced at the National Olympic Committee's headquarters yesterday.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:08:44 GMT
Junior Africa Hockey Cup Cancelled
[Namibian] COVID-19 has put paid to Namibia's hopes of hosting the Junior Africa Cup hockey tournament, with the Africa Hockey Federation announcing that the tournament had been cancelled.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:51 GMT
Fishrot-Linked Firm Slapped With N$1,8m Fine
[Namibian] THE Office of the Labour Commissioner at Walvis Bay has slapped ArcticNam Fishing, which was managed by Fishrot-linked Iceland company Samherji, with a N$1,8 million fine to compensate 23 Namibian fishermen who were retrenched in 2018.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:30:33 GMT
Namibia Beat Senegal, Zimbabwe and Mozambique Play to Draw
[Cosafa] The 2015 champions Namibia defeated west African guest nation Senegal 2-1 to get their 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B campaign off to a positive start in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:51 GMT
Luxembourg Tax Loophole Laid Bare
[Namibian] MULTINATIONAL corporations registered in Luxembourg are believed to be using a loophole in the country's tax system to circumvent European Union (EU) transparency regulations and underpay tax.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:56:42 GMT
Women's Centre Challenges World Athletics
[Namibian] THE Women's Leadership Centre has thrown its weight behind Namibian athletes Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi, saying their exclusion from the Tokyo Olympic Games amounted to sexism and racism.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:16:05 GMT
Namibia Calls Out World Athletics
[Namibian] WORLD Athletics acted with negligence and insensitivity after inexplicably breaking a confidentiality agreement with the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) and Athletics Namibia over the handling of the Beatrice Masilingi and Christ...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:04 GMT
Colonel Kolokwe Laid to Rest
[New Era] Marythar Kambinda

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:36:03 GMT
Pandemic Worsens Challenges of Visually Impaired
[New Era] The challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic has not spared people living with visual disabilities.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:50 GMT
'Germany Could Easily Pay for Vaccines'
[Namibian] News - National | 2021-07-07

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:49 GMT
We're Not Vaccinated - Hardap Inmates
[Namibian] INMATES at the Hardap Correctional Facility claim they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 due to "maladministration, injustice and general negligence".

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:49 GMT
Walvis Bay Hospital Gets Mobile Mortuary
[Namibian] MEMBERS of the private sector, led by Namdock at Walvis Bay, on Monday donated the Walvis Bay State Hospital a cooling container to be used as a temporary mortuary.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
No Evidence of Hospital Rape, Lawyer Says
[Namibian] THE medical evidence in a case about the alleged rape of a patient at a Windhoek hospital three months ago does not incriminate the intern doctor accused of having sexually assaulted the patient, a defence lawyer argued at the close of the...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:15:48 GMT
Beating Covid-19 With Comorbidities At 76
[Namibian] GERTRUIDA Hartney (76) from Windhoek recently discharged herself from the Katutura State Hospital in high spirits after beating Covid-19 in one-and-a-half weeks.



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