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Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:30:17 GMT
President's Jet Used to Clinch Fishrot Deal
[Namibian] Namibia's presidential jet aircraft was used to fly former Cabinet members Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala to Angola for the signing of an agreement to set up a fisheries scheme that ended up turning into the Fishrot fraud and corruption...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:22:45 GMT
Nama, Ovaherero Petition New German Govt
[New Era] The Nama and Ovaherero representatives yesterday petitioned Germany's new foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, calling her to restart what they termed as "failed German-Namibia intergovernmental negotiations on the genocide of their ancestor...

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:55:42 GMT
Lawyers Bemoan High Legal Costs
[New Era] A substantial number of legal practitioners have advised their clients not to approach the courts due to the high legal costs, despite having trust in the country's judicial system.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:54:29 GMT
Former Junior Netball Star Manages Money Gurus
[Namibian] FORMER United and junior national team netball star Enrica Farmer (formerly De Klerk) was born at Keetmanshoop and impressed while playing both as goal attacker and shooter for club and country.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:18:05 GMT
Flooding Could Disrupt Zambezi Schools
[Namibian] FLOODING in the Zambezi region is threatening to disrupt the start of 559 pupils' school year as some schools may soon be inaccessible by road.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:06:30 GMT
Govt Working On Arresting Poverty
[New Era] The burning question on many people's lips remains to what extent is free education free? with the Students' Union of Namibia saying the Namibian education system is fast becoming a privilege and not a right.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:02:29 GMT
Okakarara Burial for Former Opposition Leader Kaura
[New Era] Former opposition leader Katuutire Kaura, who succumbed to Covid-19 related complications on Sunday at the age of 81, will be buried at Ongombombonde in the Okakarara area next week Saturday.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:40:08 GMT
Ministry Struggles to Reach Some HIV-Positive Moms
[Namibian] SOME HIV-positive mothers have not been collecting nevirapine, a medicine which is vital for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of the disease when breastfeeding.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:34:20 GMT
Govt Urged to Support Locally Produced Food Products
[Namibian] A WOMAN from Oshiziya village in the Oshana region has called on the government to support entrepreneurs who make food products using underutilised indigenous fruits, vegetables and plants in order to grow their businesses and gain access ...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:33:19 GMT
More Schools to Offer Pre-Vocational Subjects
[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture plans to expand the new pre-vocational-integrated Namibian curriculum to more schools to enhance skills development among schoolgoing children.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:32:32 GMT
Nama, Ovaherero Appeal to New German Govt
[Namibian] The Ovaherero Traditional Authority and the Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) have approached the new German government on the 1904 to 1908 genocide agreement that is currently on the table between Namibia and Germany.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:31:55 GMT
Fear of Fake Cops Spreads Among Motorists
[Namibian] WINDHOEK drivers say they fear becoming the victims of criminals posing as police officers.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:30:56 GMT
Sour Milk Lab Results Awaited, Five Family Members Laid to Rest
[Namibian] HUNDREDS of mourners gathered at Mwanzi village in the Kongola constituency on Tuesday to pay their last respects to five family members who died last week after they consumed porridge with sour milk.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:06:49 GMT
Africa Urged to Take Bold Action On Fisheries
[Namibian] A SENIOR official at the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) says the African Union's Fish Governance II project will help African countries, regional economic communities and regional fisheries bodies to provide consistent respon...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:52:12 GMT
'Fake' Cops Detained
[Namibian] The Namibian Police on Wednesday arrested six men who allegedly pretended to be police officers and assaulted a woman while hijacking the vehicle she and her baby were travelling in last Sunday.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:28:30 GMT
Villages Finally Get Drinking Water
[Namibian] RESIDENTS of the Okanghiyona and Onaimwandi villages in the Ohangwena region finally received water infrastructure from the Turkish Coorperation and Coordination Agency (Tika) on Wednesday.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:28:21 GMT
Basson Labels Festive Operation a Success
[New Era] The Khomas Police commander Ismael Basson said the operation conducted during the festive season was a success, as no murder case was reported, weapons were confiscated and over N$500 000 was earned in fines during the 62-day operation. The...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:27:58 GMT
Namibian Teen (13) Starts Doctor Studies
[Namibian] Home-schooled Tariro Moyo (13) could soon see herself becoming one of Namibia's youngest university graduates after earning the right to register for medical subjects at tertiary level.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:27:28 GMT
Grade 8s to Return to Haimbili Haufiku
[New Era] Grade 8 learners will be allowed back to Haimbili Haufiku Senior Secondary School on Monday. This was agreed at a meeting held in Eenhana this week, which was attended by, among others, the Ohangwena governor, education director, school boa...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:26:55 GMT
Workers' Rights Top Agenda in Tucna, Ombudsman Meeting
[New Era] The country's second-largest workers' union umbrella body, the Trade Union Congress of Namibia leaders, yesterday paid a courtesy call at the office of ombudsman where they discussed issues affecting the country's workforce.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:25:39 GMT
Students' Union Questions 'Free Education'
[New Era] The burning question on many people's lips remains to what extent is free education free? with the Students' Union of Namibia saying the Namibian education system is fast becoming a privilege and not a right.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:24:31 GMT
Kilus Nguvauva's Hoveka Challenge Hits a Bump
[New Era] The application by late Ovambanderu chief Kilus Nguvauva, in which he challenged government's decision to recognise chief Turimuro Hoveka as a traditional leader, has hit a legal bump in the road as the latter attacks the State's amended no...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:22:08 GMT
Economic Slump Could Finally End in 2022
[Namibia Economist] Namibia's prospects look more positive as growth is expected to recover on the back of new mining activities as well as the expansion of domestic port handling, railroad, mobile network, and power generation capacities.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:20:44 GMT
Repatriated Angolan Migrants Return
[New Era] Barely three weeks after being repatriated to Angola by bus, destitute and homeless Angolan migrants - who camped at Etunda for almost a year - have walked back to Namibia to look for food.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:19:20 GMT
Public Talk Focusing On Child Protection to Be Hosted By Scientific Society
[Namibia Economist] The Namibia Scientific Society will be hosting a public talk on child protection by Flip Brink on 1 February at 19:00.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:18:41 GMT
PPP Deal to Neckartal Rescue
[New Era] Cabinet is expected to consider a public-private partnership proposal towards the development of a 5 000-hectare irrigation scheme outside the overflowing Neckartal Dam, agriculture and water minister Calle Schlettwein said yesterday.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:17:58 GMT
Warning of Imminent Flooding in the Lower Part of the Orange Fish Catchment Issued
[Namibia Economist] The Hydrological Services under the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform have issued a warning for imminent flooding of the lower part of the Orange Fish catchment, in a daily update flood bulletin released this week.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:17:38 GMT
Rundu Blames Kaisosi Community for Bad Roads
[New Era] The Rundu Town Council has apportioned blame for the town's disastrous roads on the community of Kaisosi, saying contractors appointed by the local authority have been denied access by locals to a borrow pit where they source gravel.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:17:08 GMT
Statistics Agency Spends N$137 Million On Pre-Census Activities
[Namibia Economist] The Namibia Statistics Agency, having received N$209. 7 million to date for the upcoming national housing and population Census, has spent about N$137 million on pre-enumeration activities.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:16:34 GMT
Affirmative Repositioning, Govt Plots Battle On Hold
[New Era] The Affirmative Repositioning movement's suit against government's failure to service and deliver 200 000 plots in urban areas countrywide is on hold as the court waits for the Supreme Court to pronounce itself on the exception appeal.



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