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Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:29:44 GMT
'Helmut Amendments' Explained... Only Johnnies-Come-Lately Face Top Four Exclusion
[New Era] The long-drawn-out confusion over the infamous 'Helmut amendments', which appeared to have limited prospective candidates' chances of contesting for the top four positions in Swapo, has seemingly been put to rest.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:20:50 GMT
Swapo's VP Dark Horse - Frans Kapofi
[New Era] At independence, a tough assignment lay in wait for 37-year-old Frans Kapofi.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:02:29 GMT
Over 2 600 GBV Cases Reported Last Year
[New Era] Eenhana -- Despite efforts from government, development partners, churches and civil society to curb gender-based violence, the scourge continues unabated.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:10:57 GMT
Chevron to Enter Namibia's Offshore Oil Race... As U.S. Supermajor Focuses On High Potential Orange Basin
[New Era] Mines and energy minister, Tom Alweendo, yesterday confirmed that one of the world's biggest publicly owned oil and gas companies, Chevron, is interested in acquiring a majority stake in a deep-water exploration block offshore Namibia. Acco...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:44:48 GMT
Women's T20 World Cup Africa - Namibia Book Semi Spot
[Namibian] AFTER suffering an opening match defeat against Uganda, Namibia bounced back with back-to-back victories against Botswana and Sierra Leone to book their place in the semifinals of the ICC u19 Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Gabor...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:57:31 GMT
Namibia, Botswana Agri Bans Threaten South African Jobs
[New Era] The lack of action taken to have agricultural import bans imposed by Botswana - and more recently Namibia - lifted is creating a feeling among South African fresh produce farmers that the government has failed them.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:35:38 GMT
Gladiators Put Eswatini to the Sword
[Namibian] PAULUS Shipanga is not impressed with the Brave Gladiators despite a commanding 5-1 victory over Eswatini in their second 2022 Cosafa Women's Championship match played in Gqeberha, South Africa, yesterday.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:23:24 GMT
SOE Board Members Warned Against Infighting
[Namibian] MEMBERS of parastatal boards have been warned against fighting among themselves but were advised to rather focus on finding lasting solutions to the challenges they may face.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 08:23:23 GMT
Households Face Tough Financial Times Ahead
[Namibian] HOUSEHOLDS are facing a challenging environment, as the rising cost of living combined with tighter monetary policy this year have added to budgetary pressures.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:49:51 GMT
Swapo Erongo Leadership Retain Their Positions
[Namibian] Swapo coordinator for Erongo region Daniel Muhuura and information and mobilization Laina Shapange retained their positions at the party's regional elective conference held at Karibib on Saturday.

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 17:03:24 GMT
Germany Rejects New Negotiations Over Namibia Genocide
[DW] Berlin insists on implementing a controversial deal that recognizes the colonial-era genocide in Namibia, according to responses to parliamentary questions by the socialist Left Party seen exclusively by DW.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:59:11 GMT
Chief Warns Govt Against Food Discrimination
[Namibian] THE government should not discriminate when distributing drought relief food and should also not only provide relief during election years.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:59:11 GMT
Venaani Concerned Over Massive Maize Imports
[Namibian] POPULAR Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has expressed concern over Namibia's continued reliance on maize imports.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:59:11 GMT
Botshiwe Appointed Chamber of Mines Vice President
[Namibian] THE Chamber of Mines of Namibia has appointed QKR Navachab Gold managing director George Botshiwe as its second vice president.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:59:07 GMT
Primary, Tertiary Sectors Drive Economic Growth
[Namibian] GROWTH in the primary and tertiary sectors was responsible for the country's economy expanding by 2,7% in 2021, compared to a preliminary expansion of 2,4%.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:59:11 GMT
Coetzee Wins Golf Competition
[Namibian] Dewald Coetzee won the third STAG Individual Stableford competition that was hosted by the Windhoek Golf and Country Club over the weekend.

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 08:59:11 GMT
Eagles Ready to Face 'Top Quality' Opposition
[Namibian] CRICKET Namibia's T20 Global T20 tournament kicks off at the Wanderers field in Windhoek today when the Richelieu Namibian Eagles take on the strong South African franchise, DP World Lions, while the Pakistani franchise Lahore Qalandars ma...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:10:17 GMT
Mweshipopya Two-Time African Icestock Champion
[Namibian] JESAYA Mweshipoya of Windhoek Bowling Club won two gold medals at the just concluded ninth Icestock African Championships which took place at the DTS Sport Club.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:02:04 GMT
Plane Crash Kills Family of German Tourists
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Authorities in Namibia have confirmed a family of four German tourists and their pilot were killed when their plane crashed Tuesday during take-off in the country's northern Zambezi Region.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:14:03 GMT
Authorities to Probe Five Deaths After Plane Crash at Impalila Island
[New Era] Experts and investigators will arrive at Impalila island in the Zambezi region today to investigate and gather information to determine the exact cause of the deadly aircraft accident on the island.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:13:12 GMT
Geingob Congratulates Angola's Lourenço
[New Era] President Hage Geingob has extended warm felicitation to President João Lourenço on his re-election as the president of Angola.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:19:10 GMT
Namibia Improves Mining Destination Ranking
[New Era] Globally, Namibia improved on the overall Policy Perception Index (PPI) ranking as an African mining destination, gaining 18 places from 47th position in 2020 to 29th position in 2021.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:19:09 GMT
Benguela Gem Steers Local Diamond Mining Growth
[New Era] The debut of Debmarine Namibia's N$7 billion state-of-the-art vessel, Benguela Gem, has already increased diamond recovery volumes by 67.2% when compared to production figures from the previous year.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:19:09 GMT
Hyphen Progresses On U.S.$10bn Namibian Project
[New Era] Hyphen Hydrogen Energy is making positive progress on its discussions with the Namibian government as it moves towards signature of the Implementation Agreement before the end of the year for its planned US$10 billion Namibian green hydroge...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:19:09 GMT
Trevali's U.S.$110m Loan to Fund Rosh Pinah Expansion
[New Era] Trevali Mining Corporation recently confirmed credit approval from Standard Bank of Namibia and Standard Bank of South Africa for a Senior Secured Financing Facility of US$110 million to fund the expansion of the company's Rosh Pinah mine i...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:19:08 GMT
Nabirm Focuses On Offshore Namibia
[New Era] Nabirm is an oil and gas explorer focused on projects in politically stable and technically de-risked countries. The company's main focus in the immediate term is on exploration of the conjugate margin of the offshore Namibian continental s...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:19:04 GMT
Namibian Discoveries Alter High-Impact Well Activity
[New Era] While historically natural gas discoveries have vastly outnumbered liquids volumes, a reversal is expected in these results this year mainly due to two significant oil offshore discoveries in Namibia.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:13:21 GMT
Namibia Win Unexpected Silver Volleyball Medal
[Namibian] Namibia won an unexpected silver medal at the Zone Six Beach Volleyball Championships which recently took place at Lake Kariba in Zambia.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:48:56 GMT
'LGBTQI+ Members Victimised When Seeking Services'
[Namibian] OUTRIGHT Namibia director Agapitus Haufiku says despite significant improvement many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community members still face stigma and discrimination.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:19:25 GMT
'Ngungula' Pushes Fuel Stations to the Brink ... As Smuggling Continues Unabated
[New Era] Ongwediva -- With fuel becoming increasingly unaffordable, smuggling of the commodity across the border from Angola has not just caused skirmishes between locals, the police and smugglers, retailers in northern Namibia are closing their bus...



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