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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:09:05 GMT
Entertainers Face a Bleak Year Ahead
[New Era] Since Covid-19 hit, many concerts, art events and festivals have been taking place online. However, almost one in two people globally cannot access them due to issues such as lack of internet connectivity, according to UNESCO estimates.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:34:19 GMT
Namibians Weigh-in On 3D-Printed Meat
[Namibian] The prospect of munching digitally printed meat has been met with raves and ridicule after the recent unveiling of a three-dimensional (3D)-printed rib-eye steak in Israel.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:23:55 GMT
Air Namibia Shutdown to Cost Billions
[Namibian] The government will spend around N$300 million to pay salaries of Air Namibia employees who will stay at home while the 74-year-old airline is shut down.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:41:51 GMT
Govt Commits to 12-Month Pay for Air Namibia Employees
[Namibia Economist] Following the liquidation of troubled Air Namibia, the government has committed to an ex-gratia payment to the value of 12 month's salary for the employees of the airline a government official said.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:23:13 GMT
Fuel Smuggling Continues Unabated
[New Era] The police in Ohangwena have raised concerns over the smuggling of illegal fuel into Namibia from Angola.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:22:39 GMT
Spirit of Air Namibia Employees Crushed
[Namibian] A number of Air Namibia employees claim they have given their lives to the national airline and have been left devastated after the government's announcement that it is enforcing a 2020 decision to liquidate the company.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:45:10 GMT
Shipanga Returns Home
[Namibian] Blue Waters Sports Club on Friday announced the appointment of Paulus Shipanga has taken over head coaching duties of Blue Waters Sports Club on a three-year deal, the Walvis Bay side announced on Friday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:40:56 GMT
Prisoners Save Pupils From Sitting On Floor
[Namibian] Young people at Walvis Bay have gathered to support schools in their communities.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:39:13 GMT
Financially-Crippled Air Namibia's Wings Clipped Permanently
[Namibia Economist] The Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi on Thursday said it was never an easy decision to file for voluntary liquidation of the country's national airline, Air Namibia.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:36:18 GMT
Nandi-Ndaitwah Directs Staff to Devise Cost Cutting Measures to Reduce Expenditure
[Namibia Economist] The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO), Hon. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, opened the general staff meeting at the Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), wh...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:33:23 GMT
Second-Best Grade 12 Ordinary Level Pupil Shares Study Secrets
[Namibian] Simon Francisco from Jakob Marengo Secondary School in Windhoek, was the second-best performing pupil countrywide in the Grade 12 Ordinary Level examinations, whose results were released last week.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:57:12 GMT
Hostel Handover Sees Another Delay
[New Era] More than 500 learners at the Shituwa Secondary School are expected to stay home for another two weeks after the partial handover of the hostel was halted on Wednesday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:44:52 GMT
Small Businesses in Quest to Expand
[New Era] In its quest to promote entrepreneurship, StartUp Namibia recently hosted its first pitch event, pitch-on-point (PoP), which is a platform that lets starting businesses access the StartUp Namibia Slingshot Fund. The Slingshot Fund is a mile...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:44:01 GMT
Flowing Sewage Shuts School
[New Era] OMUTHIYA -- Nearly three weeks after schools reopened for the new academic year, learners and staff of Onguti Senior Secondary School are still in limbo when to commence, as the school remains submerged in sewage water.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:39:59 GMT
Unam Clears Confusion Over Admission
[New Era] The University of Namibia (Unam) says the institution sees no contradiction between its stance and that of the ministry of education when it comes to the admission of grade 11 learners for the current academic year.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:16:36 GMT
Road Caves in Due to Heavy Rains
[New Era] Rundu -- The heavy yet welcomed rain, which brought much relief to Rundu, caused a road cave-in at Tutungeni, forcing motorists to use alternative routes.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:14:11 GMT
Warriors Secure Friendly Ahead of Monday Clash
[New Era] Namibia's Young Warriors yesterday late afternoon strutted their stuff against Mauritania's senior side in a friendly match that served as preparation ahead of Monday's Africa U/20 Cup of Nations (Afcon) opening clash against Central Africa...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:12:48 GMT
270 Athletes Selected From 2020 Youth Games
[New Era] The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) yesterday jointly announced a group of 270 athletes selected from last year's MTC Namibia Youth Games held in Rietfontein in the Otjozondjupa region.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:06:38 GMT
Morgan's Dial-a-Meal Thrives Amidst Pandemic
[New Era] The culinary industry was effectively brought to a halt by the lockdown. Since re-opening, there have been modest signs of recovery, but social distancing continues to limit progress - and the sector is typically hit hard by recessions.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:05:56 GMT
Trucker Not Aware He Was Transporting Drugs
[New Era] A truck driver, who was arrested alongside three Namibian Defence Force (NDF) officers last week in possession of dagga worth more than N$800 000, said he had no idea he was transporting drugs.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:04:40 GMT
Firstrand Namibia Breathes Life Into the Arts
[New Era] The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has not discriminated and still does not do so. The lives and livelihoods of all and sundry have been affected and altered.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:46:39 GMT
Shooting From the Hip - Football Bosses Off Colour With Departed Icons
[New Era] It goes beyond any comprehension as to how many of our sport icons undertake the way of all flesh without being noticed or rather afforded dignified send offs by their respective disciplines they have served without failure while still brea...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:45:41 GMT
1.7 Million Doses to Contain FMD
[New Era] Omuthiya -- Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein says the ministry needs about 1.7 million vaccination doses to cover both inoculation phases in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) for the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:44:29 GMT
Namaloe Vera Products Rebrands As It Eyes Expansion
[New Era] Namaloe Vera, a local manufacturer of natural aloe products, has rebranded its product line. Owner Risto Ashikoto said the rebranding is part of an overall strategy as Namaloe Vera continues to make inroads into local markets and retails co...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:43:13 GMT
Sad but Inevitable... Troubled Flag-Carrier Flies Out of Business
[New Era] Emotions ran high yesterday when Namibians officially said goodbye to the national flag carrier after the government opted for its voluntary liquidation following uninterrupted operations spanning for some 75 years. Financials from a few mo...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:39:04 GMT
Commercial Broiler Production
[Namibian] Broilers are white coloured chickens that are specifically bred for their meat.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:38:22 GMT
Man Admits Presence At Murder Scene
[Namibian] One of the men accused of killing an elderly couple in a house robbery at Swakopmund in August 2017 admitted yesterday that he took part in a plan to burgle the couple's home.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:37:31 GMT
Father and Son Make Strides With Ombike Gin
[Namibian] VARIOUS indigenous people in Namibia have their own recipes for homebrews, passed on from generation to generation, of which most have not been commercialised.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:36:40 GMT
Fantastic Sam Urges Men to Join Beauty Industry
[Namibian] Professional nail technician Samuel Shimhanda, well-known to his business clients as Fantastic Sam, is one of the few Namibian nail technicians in the country.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:34:55 GMT
Sheep Producers Study Export Value Chains
[Namibian] Namibian sheep producers have taken the initiative to study whether the international value chains for lamb and mutton have sustainable benefits for local abattoirs.



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