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Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:04 GMT
Why Community Engagement is Critical in Fight Against Malaria
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- Partners in malaria elimination have come together on community engagement in malaria control and elimination, and shared tools and experiences on fighting the parasitic disease. The gathering on February 19 included resea...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:24:58 GMT
Energy Firm Launches Pupils' Competition
[Namibian] BW KUDU, which has interests in Namibia's natural gas resources, has launched a national essay competition for Grade 9 to 12 pupils aimed at raising awareness on the resource in collaboration with the government.

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 07:24:56 GMT
UNDP Boosts Entrepreneurs With N$75 000
[Namibian] THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), through its Accelerator Lab, will be sponsoring a wide variety of Launch Namibia initiatives, and has donated US$5 000 (N$75 100) to this cause.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:51:08 GMT
Officials Trained in Groundwater Management
[Namibian] NAMIBIAN and Angolan government officials responsible for groundwater data collection and management are undergoing four days of transboundary training.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:50:07 GMT
Three Nac Managers Resign Over Disciplinary Charges
[Namibian] THREE managers have resigned from the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) in recent months, following disciplinary charges against one of them.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:40:33 GMT
Harmful Social, Cultural and Religious Practices
[Namibian] ARE INITIATION CUSTOMS such as sikenge and olufuko harmful to the girls who take part in them?

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:35:47 GMT
Sardarov Linked to Geingob, Masisi Desalination Deal
[Namibian] RUSSIAN billionaire Rashid Sardarov has been identified by State House as a prospective investor in the government's ambitious desalination project, which would provide the coastal and central parts of the country with water.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:35:47 GMT
Desalination Project Not a 'Masisi and Geingob Personal Deal'
[Namibian] THE office of Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi says there is nothing wrong with the ongoing talks between the neighbouring country and Namibia regarding a possible partnership on a desalination project that could provide the two drough...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:35:47 GMT
City Owed N$1 Billion for Services
[Namibian] THE City of Windhoek yesterday disclosed that residents, government ministries and businesses collectively owe it over N$1 billion, yet it keeps delivering services.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:35:45 GMT
Lack of Crush Pens Hinders Fmd Vaccinations
[Namibian] AS foot and mouth disease continues to wreak havoc in the northern communal areas, most farmers are unable to take their livestock for vaccination because of a dire shortage of crush pens.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:35:29 GMT
Govt Too Broke for Neckartal Dam Irrigation Scheme
[Namibian] AGRICULTURE minister Calle Schlettwein says the government has no money to set up the 5 000 hectare irrigation projects which were part of the bigger plan in constructing the Neckartal Dam.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:47:15 GMT
Nossobville Residents Plead for a Place to Call Home
[Namibian] RESIDENTS of Nossobville at Gobabis have been grabbing land on a plot next to a local cemetary illegally amid exorbitant house prices and a waning economy.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:38:39 GMT
Booys Aims for Bail After Rape Arrest
[Namibian] A CORONAVIRUS contact yesterday prevented a bail application by former National Council member Steve Biko Booys, who has been in police custody on a rape charge for the past month, from starting as planned in the Okahandja Magistrate's Cou...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:38:09 GMT
House of Poulton Meets Mixology
[Namibian] FASHION designer and lifestyle enthusiast Melisa Poulton will combine her love of fashion, entertainment and food with the House of Poulton Gin Cocktail Picnic Party set to debut later this month.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:48:36 GMT
Pupils 'Overwhelm' Namcol
[Namibian] THE Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) has been overwhelmed by pupils who are trying to make telephone bookings to register for the 2021 academic year.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:37:21 GMT
Sport Comment - Exercise Is Not Just About Exercise
[Namibian] THE year 2021 seems to be continuing very much in the same vein as 2020.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:16:30 GMT
Fishcor's Bank Accounts Unfrozen
[Namibian] The Bank of Namibia has unfrozen the bank accounts of the National Fishing Corporation (Fishcor), which were temporarily placed in limbo due to suspected violations of financial regulations.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:15:48 GMT
Uniformed Forces Umbrella Body Launched
[Namibian] A new umbrella body for Namibian sport, the Namibia Uniformed Forces, was launched at the Namibia Sport Commission on Tuesday.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:13:07 GMT
Murder Accused Soldier Testifies in Own Defence
[New Era] A former Namibian Defence Force (NDF) soldier, who is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and mother of his now six-year-old son in Katutura during 2016, yesterday testified in his own defence before Judge Naomi Shivute in the Windho...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:12:29 GMT
Nyambe in Covid Dilemma
[Namibian] BLACKBURN Rovers defender Ryan Nyambe could miss Namibia's upcoming internationals due to tight British Covid-19 regulations.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:12:05 GMT
Security Union Decries 'Late' Payments
[New Era] A union representing the interests of security guards yesterday criticised government ministries for continuously making delayed payments for services provided by their members.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:32:28 GMT
Unoccupied Govt Houses to Get Owners
[Namibian] THE municipality of Walvis Bay on Tuesday directed those who were allocated houses under the Massive Urban Land Servicing Project (MULSP) to move into their houses.

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 06:20:20 GMT
'Govt Has Turned Blind Eye to Kombat's Suffering'
[Namibian] POPULAR Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Kazeongere Tjeundo says the government has turned a blind eye to the plight of the people of Kombat.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:57:08 GMT
As Inequality Holds Namibia Back, Analysts Call for Major Socio-Economic Intervention
[New Era] A local labour expert has warned that without a fundamental change in Namibia's social and economic architecture, the country will continue to see rising levels of inequality.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:51:15 GMT
Genocide Reparations Negotiations and the Future of Shark Island
[New Era] It was on this fateful day, 2 October 1904 when German imperial genocide general Lothar von Trotha declared genocide against the Ovaherero people, and extended this termination order to the Nama people on the 23 April 1905.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:48:15 GMT
Magistrate Laughs Off Bribery Claims
[New Era] Oshakati -- Magistrate Leopoldt Hangalo yesterday laughed off claims he was bribed to acquit northern-based businessman Sindano Hango in the Oshakati Regional Court last year.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:42:54 GMT
Amendments to Rape Act On the Table
[Namibian] JUSTICE minister Yvonne Dausab has tabled amendments to the Combating Rape Act of 2000 in the National Assembly.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:48:37 GMT
20 Out of 382 Pupils Show Up for Class
[Namibian] Several parents with children at the Oshifitu Combined School in Ohangwena region have refused to send their children to the school, claiming the principal is disrespecful.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:45:56 GMT
Ambitious Local Filmmaker Sets Out On Maiden Venture to Shoot a New Namibian Feature Film
[Namibia Economist] A group of young creatives have joined forced to start production on a new local feature film that will be shot entirely in Namibia. The film tells the story of a young female preacher who criss-crosses the desert to preach to a d...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:35:54 GMT
Rosatom Concludes First Science Festival Week in Africa
[Namibia Economist] The global technology leader, Rosatom, successfully concluded its first Science Festival Week in Egypt. It was co-organised by the Russian Centre for Science and Culture, and took place in Cairo and Alexandria from 21 to 25 Februa...



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