Namibia
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:15:53 GMTDiscord Unhinges NFA
[Namibian] Transitional domestic football will kick off next month as advertised, says Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Franco Cosmos despite reported tensions at the federation.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:09:32 GMTThree Boys Said to Rape 12-Year-Old Girl
[Namibian] A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three boys at Onembamba village in the Omusati region on Monday.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:37:25 GMTSamaria Going for Broke
[Namibian] Brave Warriors coach Bobby Samaria yesterday named a squad of 36 players for Namibia's final two Afcon 2022 qualifying matches, away to Chad on 24 March and at home to Guinea four days later.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:55:30 GMTTopcheri Talks Mental Health
[Namibian] RENOWNED singer, actress and author TopCheri has recently opened up about her battle with depression, saying "nobody wants to talk about it".
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:11:25 GMTGondwana Turns to High Court for Hollard to Pay
[New Era] Gondwana Collection Namibia, a major player in Namibia's tourism industry, has turned to the High Court of Namibia to force short-term insurer, Hollard Insurance Company of Namibia, to pay out what it calls "agreed commitments" under a busi...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:53:42 GMTGovt Avails N$550 000 for Tertiary Procurement Programme
[New Era] Government, through the Ministry of Finance (MoF), last week Thursday availed N$550 000 for the development and execution of an accredited procurement study program at three local public institutions of higher learning.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:40:34 GMTFirstrand Namibia Did Not Emerge Unscathed
[New Era] As FirstRand presented its interim results for the six months ending 31 December 2020, the bank's interim performance reflects some improvement in the operating environment despite sustained pressure on consumers and businesses.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:28:03 GMTShipanga's Perfect Voice Bags N$10 000
[Namibian] NAMIBIAN singer and songwriter Paul Shipanga was on Saturday crowned the winner of the first season of Voice Perfect Namibia in Windhoek.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:27:47 GMTLetshego Namibia Records N$341 Million Profit After Tax
[New Era] Letshego Holdings Namibia financial results for the financial year ending 31 December 2020 indicate an after-tax profit of N$341 million. Apart from this solid performance amidst reduced economic activity from a recession and the pandemic, ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:27:25 GMTRemembering 'Bazooka'
[Namibian] THE late Eliphas Aupapa Shipanga was one of the most upbeat and jovial people you could find.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:25:35 GMTJewels Will Shine - Meyer
[Namibian] THE Proteas and She-Cranes are ripe for the picking, says Desert Jewels coach Julene Meyer ahead of the Spar Netball Challenge in South Africa later this month.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:24:03 GMTNew Age Marketing During the Pandemic
[Namibian] WHAT a roller coaster ride it continues to be, when all of your resources depend mainly on digital marketing.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:22:38 GMTKnife Killer to Be Sentenced Over Two Murders
[Namibian] A WINDHOEK man who admitted that he killed two people in separate stabbing incidents more than five years apart is due to be sentenced on two counts of murder this week.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:16:02 GMTTreasury Defends Ex-Business Financial Solutions Employees On Tender Board
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Finance says there is nothing wrong with appointing two former associates of Business Financial Solutions (BFS) to the public procurement board, amid concerns of possible conflicts of interest.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:13:23 GMTVilho Challenges Amupanda to Report Him to ACC
[Namibian] Minister of defence Peter Vilho yesterday challenged Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda to report allegations of corruption against the minister to the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:11:23 GMTAll Security Payments Up to Date - Labour
[New Era] The labour ministry issued a statement late last week confirming that payments to security service providers are up-to-date. The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation (MLIREC) stated this is contrary to a New Era ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:09:45 GMTYoung Resettled Farmer Ploughs Her Way to Success
[New Era] Agribank's mentee and post settlement loan beneficiary Elize Eliphas (32) is a young female resettled commercial farmer in the Maltahöhe district near Mariental in the Hardap region. Eliphas's farming journey started at the tender age of 1...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:20:08 GMTFarmers Grow Livestock Feed Amid Drought
[New Era] Okaoko-Otavi -- Some farmers have resorted to growing feed for their livestock following the devastating drought in the Kunene region.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:20:08 GMTOpinion - Ensuring Food, Nutrition Security Amid Covid
[New Era] The novel coronavirus poses a new global threat. As the world battles this pandemic and as economies and livelihoods are disrupted, the poor and the vulnerable members on our societies are likely to suffer most.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:20:03 GMTKawana to Name Successful Fishing Rights Applicants
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Fisheries minister Albert Kawana has indicated he will announce the outcome of the fishing rights application process by the end of this month.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:03:24 GMTHardap Irrigation Farmers Expect Good Yield
[New Era] In March 2020, the supply of water from the Hardap Dam to the local irrigation scheme was cut off due to low water levels, which stood at about 6.6%. This, coupled with less rainfall in the catchment areas at the time, led to low dairy prod...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:02:27 GMTFishing Associations Support Quota Auctions
[Namibian] THE chairman of the Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations, Matti Amukwa, told fisheries and marine resources minister Albert Kawana at a consultation meeting at Swakopmund last week the associations support the auctioning of quota...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:01:26 GMTShifeta Defends Oil Drilling
[Namibian] Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta says concerns by community members and environmental activists regarding the possible negative effect of the unconventional oil exploration by a Canadian company in the Okavango Basin are premature and ...
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:01:08 GMTApartheid-Era Laws in Firing Line
[New Era] Keetmanshoop -- Discriminatory and apartheid-era laws need to be amended as a matter of urgency, says Yolandé Engelbrecht, a paralegal for the gender research and advocacy project at the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC).
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:58:34 GMTGobabis Residents Receive Land Hold Titles
[New Era] Gobabis -- The ministry land reform on Friday handed over 988 land hold titles, under the Flexible Land Tenure System, to the beneficiaries of Freedom Square informal settlement in Gobabis.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:57:28 GMTNorthern Abattoirs Officially White Elephants
[Namibian] THE Eenhana and Outapi abattoirs, which have been operating at a loss for years, have become white elephants as the two facilities closed their doors at the end of last year.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:24:17 GMTWar Veterans Eye Strategic Govt, MP Posts
[Namibian] THE president of the Namibia National Liberation Veterans' Association (NNLVA), Ben Shikongo, says war veterans want to be a wing of Swapo so that they can be appointed to key government positions and be elected to parliament.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:24:17 GMTNamibia Loses 18 Foreign Films in 2020
[Namibian] A YEAR ago, when Namibia first locked down due to Covid-19, 18 foreign film productions that could have boosted the local economy were cancelled.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:24:16 GMTLocusts Destroy Kavango Crops
[Namibian] SWARMS of migratory locusts invaded fields in Kavango East and West at the weekend destroying crops and other vegetation in their wake, and diminished the last hope for a good harvest.
Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:24:16 GMTUphill Battle Against Malaria, TB
[Namibian] NAMIBIA has been facing an uphill battle with malaria and tuberculosis (TB) despite efforts to bring down the numbers.