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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:45:53 GMT
Man Killed By Elephant At Tsandi
[Namibian] A 46-year-old man was killed by an elephant which he was trying to chase from a mahangu field at a village in the Omusati region on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:52:36 GMT
41 Points, but Too Poor for Varsity
[Namibian] Life has not been easy for Michael Stefanus (20), but after passing matric with a university admission score of 41 points last year, things were finally looking positive for him and his family.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:48:40 GMT
Saints Remain At the Top
[Namibian] SAINTS overcame stiff resistance before beating DTS 6-3, to remain at the top of the Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey Men's Premier League, while Windhoek Old Boys remained on their tail with an 11-4 win against School of Excellence.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:43:44 GMT
Wantenaar, Stergiadis Star At Nationals
[Namibian] RONAN Wantenaar and Heleni Stergiadis were the star performers at the Bank Windhoek National Long Course Swimming Championships over the weekend.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:05:36 GMT
I'm Incapacitated On Unruly MPs, Katjavivi Says
[Namibian] SPEAKER of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi says he cannot fully implement the rules and orders meant to maintain decorum in the house and keep politicians in check during parliamentary proceedings because of the non-existence of a pr...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:29:18 GMT
Teaching Continues At School Gutted By Fire
[New Era] Teaching will resume as normal at the Rehoboth High School, as only two classrooms were destroyed in the devastating fire that occurred on Thursday evening at the school.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:29:16 GMT
Cut Out the 'Middleman', Govt Told ... Questions Over Covid-19 Vaccine Tender
[New Era] A decision by the health ministry to rope in the middlemen in the procurement of the sought-after Covid-19 vaccines has been met with criticism.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:10:29 GMT
Mboma Sets World's Fastest Time
[Namibian] CHRISTINE Mboma is the latest athletics gem to come out of Namibia after she set the world's fastest 400m time this year in Swakopmund on Saturday.

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:05:39 GMT
41 Points, but Too Poor for Varsity
[Namibian] LIFE has not been easy for Michael Stefanus (20), but after passing matric with a university admission score of 41 points last year, things were finally looking positive for him and his family.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:29:18 GMT
Rapist Scores Partial Victory in N$1 Million Lawsuit
[New Era] A convicted rapist, who is currently suing the judiciary and head of the Namibian Correctional Services for keeping him in police custody after his 10-year prison term had ended, obtained a slight victory after the defendants failed to appe...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:10:29 GMT
Wanderers, Old Boys Through to Final
[Namibian] WANDERERS and WHS Old Boys will contest the 50-over Premier League final after recording commanding victories over United and CCD Tigers respectively on Saturday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:29:19 GMT
Ohangwena Murder Shocker
[New Era] While the community of Okakwa in Ohangwena region is coming to terms with the shocking discovery of the remains of a 16-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted to death and buried by his aunt three-years ago, talks of another possible murd...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:29:19 GMT
Female Homeownership Impresses Geingob
[New Era] President Hage Geingob has expressed contentment to learn that 57% of proud homeowners at the Osona Village south of Okahandja are women. The village, developed for low and middle-income earners, currently has over 1 000 homeowners.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:10:28 GMT
Nampol to Honour Uukwambi Chief
[Namibian] THE head of the Namibian Police, inspector general Sebastian Ndeitunga, says the police are contemplating granting Uukwambi chief Herman Iipumbu the honour of being the police's ceremonial ambassador in the Omusati region.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:43:13 GMT
Anglican Bishops Call for a Halt in Oil Drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin
[ACNS] Anglican bishops and archbishop from around the world have called for a Canadian company to cease oil drilling in Namibia's Kavango Basin. The Bishop of Namibia, Luke Pato, called for a petition to halt the drilling by Reconnaissance Energy Af...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:55:11 GMT
Over 400 000 Namibians Estimated to Be Food Insecure
[New Era] According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in its March 2021 crop prospects and food situation quarterly global report, 441 000 Namibians are estimated to be food insecure and would be in need of humanita...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:05:33 GMT
Walvis Spends Millions On Sewer Blockages
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- The Walvis Bay municipality spent N$21 million in 2020 and N$19 million in 2019 on sewer blockages as well as maintenance of the town's sewer network infrastructure.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:53:49 GMT
Women Urged to Take Up Leadership Roles
[New Era] Established by the United Nations to be celebrated worldwide on 8March, the International Women's Day was celebrated in the Zambezi region to honour the women in the region under the theme "Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:33:24 GMT
Fernando Simao - Remembering the 'Cabinda Beast'
[New Era] Namibia's oldest football club Tigers, has a stinking rich history of importing highly gifted footballers from neighbouring countries, notably from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in that sequence.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:32:41 GMT
Feeding a City... Uundenge Unlocks Urban-Fringe Farming Potential
[New Era] Uundenge Agri Farm is one of the few social development initiatives that aims to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security in the country.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:04:27 GMT
Opinion - Why Does the Law Not Protect the Sitting President?
[New Era] Do the Namibian constitution and the law legally protect a sitting President such as President Hage Geingob, when baseless suggestions of corruption without any shred of evidence are made by the freedom of expression abusers such as The Nam...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:04:11 GMT
Opinion - Covid - No One Is Safe Until We Are All Safe
[New Era] Two-and-half million globally and 439 in Namibia (ca. 09/03/2021) - these aren't just fancy Covid-19 numbers, these are counts of actual humans that have succumbed to the novel coronavirus.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:55:11 GMT
Bank Windhoek Supports Entrepreneurship Development
[New Era] Business

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:55:04 GMT
Woman Seeks N$300 000 Damages Over HIV Claim
[New Era] A northern-based woman is claiming N$300 000 in damages from another woman for allegedly claiming the former left her teaching post in 2014 because she was HIV-positive. Now an intern legal officer, Libertine Popyeni Naudyepo Shiyaleni is s...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:04:20 GMT
Ex-Netball Defender Defends Country Against Illicit Trade
[Namibian] NAMIBIA had its own share of exceptional netball players back in the days and Jacqueline Jacky Gawanas was undoubtedly one of them.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:03:32 GMT
Wanderers, Old Boys Favourites for Semis
[Namibian] WANDERERS and WHS Old Boys go into tomorrows 50-over Premier League semifinals against Trustco United and CCD Tigers respectively, as the outright favourites after dominating this season's title campaign.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:02:45 GMT
Mineworker Shares Bread and Butter With Youngsters
[Namibian] GABRIEL Gurirab works in the lab at Swakopmund's Husab Uranium Mine, and uses his income to keep the Atlantic Wrestling Academy going.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:37:00 GMT
The Namibians for Whom Czechoslovakia Is Forever Home
[Daily Maverick] In 1985, during Namibia's struggle for independence, 56 Namibian children were taken from camps in Zambia and Angola to live in Czechoslovakia. Theirs is a strange and heartbreaking tale of alienation and loss - never before told. Un...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:49:11 GMT
Beer, Politics and Identity - the Chequered History Behind Brewing Success
[The Conversation Africa] A concise history of the beer industry in Namibia written by history scholar Tycho Van der Hoog begins with the pithy observation by American singer-songwriter Frank Zappa to the effect that every nation worth its salt needs...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:17:04 GMT
City Falls Short of HIV Battle Targets
[New Era] Although Namibia has gone beyond achieving the HIV fast-track targets of UNAIDS by ensuring more than 90% of people living with HIV know their status and are on treatment while their viral load is suppressed, Windhoek mayor Job Amupanda bel...



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