Namibia
Tue, 25 May 2021 12:30:21 GMTSuspects Released On Bail to Bury Victim
[Namibian] An elderly man from Mariental, who together with his eldest son stands accused of murdering his younger son, is set to return to court on 17 July.
Tue, 25 May 2021 12:25:57 GMTNujoma Mourns 'Humble' Ex-Mayor Shikongo
[Namibian] Founding president Sam Nujoma has described the late former Windhoek mayor Matheus Shikongo as a humble, principled and courageous man.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:56:19 GMTNamibia Divided On Homosexuality
[Namibian] For the past few days, social media has been a tool to air support towards homosexuality while others have used it to oppose it.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:54:32 GMTGenocide Graves to Be Restored On Africa Day
[Namibian] The Namibian Genocide Organisation invites members of the public to assist in restoring unmarked prisoner-of-war graves at Swakopmund tomorrow.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:08:25 GMTFirst Lady Geingos Calls for End to Homophobia
[Namibian] First lady Monica Geingos says doing away with the outdated law against sodomy is being confused with legalising homosexuality in Namibia.
Mon, 24 May 2021 09:41:09 GMTHealth Minister Shangula Quells Fears Over Covid-19 Variants
[New Era] Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has said health regulation measures in place are sufficient to provide safeguards against the importation of any Covid-19 variants into the country.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:59:08 GMTBoxing Champion Versus Police Officers
[Namibian] NAMIBIA'S world-champion welterweight boxer, Jonas Junias Jonas, is also facing an assault charge for attacking a police officer on the night he allegedly violated the Covid-19 emergency curfew on 16 April at Swakopmund.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:58:41 GMTTackling Issues Affecting Teenagers
[Namibian] Hilde Shindondola (18), a Grade 11 pupil at Okahandja Secondary School, has established Hildes' Women and Youth Empowerment, an initiative to tackle issues and challenges facing young people in the Okahandja community.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:57:23 GMTPolice Officer Nabbed for Drunken Driving
[Namibian] A Police officer from Mariental in the Hardap region was arrested on Saturday at Keetmanshoop for drunken driving.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:51:08 GMTKuiseb Vendors Tired of Broken Toilets
[Namibian] Small business owners at the Kuisebmond market at Walvis Bay are complaining about the unhygienic conditions they face daily.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:12:36 GMTMissing Spencer's Mom Keeps Hoping
[Namibian] RELATIVES, friends and sympathisers marched to the Keetmanshoop Police Station on Thursday in support of the search for Spencer Mandela Nakale, the four-year-old boy who went missing at Lüderitz in the //Kharas region in December.
Tue, 25 May 2021 10:09:00 GMTOfficers Detained Over Assault of Inmates
[Namibian] Seven police officers have been arrested in connection with the reported assault on prisoners at police holding cells in Tsumeb.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:10:32 GMTAngolan Officer Allegedly Fatally Shoots Pupil
[Namibian] A 21-year-old pupil from Shaanika Nashilongo was allegedly shot dead by an Angolan police officer early on Sunday morning.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:09:34 GMTSwartbooi Claims Education Has Been Tribalised
[Namibian] Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi on Saturday said Namibia's education system has been destroyed to the point that it now drives a tribal agenda.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:08:47 GMTMurder, Rape Trial Ends in 31-Year Jail Term
[Namibian] A YOUNG man convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl in Windhoek eight years ago has received an effective prison term of 31 years at the end of his trial in the High Court.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:07:31 GMTGipf Builds Treasury Eurobond Redemption Muscle
[Namibian] THE government is set to provide the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) with bonds and treasury bills in exchange for foreign investments.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:02:17 GMTCaretaker Discovers Woman's Body in Churchyard
[Namibian] A CHURCH caretaker in Windhoek's Katutura area made a horrific discovery when he started his cleaning routine in preparation for yesterday morning's service.
Tue, 25 May 2021 09:02:02 GMTNamibian Short Film, 'Kegumbo Okegumbo' Joins Colours of Africa Line-Up
[Namibia Economist] Namibian Short Film 'Kegumbo Okegumbo' is part of the lineup in the Colours of Africa film series which features 16 films shot and directed by the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy's Class of 2020.
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:59:19 GMTNo More Bluff-Bidding for Fishing Quotas
[Namibian] THE government was left with egg on the face after bluffing bidders flooded the fishing quotas auction last year with empty pockets, leading to the government collecting less than planned.
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:59:00 GMTLocal Traders Bemoan Closed Borders
[Namibian] The recent announcement by the governor of Angola's Cunene province that Angolan borders are to remain closed has irked locals who seek business opportunities in that country.
Mon, 24 May 2021 13:33:55 GMTOngwediva Pensioners Get 50% Discount On Municipal Charges
[New Era] The Ongwediva Town Council has approved a 50% rebate on basic charges for all its senior citizens, effective from July this year.
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:54:57 GMTEnvironmentalists Honoured At the Sustainable Development Awards
[Namibia Economist] A total of ten men and women received awards in respective categories that they were nominated in, at the recently held Sustainable Development Awards.
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:52:35 GMTOmbudsman Gets New Office At Keetmanshoop
[Namibian] The Office of the Ombudsman inaugurated its new regional office at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas region last week.
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:52:22 GMTSwartbooi Says LPM Is Targeted
[Namibian] Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi this weekend said there appears to be a well-coordinated agenda to paint his party as being tribalist.
Tue, 25 May 2021 08:51:30 GMTReconAfrica Responds to National Geographic Article
[Namibia Economist] Reconnaissance Energy Africa provides a factual response to National Geographic's false and defamatory article May 21, 2021, written by environmental activists.
Tue, 25 May 2021 07:58:51 GMTGenocide - No Individual Compensation
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's special envoy on the Nama-Herero genocide of 1904 to 1908, Zed Ngavirue, says the negotiations with Germany roughly a fortnight ago do not include individual compensation for those affected by the genocide.
Tue, 25 May 2021 07:58:49 GMTNamibia Among Top African Business-Concept Giants
[Namibian] THE Namibia Business School (NBS) put up a gallant fight in the Africa Business Concept Challenge, in which the school finished among the top five.
Mon, 24 May 2021 14:03:33 GMTFishrot Lawyers Granted Leave to Appeal
[New Era] Windhoek High Court judges Kobus Miller and Dinnah Usiku on Friday granted two senior South African lawyers leave to appeal their immigration conviction in the Supreme Court.
Mon, 24 May 2021 14:02:10 GMTCourt Asks Kahimise Why Suit Should Proceed
[New Era] Former City of Windhoek chief executive officer (CEO), Robert Kahimise has been ordered by the High Court to explain why his application against the city's council and management committee should not be dismissed.
Mon, 24 May 2021 13:43:06 GMTIndividual Efforts Carried Us Through - Diergaardt
[New Era] UNAM Rugby Club head coach Johan Diergaardt has cited individual efforts from a number of his players for Saturday's well-deserved 38-21 victory against visiting Rehoboth Rugby Club during their Namibia Rugby premier League match at the UNA...