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Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:09:29 GMT
Genocide in Namibia - Why Germany's Bid to Make Amends Isn't Enough
[The Conversation Africa] The recent "joint declaration" of the Namibian and German governments on dealing with the 1904-08 genocide marks the first time a former colonial power has officially offered an apology to another country for state sponsored...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:33:52 GMT
73 Murders Between January and March
[Namibian] Seventy-three murder cases were recorded between January and March, with Khomas, Ohangwena and Erongo regions topping the list with 12, eight and seven cases, respectively.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:44:28 GMT
Kavango Oil Driller Paid Katti As 'Media Consultant'
[Namibian] RECONAFRICA, a Canadian oil company that is drilling for oil in Kavango East has allegedly paid middleman Knowledge Katti as a "media consultant".

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:32:10 GMT
Tourism Board Depletes Cash Reserves
[Namibian] The Namibia Tourism Board is depleting its cash reserves as the industry continues to suffer blows with the ever changing travel restrictions, said chief executive officer Digu //Naobeb.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 08:14:18 GMT
Chinese Businessman Eyes Oshakati Land
[Namibian] Chinese businessman Bin Yan wants to establish a brickmaking project which he says would employ about 70 people at Oshakati.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:59:22 GMT
Namibian Athletes Masilingi, Mboma Sparkle in South Africa
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's athletics stars Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma were in great form at the Gauteng North Athletics Meeting in Pretoria, South Africa over the weekend.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:40:11 GMT
Fatal Police Shooting Recounted in Court
[Namibian] The fatal shooting of a Windhoek resident at a police roadblock in early 2011 took place within seconds, a former police officer testified on Friday during the trial of an ex-colleague being prosecuted on a charge of murder.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:34:56 GMT
Mother, Co-Accused Deny Child Murder Charge
[Namibian] Three Zimbabweans accused of murdering a nine-year-old girl in Windhoek in January last year denied guilt in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Friday.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:06:10 GMT
Resilience Starts By Buying What Grows and Is Produced Locally
[Namibia Economist] Junior Technical Advisor at Promotion of Business Advisory and Economic Transformation Services (ProBATS).

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:01:41 GMT
Govt School Administrators Receive Training Through Africa Leadership Institute
[Namibia Economist] Old Mutual has invested N$900,000 in total over three years to train government school principals and department heads through the Africa Leadership Institute.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:58:43 GMT
FNB Warns Against Ewallet Scam
[Namibia Economist] FNB's Head of Retail Transactional Banking, Jerome Namaseb has advised that a new scam has emerged where fraudsters access and manage customers' eWallet accounts on the FNB App. "We have seen this new scam making the rounds and ur...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:56:05 GMT
Disappointing Results for Private Equity Reflect the Broader Economic Carnage of 2020
[Namibia Economist] Private equity as an asset class is an investor favourite since risk is spread over many operating entities but when a global calamity hits like the Covid-19 crisis in 2020, not even this traditional safeguard is sufficient to off...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:54:50 GMT
Meatco Board's Top Brass Resigns
[Namibia Economist] Meatco Board Chairperson, Jonnnie Hamman, his deputy Clara Bohitile & Board Member Kay Dieter Rumpf have resigned the Meatco Board has announced.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:37:15 GMT
Lewis Claims Injured Employee Fell At Home
[Namibian] Lewis Stores human resources manager Sammy Janser says Simon Erastus, an employee with a disability, who was injured on duty at Oshikango had recovered from the injuries.

Mon, 31 May 2021 16:24:56 GMT
Windhoek Municipality Approves Grant for the Upgrading of Gammams Waste Water Treatment Plant
[Namibia Economist] The City of Windhoek recently accepted a grant from Kreditanstalt Für Wiederaufbau (KFW) Bank for the upgrading of the Gammams waste water treatment plant.

Mon, 31 May 2021 16:24:56 GMT
NFA Engages Government On Covid-19 Measures
[Namibia Economist] NFA -- The Namibia Football Association (NFA) is engaging relevant stakeholders to find a way to continue with football action amid the Covid-19 regulations that probihits contact sport for the month of June 2021.

Mon, 31 May 2021 16:24:50 GMT
New City of Windhoek Junior Mayor Elected
[Namibia Economist] Lesley Shetukana from Dawid Bensuidenhout was elected as City of Windhoek Junior Mayor during the election held on 28 May. Shetukana emerged victorious from a list of nine other candidates from difference schools in the Khomas reg...

Mon, 31 May 2021 11:15:31 GMT
Poor Maintenance Biggest Contributor to Train Accidents
[New Era] TransNamib's dire financial state, ageing infrastructure and equipment as well as the government's inability to capitalise it has left the country's railway company limping from one disaster to the next.

Mon, 31 May 2021 11:10:00 GMT
Kapofi Advises Media Against 'Juicy Stories'
[New Era] Newly appointed defence minister Frans Kapofi has advised media practitioners to avoid concentrating on "juicy stories" that sell their papers as such stories always create tension among people.

Mon, 31 May 2021 09:21:40 GMT
Namibia-Botswana Border Treaty No Secret - Kawana
[New Era] The government has refuted widespread allegations that no consultation took place with the Zambezi inhabitants regarding the signed Namibia-Botswana Boundary Treaty of 2018.

Mon, 31 May 2021 11:23:27 GMT
President, First Lady On Course for Recovery From Covid-19
[Namibian] President Hage Geingob and first lady Monica Geingos have responded well to treatment and are on course for a full recovery from the novel coronavirus infection with which they were diagnosed last week, says State House press secretary Alf...

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:48:48 GMT
Reparations - Govt, Communities At Odds... 'Exclusion Detrimental'
[New Era] International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday appealed for "patience" amidst growing criticism over government's handling of genocide reparations talks.

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:47:10 GMT
Ongwediva Shack Dwellers Receive Plots
[New Era] Members of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) in Ongwediva in the Oshana region last week received plots to build their houses.

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:46:49 GMT
Church Murder Victim's Family Appeals for Information From Public
[New Era] The family of 29-year-old Quitenline Bonnita Eixas, who was brutally raped and murdered in the early morning hours of Sunday, 23 May 2021, has urged members of the public to assist the police in tracing the suspect.

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:45:32 GMT
Alleged Russian Paedophile Wants Discharge
[New Era] Russian national Alexander Krylof (57) and his Namibian counterpart Anna Katrina Engelbrecht (29), who admitted he had intercourse with at least five under-aged girls during 2017 but denied he raped any of them, want the court to dismiss th...

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:43:40 GMT
Arts Council Rubbishes Corruption Allegations
[New Era] The chairperson of the National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) Patrick Sam has acknowledged incidents of maladministration, citing the lack of capacity and human resources and rubbishing allegations of corruption at the council.

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:43:01 GMT
Zim, Namibia in Historic Dry Port Promo
[The Herald] Deputy News Editor

Mon, 31 May 2021 08:31:04 GMT
Diergaardt Wants to Appeal Against 35-Year Sentence
[New Era] A man, who was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment in 2019 for stabbing his girlfriend and mother of his now 10-year-old daughter 27 times with several knives in front of her then four-year-old son, wants to appeal his sentence.

Mon, 31 May 2021 07:37:07 GMT
BA Go to the Top of the Silver League
[Namibian] Black Africa went to the top of the log in the Namibia Premier Football League's Silver League after collecting maximum points over the weekend.

Mon, 31 May 2021 07:27:14 GMT
Rehoboth's Revival Continues
[Namibian] REHOBOTH moved up to fourth place on the log after an emphatic 42-21 victory against United, who drop down to the bottom of the log.



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