Namibia
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:09:02 GMTNamibian Journalists Win With Reporting On Infertility
[Namibian] TWO Namibian journalists have emerged as winners in the 2020 Merck Foundation More than a Mother Africa Media Awards competition.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:09:02 GMTCovid-19 - Union Proposes That Schools Close for June and July
[Namibian] THE Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) has proposed that all schools close for the rest of June and July.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:09:01 GMTPlans to Cut N$2b Clothing Import Bill
[Namibian] NAMIBIA imports clothes worth N$2 billion per year, mostly from neighbouring South Africa.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:08:54 GMTNoa 'Protecting Fishrot-Tainted Swapo'
[Namibian] ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission director general Paulus Noa insisted yesterday that Swapo did not "directly" benefit from the Fishrot scandal, despite evidence showing that the ruling party benefited through law firms and campaign financing.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:35:12 GMTNamibian Genocide - Why Germany's Bid to Make Amends Isn't Enough
[JusticeInfo.net] On 28 May, Germany acknowledged that it committed genocide against the Herero and Namas peoples in Namibia between 1904 and 1908. Germany and Namibia signed an agreement that includes the payment of 1.1 billion euros over 30 years f...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:19:30 GMTNust Moves All Classes Online
[Namibian] The Namibia University of Science and Technology has moved all of its classes online, except for face-to-face assessments, due to the increase in Covid-19 cases in Namibia.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:17:38 GMTPDM to Charge MPs, Councillors Monthly Contributions
[Namibian] The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has decided to start taking a part of the salaries of its members of parliament and elected councillors as a contribution to the party's coffers.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:15:25 GMTNamibia Surge to the Top
[Namibian] Namibia took an emphatic lead in the Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Kigali with a 36-run victory against Kenya yesterday. It was their fourth consecutive victory which has already booked them a place in tomorrow's semifinals.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:13:43 GMTKakololo in Confident Mood
[Namibian] NATHANAEL Kakololo left for Kiev yesterday in confident mood of winning the WBO intercontinental featherweight title against Oleg Molinovsky of Ukraine on Saturday night.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:45:11 GMTIceland Won't Extradite Samherji Executives
[Namibian] Iceland authorities have said they will not hand over Samherji executives to appear in a Namibian court on allegations of bribery and corruption involving more than N$3 billion.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:57:37 GMTGovt Accused of Betraying Genocide Victims
[Namibian] Opposition parties yesterday labelled the country's government leaders as the new apartheid government of the day, saying they sold the Ovaherero and Nama people out for their own interests.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:07:56 GMTZambezi Hit By Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak
[Namibian] The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has announced that Kasenu village in Zambezi region has been hit by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:13:16 GMTGermany's Namibian Genocide Apology Could Miss the Mark
[DW] Germany has said it will officially apologize for its colonial-era atrocities against the Nama and Herero people. But this apology could fail to placate the anger felt among the descendants, writes Okeri Ngutjinazo.
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:48:22 GMTOpposition Reject Genocide Pact
[New Era] Fired up members of the opposition in parliament yesterday lashed out at the Namibian and German governments by roundly rejecting a recently agreed to genocide reparations pact, which included the European nation committing to fund projects...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:46:58 GMT'A Garden At Every School'
[New Era] The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) yesterday handed over a school garden to Auas Primary School, as a part of its countrywide school gardens funding project.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:33:46 GMTSwinging Bins - a Solution to a Clean Namibia
[New Era] Last year, Windhoek lost the status of being the cleanest city in Africa to Rwanda's Kigali but today, Gabriel Hamunyela is hands on deck, aiming at keeping not only the city but Namibia as a whole, clean through his company, Gee and Sons T...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:40:34 GMTDementia Activist Comes Face to Face With Alzheimer's
[Namibian] For the past 12 years, Berrie Holtzhausen has been involved in the care of people living with dementia, now years later, he has ironically been diagnosed with the condition.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:39:37 GMTLandless People's Movement's Mootu Wants Neckartal Dam Investment Conference
[Namibian] Landless People's Movement (LPM) member of parliament Utaara Mootu on Tuesday said Namibia needs to consider organising an investment conference to find potential investors for the implementation of the second phase of the Neckartal Dam pr...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:12:01 GMTHorse Racing Set for Rehoboth
[Namibian] Horse racing returns this weekend with the MTC Winter Cup set to take place at Rehoboth.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:11:02 GMTBeauty Queen Shares Mental Health Experience
[Namibian] Model, Miss Namibia 2018 and mental health activist, Selma Kamanya recently uploaded a video on social media of her talking about mental health.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:56:35 GMTUniversity Celebrates Technology Day
[New Era] The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) held a Technology Day recently to convene developers, consumers, and enthusiasts of technology.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:50:46 GMTEntrepreneur Devises a Plan to Revive Town Economy
[Namibian] A community member of Mariental has come up with a plan to help handcraft producers at the town.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:49:25 GMTWhat Does Govt Institutions Pension Fund Expect From Its Members and Employers?
[Namibia Economist] The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is a defined pension Fund that provides guaranteed pension benefits to its members. This means that the Fund provides guaranteed benefits to members no matter how the markets perform...
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:43:45 GMTState Buyers Need More Legal Understanding
[Namibian] OFFICIALS dealing with the tendering processes in public enterprises, government agencies and local authorities require more understanding of the Public Procurement Act if disputes, which sometimes are settled in court, are to be avoided.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:43:11 GMTMake Zero Tolerance Against Gender-Based Violence Trend
[New Era] Social activist Josy Nghipandua said zero tolerance against gender-based violence needs to trend, so that whoever goes against the grain is discouraged to behave in a manner that harms the next person.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:40:30 GMTTilahun Matter a Minor Case - Prosecutor General
[Namibian] Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa said the case of Haddis Tilahun Jr (28), who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, is minor and not something her office can look into.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:36:52 GMTIslanders Happy Over Access Roads Upgrade
[Namibian] THE community of Impalila Island in the Zambezi region, is happy with the upgrading of access roads to low volume seal standard on the island.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:34:15 GMTMukaya 'A True Servant'
[Namibian] KATIMA MULILO Urban constituency councillor, the late John Mukaya, who was described as a true servant of the people, was laid to rest on Monday.
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:33:16 GMTMboma, Masilingi Steal the Show in Prague
[New Era] Namibia's sprint sensations Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi on Monday took their dominant display to the European athletics circuit, where they won gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague, Czech ...
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:44:06 GMTWhat Does Govt Institutions Pension Fund Expect From Members and Employers?
[New Era] The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) provides guaranteed pension benefits to its members - no matter how markets perform, how long an employee lives after retirement, or whether he or she becomes disabled and unable to work. The ...