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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:58:17 GMT
Two Nabbed for Possessing Pangolin Scales
[Namibian] OMUSATI police have arrested two suspects for selling pangolin scales.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:37:27 GMT
Oshakati School Suspends Face-to-Face Learning ... Again
[Namibian] IIPUMBU Senior Secondary School at Oshakati has suspended face-to-face learning for five days after 31 pupils at the school tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:54:27 GMT
Special Envoy on Nama-Herero Genocide Dies
[Namibian] Namibia's special envoy on the Nama-Herero genocide of 1904 to 1908, Zed Ngavirue, has died.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:52:58 GMT
Protecting Health Workers 'Key to Saving Lives'
[New Era] World Health Organisation (WHO) Namibia representative Dr Charles Sagoe-Moses has said an effective Covid-19 response should include implementing strategies that can support health workers to provide high-quality care, while maximising the ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:47:06 GMT
Geingob Hails 'Exceptional' Hangula
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has hailed former Namibia Central Intelligence Services (NCIS) director general Lucas 'Fogo' Hangula for his exceptional service to Namibia.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:39:44 GMT
Lize and Sade Drop 'Ma Se Maniere'
[Namibian] FLASHBACK to a ground-breaking night 10 years ago, and Sade Alberts is one of the first singers on the Song Night stage.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:32:11 GMT
Okavango Wetland Part of Parks Management Plan
[Namibian] The management of the biodiversity-rich lower Okavango-Bwabwata wetland site will be integrated into the management plans which already exist for wildlife parks located in the north-eastern regions of Namibia.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:30:33 GMT
Coastal Pet Cemetery Gets a 'No' From Landowner
[Namibian] A COASTAL pet cemetery just north of Swakopmund may be considered sentimentally cute, but is illegal, as it is on private property.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:01:53 GMT
Southern Africa's Interior Ideal for Solar Energy
[Namibian] Southern Africa is popularly associated with sunshine. Does that make the region exceptionally suited to solar energy generation?

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:56:21 GMT
Hake Fillets and Gadgets Among Vaccine Incentives
[New Era] To motivate Namibians to get vaccinated, individuals and companies have moved to incentivise their employees and the public to get the jab by offering fish, free burgers and even a tablet computer.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:55:37 GMT
Spreading Covid-19 Lies Could Cost You
[Namibian] It appears many people need reminding that under the health regulations in place to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, people can be criminally charged and fined for spreading pandemic-related falsehoods.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:40:49 GMT
Taxman Suspends Imports Tax On Oxygen Tanks
[Namibian] THERE will be no tax charged on the importation of oxygen tanks that will be donated to the state by both companies and individuals, the tax office has announced.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:40:49 GMT
Thousands Without National Documents in Ohangwena
[Namibian] THE regional councillor of the Omulonga constituency in the Ohangwena region, Erickson Ndawanifa, says thousands of people in the region do not have national documents.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:40:48 GMT
Pressure Increases On Tourism
[Namibian] RECENT Covid-19 restrictions on mobility to and from the central part of the country as well as the classification of Namibia as a high risk country by international institutions has put the tourism industry under more pressure than it alr...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:40:46 GMT
Swakopmund Hospital Runs Out of First Vaccine Doses
[Namibian] SHELLEYGAN PETERSEN, CHARMAINE NGATJIHEUE, ADAM HARTMAN and ESTER MBATHERA

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:40:43 GMT
Education Development Fund Dormant for Five Years
[Namibian] THE Education Development Fund has not been operational for the past five years despite receiving millions from the government every year.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:54:12 GMT
I'm the Acting Paramount Chief - Kapuuo
[New Era] Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) chairperson Vipuira Kapuuo yesterday cleared the air surrounding the Ovaherero chieftainship, saying he is now acting chief of the community until a substantive paramount chief is elected.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:39:31 GMT
Afrikaner an Advocate for Restorative Justice
[New Era] Tributes have been pouring in for Gaob Eduard Afrikaner of the Afrikaner Traditional Authority in the Hardap region.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:25:07 GMT
Ongwediva to Construct an N$8m Sewer System
[New Era] Ongwediva -- In its quest to improve sanitation, the Ongwediva Town Council yesterday awarded an N$8 million tender to construct a sewer reticulation system at Extension 15.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:13:11 GMT
Tribute to Professor Mburumba Kerina
[New Era] On 14 June 2021, Professor Mburumba Kerina's last born daughter Jacqueline Kapuuo- Kerina informed me about the passing on of her father. It was devastating news which torn my heart into pieces and left my head spinning.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:11:59 GMT
Ex-Employee Scores N$3m From Swakop Uranium
[New Era] A former employee of Swakop Uranium was awarded compensation of N$3.6 million for unfair retrenchment.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:11:16 GMT
All People's Party Wins Ndonga Linena Rejected Ballots Case
[New Era] Three judges of the Electoral Court granted the All People's Party (APP) an interdict, ordering the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) and its chief electoral officer to make available and allow the party to make copies of the 57 rejecte...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:44:38 GMT
Covid-19 Forces Positive Shift to E-Banking
[New Era] When the full extent of Covid-19 was finally assessed on the financial services sector, it was agreed that the pandemic severely disrupted most global activities. However, the silver lining behind the dark Covid cloud is that forced technol...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:42:16 GMT
Divundu Residents Get Build Together Loans
[New Era] Rundu -- The Divundu Village Council through funds from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has offered loans amounting to N$2 million to 25 low-income earners to build low-cost houses at Divundu.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 11:40:47 GMT
Oshikoto in Need of Medical Staff
[Namibian] THE Oshikoto health directorate needs additional medical personnel to help fight the upsurge in novel coronavirus infections, as hospitals and clinics in the region are frequently full of Covid-19 patients in need of urgent medical attenti...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:06:34 GMT
Shalulile Advised Not to Leave Sundowns
[Namibian] A former Mamelodi Sundowns top striker has warned Namibian goal-poacher Peter Shalulile against leaving the club for another one on the continent.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 08:41:55 GMT
Namibia Off to Winning Start in Congo
[Namibian] NAMIBIA's senior men's tennis team got off to a great start at the Davis Cup Africa Group IV tournament in Brazzaville, Congo this week, when they won their opening two ties.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:13:39 GMT
'We Are Facing the Worst'
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob says Namibia was never expecting to be in the situation it is now experiencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:22:50 GMT
Samherji Apologises for Conduct in Namibia
[Namibian] The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Icelandic fishing giant Samherji yesterday issued an apology for the company's conduct in Namibia between 2014 and 2019.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:23:27 GMT
Namibians Warned Against Child Trafficking
[Namibian] NAMIBIANS employing Angolan children as domestic workers and cattle herders will face prosecution if caught.



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