Namibia
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:07:09 GMTHeavy Rains Expected Into the New Year
[Namibian] The Namibia Meteorological Service is warning Namibians to brace themselves for widespread and heavy rainstorms of more than 50 millimetres over the northern, central and eastern areas of the country from 31 December until 2 January.
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:07:03 GMTNamibia, Botswana to Ensure Justice Is Done in BDF Killings
[Namibian] Namibia and Botswana have committed to follow the necessary steps to ensure that justice is done following the recent incident in which the Botswana Defence Force killed three Namibians and a Zambian national along the Chobe River border b...
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 14:42:47 GMTHousebreaking Suspect Shot Dead
[Namibian] THE police have confirmed a housebreaking and shooting incident in which one suspect was shot dead and another arrested.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:25:34 GMTKuugongelwa-Amadhila, Haufiku Butt Heads
[Namibian] FORMER health minister Bernard Haufiku has called on the prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and current health minister Kalumbi Shangula to engage in a public discussion on the truth surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:23:48 GMTI Requested for Haufiku's Removal - Shangula
[Namibian] Health minister Kalumbi Shangula says he had requested that his predecessor, Bernard Haufiku, be removed from the Covid-19 response team to avoid "conflict".
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:39:20 GMTOthithiya Recreational Park Closed Due to Overcrowding
[Namibian] Omuthiya has temporarily shut down its popular Othithiya recreational park due to the overcrowdedness experienced over the Christmas period.
Wed, 30 Dec 2020 06:25:46 GMTWakudumo a Threat to Geingob's Govt - Rundu Protesters
[Namibian] PROTESTERS marching against the appointment of Chinese national Charlie Xi as an advisor to Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo have accused the politician of being antagonist towards the development of Namibia.
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:17:18 GMTPensioner Allegedly Commits Suicide At Tsandi
[Namibian] A 75-year-old pensioner allegedly took his own life by hanging himself in a Mahangu field on Saturday.
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:46:09 GMTBar Owner Denies Responsibility for Noise Pollution
[Namibian] The owner of Wizyman Bar at Walvis Bay, one of the bars which residents want closed due to noise pollution, has refused to take responsibility over noisy patrons outside his bar.
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 09:27:35 GMTMbangula Guns for Continental Title
[Namibian] BEAUTY queen Julita Mbangula is currently in Nigeria where she is representing Namibia at the Miss Africa Calabar pageant
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:30:16 GMTTents and Food for Tutaleni Fire Victims
[Namibian] ROUND Table 36 came to the aid of the Tutaleni fire victims at Walvis Bay by donating them tents and food.
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:15:52 GMTMan Nabbed Over Teen Sisters' Rape
[Namibian] A MAN (28) was apprehended by the police on Tuesday for allegedly raping two sisters (14 and 16) at Omatwandiva village in the Omusati region.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:35:14 GMTImalwa Stays On As Prosecutor General
[Namibian] Prosecutor general Martha Imalwa has been reappointed as the head of Namibia's prosecuting authority for a further five years.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:33:07 GMTShocking Crimes in 2020
[Namibian] Teen takes her life over four-year 'burden'
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:56:30 GMTInvestigative Unit Followed the Fishrot Money
[Namibian] The Namibian's Investigative Unit continued its relentless chase for the truth in 2020 - doubling its number of stories to more than 60 this year.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:15:35 GMTDiplomatic Child Murder Victims to Be Buried Tomorrow
[Namibian] THE two children of a Namibian diplomat who were allegedly killed in Ethiopia by their mother will be laid to rest at her village on tomorrow.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:26:46 GMTMother Earth's Highs and Lows This Orbit
[Namibian] FROM a desert elephant visiting Swakopmund to potential oil drilling in the Okavango Delta, Namibia's environment has in 2020 experienced highs and lows amid a pandemic.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:54:45 GMTJustice Copes Through a Pandemic Year
[Namibian] The first year of the novel coronavirus pandemic tested people and institutions the world over - sometimes to the limit.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:53:48 GMTRemembering Mr Soccer - Juku Tjazuko
[Namibian] HE was a master dribbler, fast as lightning and the goals he scored were a marvel to see.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:52:35 GMTPresidency Says Ultimatums On Botswana Killings 'Undesirable'
[Namibian] State House has discouraged the issuing of ultimatums and deadlines to president Hage Geingob on the killing of Namibians by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF).
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:47:05 GMTHolidays in the Time of Covid-19
[Namibian] NAMIBIANS "lived through AIDS for all these decades ... nothing [not Covid-19] is going to scare us" off celebrating.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:50:25 GMTLady Eagles to Host Zim in Cricket Series Slated for Next Year
[Namibia Economist] Cricket Namibia will be host the Zimbabwe Women's National team in Windhoek from 22 January 2021 till the 3 February.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:29:00 GMTChapters Closing in 2020
[Namibian] The Namibian remembers prominent figures who died this year.
Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:14:59 GMTMan Critical After Being Stabbed At Wedding
[Namibian] A 30-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach at a wedding at the Omagalanga village in the Omusati region on Tuesday.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:56:10 GMTOld Mutual Gets New Group Chief
[Namibian] OLD Mutual Namibia has appointed Tassius Chigariro as its new group chief executive officer, with effect from the start of 2021.
Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:22:15 GMT'Homeless' NPL Refuses to Yield
[Namibian] The Namibia Premier League has filed yet another appeal in its bid to become a freestanding national football governing body, continuing a tedious recurring theme.
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:11:21 GMT6 000 Namibians Join Private Medical Aid Schemes in 2019
[Namibian] FOR the first time in five years private medical aid schemes in Namibia have grown by more than 3% in terms of new beneficiaries.
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:11:17 GMTStories That Inspired the Nation in 2020
[Namibian] FROM one of the nation's biggest protests to fight sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country to a 14-year-old boy putting himself through school, and women who would do anything to make sure their children and families have fo...
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:11:16 GMTKapere Was One of Our Brightest Stars - Geingob
[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has described the late Mandela Kapere as one of the country's "brightest stars, a gentle giant and an irreplaceable young leader".
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:54:36 GMTCovax Plans Global Rollout of Vaccine Starting in First Quarter of 2021
[Namibia Economist] According to the World Health Organisation, the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that aims to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, plans for the first deliveries of vaccines in the first quarter of 2021, with the first tranche of d...